Resources in 'Labor Rights'

By Sian Lea, Business and Human Rights Manager, and Serena Chen, Business and Human Rights Intern, Anti-Slavery International In today's business landscape, sustainable and equitable considerations are essential for responsible investors. However, the reality is that many daily products have ties to...

Two and a half years after the military takeover in February 2021, Myanmar remains a high-risk country for human and labour rights abuses. Garment workers are severely affected by the rapidly worsening circumstances. Gender-based violence, wage violations, inhumane working conditions and attacks on...

The largest food and beverage companies’ attempts to tackle the issue of forced labour in the food value chain is “stagnating”, leaving investors subject to heightened risk from upcoming regulations.

To address the growing child labor challenge in the U.S., companies must grapple with what went wrong by taking a hard look at their supplier due diligence and management processes.

Amazon is set to be excluded by Storebrand Asset Management from its Swedish funds over allegedly unfair business practices. Read more on Responsible Investor.com

Businesses and shareholders in companies doing business with Russian counterparts are being encouraged by an investor alliance to review possible connections to humanitarian and human rights violations being committed by Russia’s military forces in Ukraine and to consider divesting if such links are...

Rolling out clean energy is clearly a critical part of global mitigation efforts, but there are rising concerns that some of these projects are failing to properly incorporate human rights. This could in turn put these businesses, and even the whole energy transition, at risk. Read more.

As governments ratchet up accusations of human-rights violations in China, officials there are pressuring foreign companies to take China’s side. The recent flashpoint with Beijing centers on Xinjiang, where the U.S. and others have accused China of committing genocide against the region’s Uyghur...