Buying power and human rights in the supply chain: legal options for socially responsible public procurement of electronic goods

Several scandals involving well-known electronics brands have highlighted the exploitative and unsafe conditions under which many workers operate in the industry’s long and complex supply chains. As large-scale consumers of …

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Review of the complaint mechanism created by the Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises promulgated by the OECD

John Ruggie and Tamaryn Nelson study the complaint mechanism created by the Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises promulgated by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. They see if there are any …

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Example of a Global Framework Agreement between Total and IndustriALL.

Example of a Global Framework Agreement between Total, the large French oil and gas company, and the IndustriALL Global Union. IndustriALL website, http://www.industriall-union.org/sites/default/files/uploads/documents/GFAs/Total/accord_monde_csr_total_-_industriall_global_union_-_22_janvier_2015_-_finale_-_english.pdf

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Reclutamiento laboral global en el contexto de la cadena de suministro

El documento examina la estructura de mercado de la contratación internacional de mano de obra, cómo funciona y por qué las regulaciones fallan. Luego aboga por un enfoque de responsabilidad conjunta para regular el reclutamiento, examinando enfoques dirigidos por el gobierno en ...

Regulación laboral dialógica en la cadena de suministro global

Este artículo de la revista en el Journal of International Law de Michigan se enfoca en la regulación laboral privada transnacional junto con las interacciones regulatorias en el espacio de Supply Chains.

Labor Exploitation, Trafficking and Migrant Health: Multi-country Findings on the Health Risks and Consequences of Migrant and Trafficked Workers

There are an estimated 232 million international migrants and 740 million internal migrants worldwide, most of whom are in search of work. Global assessments also suggest that a substantial proportion …

Turning a Blind Eye?: Respecting Human Rights in Government Purchasing

This report examines the role of U.S. government supply chains—and their emphasis of low-bid, high-scale competition—in the commission of human rights abuses. With this report, the authors examine the agency …

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Chain liability in multitier supply chains? Responsibility attributions for unsustainable supplier behavior

When it becomes publicly known that products are associated with suppliers that engage in unsustainable behaviors, consumers protest, as Nestlé, Zara, and Kimberly Clark, among others, have learned. The phenomenon …

Investing in Human Rights: Using Bilateral Investment Treaties to Hold Multinational Corporations Liable for Labor Rights Violations

Hang contextualizes recent labor violations by multinational corporations in light of Chinese labor law and the development of bilateral investment treaties (BITs). She contends that BITs have provided inadequate protections …

Injustice Incorporated: Abusos corporativos y el derecho humano al remedio (Mar 2014)

“Este libro explora los desafíos involucrados en asegurar un remedio efectivo en casos donde las compañías multinacionales son perpetradoras de abusos a los derechos humanos o son cómplices de violaciones cometidas por el Estado ...

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