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On the evening of 23 March, France’s Constitutional Council ruled that the provisions for issuing fines, under the law on the due diligence of multinationals companies, are not compliant with the...

24 March 2017

The ILO revises its Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises

Although International organizations don’t compete in the human rights arena, the ILO was lagging somewhat behind others, even in terms of its trademark interest of promoting decent work. This...

20 March 2017

Prosegur: Uni Global Union turns to investors to draw their attention to what it claims are human rights violations by the Spanish security firm

On Wednesday 01 March the global union federation Uni Global Union organized an investors meeting to draw attention to human rights violations that according to Uni Global that the Spanish...

6 March 2017

How Carrefour implements its diversity policy in Argentina

Within a legal context that strange to the topic of Corporate Social Responsiblity and diversity, the French distributer applies its group-wide defined norms and has established a set of measures...

2 March 2017

Vigeo Eiris study on businesses and human rights: focus on commitments to freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining

Following on from yesterday’s article on Vigeo Eiris’ study (see article n°10081), we are now looking in greater deal at what the agency highlights as regards how companies address employees’...

23 February 2017

Vigeo Eiris publishes new study on companies and respect of human rights

A new study conducted by non-financial rating agency Vigeo Eiris, which looks at corporate conduct in terms of the respect of fundamental human rights, reveals that few companies make a tangible...

20 February 2017

France: final approval of law on multinationals’ human rights due diligence

Today 21 February, French National Assembly adopted the law that looks to oblige France’s largest companies to take reasonable care in order to pre-empt human rights violations and environmental...

20 February 2017

Brazil: Labour Public Ministry launches a campaign combatting child labor

Approximately 2.6 million children and adolescents aged between 5 and 17 are currently working in Brazil, for the most part under informal conditions, and in sectors that put their health and...

14 February 2017

The OECD publishes due diligence guidance for responsible supply chains in the garment and footwear sector

In line with the trend for greater demands as regards multinational responsibility, the OECD has over recent years increased the number of its guides, which are discussed between governments...

13 February 2017

Brazil: companies faced with challenge of fostering racial diversity

Around 10 years after Brazil introduced quotas for people of African ancestry in its universities, the integration of people of colour in the corporate world is on the up. However, the issue...

3 February 2017

Germany: reassessing individual bonus payments

Germany’s businesses regularly discuss the issue of individual bonus payments and performance related bonuses that make up the variable part of employee remuneration. At Bosch, Deutsche Bahn, and...

2 February 2017

Italy: Vodafone engages directly with employees to establish inclusion and diversity agenda

The Italian branch of the telephone service provider, which employs around 6,500 people of which 50% are female, launched an innovative initiative which saw it engage with employees to understand...

31 January 2017

Amnesty International highlights human rights violations in the palm oil sector including at ‘sustainable’ plantations

In a report published on 30 November, Amnesty International denounces social and human rights violations in Indonesia’s palm oil sector that are occurring on such a scale as to call into question...

2 December 2016

European Parliament resolution of 25 October 2016 on corporate liability for serious human rights abuses in third countries

On 25 October European parliamentarians overwhelmingly voted (569 for, 54 against) for a resolution inviting the EU Member States and the EU Commission to adopt regulations on corporate liability...

26 October 2016

NGO HR without Borders 10 year anniversary: promoting decent labor along supply chains by departing from an audit approach towards acting on real causes

The HR without borders NGO ((RHSF) was set up ten years ago out of a recognition that sub-contractors weren’t always capable of comprehending the labor rights related values and standards that...

11 October 2016

China: Spanish unions criticize working conditions at Inditex suppliers and highlight the official trade union’s ‘lack of interest’ in improving the situation in textiles

Spanish trade union representatives at Inditex (managing Zara) regularly visit third party country suppliers within the framework of an agreement signed with management. Inditex was the first...

26 September 2016

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