La loi française sur le devoir de vigilance des entreprises impose l’obligation légale d’identifier et de prévenir les impacts négatifs sur les droits de l’homme et l’environnement résultant de leurs …
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India: Migrant Workers in the Construction Industry: Recognition of the Rights of the Children of Migrant Workers
This paper explores the issues faced by the children of migrant construction workers in India. The construction industry in India is the single largest employer refugees and daily-wage migrant labor …
From smugglers to supermarkets: the ‘informal economy’ touches us all
A Guardian article highlighting how much in common the “informalisation” of the economy in the west has with the pre-existing informal networks that exist in the developing world. The author …
Safeguarding the Rights of Asian Migrant Workers from Home to the Workplace
This report points to the growing number of labor migrants in Asia and examines the policy question of how to best safeguard their rights. Governments and stakeholders in both origin …
Legalizing Discrimination in Europe
The article discusses the reactions and potential fallout of a European Court of Justice ruling that allows employers to ban “the visible wearing of any political, philosophical or religious sign” …
Judgements in Cases C-157/15 and C-188/15 – Press release by the Court of Justice of the European Union
The court held that “an internal rule of an undertaking which prohibits the visible wearing of any political, philosophical or religious sign does not constitute direct discrimination.” This decision was …
CJEU, 14 March 2017, Case Nr. C 157/15, Samira Achbita, Centrum voor gelijkheid van kansen en voor racismebestrijding v. G4S Secure Solutions NV
Article 2(2)(a) of Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation must be interpreted as meaning that the prohibition on wearing an …
European Court of Justice March 14, 2017, C-188/15, Bougnaoui c. Micropole SA
European Court of Justice (ECJ): The National Court refers to the ECJ a question of interpretation of the EU law. The National Court then applies the ECJ ruling in its …
Judgements in Cases C-157/15 and C-188/15 – Court of the Justice of the European Union (Press Release)
The court held that “an internal rule of an undertaking which prohibits the visible wearing of any political, philosophical or religious sign does not constitute direct discrimination.” This decision was …
Global Supply Chains are about to Get Better, Thanks to Block Chain
Harvard Business Review article does not directly speak to corporate responsibility/accountability with regards to global supply chains, however, it does bring forth the discussion of the future of supply chains. …
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