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briefing Road to rights: The human cost of the new "Middle Corridor"
As trade routes shift away from Russia and towards Central Asia, South Caucasus and Eastern Europe, this report outlines lessons for new investments into infrastructure projects in the region.
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briefing Boiling point: Strengthening corporate accountability in the tea industry
Human rights abuses are taking place on tea plantations across the globe, with workers suffering from unfair wages, inhumane living standards and poor health and safety conditions. This report demonstrates the need for greater action by leading tea companies to implement their commitments to the UNGPs, comply with emerging legal requirements and ensure worker welfare along their supply chains
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briefing Engagement, remedy & justice: Priorities for the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive from workers in the Global South
A briefing laying out key priorities for the EU's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive based on workshops with workers, unions and labour rights advocates in Cambodia, India, Kenya and Uganda.
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briefing Powering electric vehicles: Human rights and environmental abuses in Southeast Asia's nickel supply chains
As the globe transitions to cleaner sources of energy, the human rights abuses in electric vehicle battery supply chains must be urgently addressed. This briefing looks at the human rights risks and impacts prevalent in the supply chains of nickel, a critical component of electric vehicle batteries.
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briefing Human rights defenders & business in 2022: People challenging corporate power to protect our planet
Between January 2015 – March 2023, the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre tracked more than 4,700 attacks against human rights defenders raising concerns about harmful business practice. In 2022 alone, we tracked 555 attacks, revealing that on average more than 10 defenders were attacked every single week for raising legitimate concerns about irresponsible business activity.
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briefing The case for South Korean mandatory human rights due diligence
After 12 years of voluntary efforts to implement the UN Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights and three National Action Plans by the Korean Government, evidence from World Benchmarking Alliance and KnowTheChain shows Korean companies are still failing to achieve minimum international standards for human rights protection.
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briefing Financing mining for transition minerals in South Africa: Are banks doing enough on human rights?
As the race to reach net-zero intensifies, financing is pouring into South Africa's mining industry. Our analysis of the human rights commitments and actions of 15 banks revealed widespread failure to take adequate measures to avoid contributing to abuses in this particularly risky sector.
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briefing Dismantling the facade: A global south perspective on the state of engagement with tech companies
Civil society organisations and individuals calling for transparency and accountability in the tech sector face unique challenges, particularly in the Global South. We spoke to groups pushing for change in this opaque sector about the challenges, tools and strategies in their work.
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briefing Australia's Modern Slavery Act: is it fit for purpose?
By requiring big business and other entities to report on their efforts to address modern slavery, the MSA aims to drive change in business conduct to prevent and redress modern slavery, but is it fit for purpose?
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briefing Below ground: Human rights and renewable energy value chains in the Andes
The Andes is at the crosshairs of the global energy transition: the region will play a crucial role in renewable technology value chains, and is acutely vulnerable to climate catastrophe. Our research reveals the harms caused by mining companies and how mineral extraction essential for the energy transition is impacting environment and the rights of Indigenous Peoples.
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