Migrants form 87 per cent of Qatar’s resident population and 95 per cent of its workforce, and 71 per cent of them are employed in low-income occupations. The country has …
Regulating Australia’s ‘Gangmasters’ through Labour Hire Licensing
This article examines the recent introduction of state-based regulation to address the increasingly prominent problem of exploitation of vulnerable workers by labour hire providers around Australia. Mounting evidence of underpayments …
GENDER-RESPONSIVE DUE DILIGENCE FOR BUSINESS ACTORS: HUMAN RIGHTS-BASED APPROACHES
This study aims to map the contours of business due diligence responsibilities and the way in which these articulate with international human rights standards on gender equality and non-discrimination. It …
Petition to exclude all palm oil, palm kernel oil, and palm oil fractions produced in Malaysia by FGV Holdings Berhad from importation into the United States because they are produced “wholly or in part” with forced and child labor
Per the specifications set forth in 19 C.F.R. § 12.42, the facts herein demonstrate, first, that palm oil and palm oil products produced and distributed by FGV are produced using …
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What lessons does France’s Duty of Vigilance law have for other national initiatives?
Last week, a group of French city mayors and NGOs (Notre Affaire à Tous, Eco Maires, Sherpa and ZEA) sent the first formal notice under the France’s Duty of Vigilance law of 2017 to …