Resources in 'Labor Rights'

Thursday, April 25, 2019

Shareholders to Present Human Rights Proposals at Amazon Annual Meeting

In the News
Human/civil rights, gender pay equity and plans to curb GHG emissions among a group of nine proposals highlighting widespread environmental and social risks investors believe endanger shareholder value over the long term. A group of socially responsible investors, many of which are members of the...
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Monday, November 5, 2018

Swiss Pension Funds Feel Society’s Pull

In the News
The fallout from the deadliest garment factory accident in history shows the role that investors can have in changing business practices. Pressures have mounted on traditionally conservative Swiss pension funds to make an impact of their own. In April 2013, more than 1000 factory workers died when...
Friday, October 5, 2018

Investors Call for Better Supply-Chain Checks

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More than 60 institutional investors have urged the jewelry trade to implement more stringent control of supply chains in order to eliminate human-rights abuses. The organizations, members of the Investors Alliance for Human Rights, last week expressed concerns about child and forced labor in the...
Monday, September 24, 2018

Investor Statement on Jewelry Supply Chain's Heightened Risk for Human Rights Abuses

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Statement endorsed by global funds and sent to 32 jewelry manufacturers and retailers calls for enhanced human rights due diligence in jewelry supply chains to root out forced and child labor. NEW YORK, NY, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2018 – Members of the Investor Alliance for Human Rights are releasing...
Friday, May 25, 2018

How Investors Can Address Labor Risks in Corporate Supply Chains

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By Felicitas Weber, KnowTheChain Project Lead, Business & Human Rights Resource Centre Large global companies in sectors such as apparel, food, and electronics indirectly employ thousands or even millions of workers in their extended supply chains. Through responsible purchasing practices, strategic...
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