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briefing Just recovery in peril: Human Rights Defenders face increasing risk during COVID-19
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre has tracked 286 cases of attacks against defenders focused on business-related activities since the onset of COVID-19. Our data and case studies revealing increasing human rights risk to those working hardest to defend them.
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briefing Towards EU Mandatory Due Diligence Legislation: Perspectives from Business, Public Sector, Academia and Civil Society
Voices from around the globe explore what meaningful EU mandatory due diligence and corporate accountability legislation should look like, in this Resource Centre collation of perspectives.
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briefing Economies of care or abuse? Company behaviour in Mexico during COVID-19
We analysed 229 public allegations of abuse and 42 company responses across 4 key business sectors to investigate the impact of COVID-19 on existing inequalities and human rights abuses in Mexico
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briefing 2020 KnowTheChain Food & Beverage Benchmark
KnowTheChain assesses the 43 largest global food and beverage companies on their efforts to address forced labor risks in supply chains.
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briefing Disconnected: The COVID-19 pandemic & call centre workers‘ rights in Tunisia & Morocco
This briefing summarises some of the key human rights risks to workers in this sector, and considers the steps taken by five call centres - AXA Services Maroc, Majorel, Téléperformance, Transcom and Webhelp - operating in and four clients - Microsoft, Orange, PayPal, Samsung - outsourcing services to Tunisia and/or Morocco to protect workers during the crisis.
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briefing Union busting and unfair dismissals: Garment workers during COVID-19
We analysed the response of nine global apparel brands to allegations that garment factories in their supply chain are using COVID-19 as a cover to target and dismiss unionised workers.
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briefing Renewable Energy & Human Rights Benchmark
The transition to a net-zero carbon economy is a human rights imperative for all peoples, but cannot come at the expense of the most vulnerable among us. This first global human rights benchmark examines the human rights policies of 16 of largest wind and solar companies.
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briefing KnowTheChain 2020 Information & Communications Technology Benchmark
New benchmark of 49 largest ICT companies looks at sector's efforts to tackle forced labour
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Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation: Southeast Asia cases & recommendations for governments, businesses, & civil society
This Briefing Note focuses on SLAPPs in Southeast Asia and aims to amplify legal arguments and court decisions that have successfully upheld the freedoms of expression, association, and/or peaceful assembly of HRD. It includes recommendations for governments, businesses and civil society.
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