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Commentary: Human rights due diligence must remain at the core of businesses’ duties during & after COVID-19
Author: International Federation of Human Rights
“Don’t wash your hands of human rights obligations - corporate due diligence in times of COVID-19 and lessons for the future”, 17 April 2020...
Japan: Clean Clothes Campaign urges action to tackle migrant worker abuses in state-sponsored training programme
Author: Clean Clothes Campaign
“‘Made in Japan’ and the cost to migrant workers”, 2020...
- Related in-depth areas: Migrant workers
Traidcraft Exchange urges brands, retailers & govts to mitigate impacts of COVID-19 on workers in garment supply chains
Author: Traidcraft Exchange
“Bailing out the supply chains: COVID-19 and the impacts for workers in supply chains”, April 2020...
- Related in-depth areas: COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Outbreak: Supply chain workers
Oxfam urges U.S businesses to re-focus operations to benefit communities & employees amid COVID-19
Author: Irit Tamir, Oxfam America
“What’s the role of business in the COVID-19 crisis?”, 2 April 2020...
- Related in-depth areas: COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Outbreak COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Outbreak: Government & business response
- Related companies: Patagonia
Commentary: A post-pandemic world provides an opportunity to promote a new social contract & increase global sustainability
Author: Sharan Burrow, General Secretary of ITUC, via Medium
“Climate and Employment Proof our Future - a vision for a post-pandemic world”, 19 March 2020...
- Related in-depth areas: COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Outbreak
Commentary: As govts introduce radical support for workers amid COVID-19, it is creating a new social contract that should be defended
Author: Sharan Burrow, General Secretary of ITUC, via Medium
“A New Social Contract can rebuild our workplaces and economies after COVID-19”, 18 March 2020...
- Related in-depth areas: COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Outbreak
Commentary: Trump must invoke Defence Production Act to initiate private sector production of essential items amid COVID-19 outbreak
Author: Michael Posner, Forbes
“Why the Federal Government needs to lead on COVID-19”, 22 March 2020...
- Related in-depth areas: COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Outbreak
- Related companies: General Motors Hanes (part of Hanesbrands) Pernod Ricard
UK export credit agency accused of climate 'hypocrisy' in complaint to OECD over funding for overseas fossil fuel projects
Author: Jillian Ambrose, The Guardian
"Global Witness accuses UK of 'rank hypocrisy' on fossil fuel projects", 17 March 2020...
- Related in-depth areas: Mitigation Responsible public policy
Commentary: COVID-19 outbreak highlights need for protection of human rights online & scrutiny of internet service providers
Author: Marta Achler, European Center for Not-For-Profit Law
“COVID-19 responses - why we need to protect the human right to act and assemble online”, 13 March 2020...
- Related in-depth areas: COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Outbreak