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3 Jul 2012

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Intl. Trade Union Confederation

[PDF] Briefing Note for Trade Unionists: What is the UN ‘Protect, Respect Remedy’ Framework for Business and Human Rights?

The UN Framework and the Guiding Principles are “game changers” that involve new thinking about business behaviour…Trade unions can use the UN Guiding Principles: to resolve problems and develop the meaning of due diligence through OECD Guidelines cases and in other intergovernmental mechanisms such as at the IFC; to influence government policy and legislation concerning business behaviour; to fight precarious work and to demand employment relationships in the supply chain; to influence intergovernmetal organisations (ILO, World Bank, OECD and others); to assess or to change CSR initiatives; Trade unions can also use the Guiding Principles to engage companies: over specific problems; to broaden the scope of framework agreements; to change the framework for social dialogue; to address issues related to precarious work and to supply chain relationships; and to assess company policies and non-financial reporting.

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