Week of 30 November 2020 Global Games … and global gains for human rights The International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Executive Board has confirmed that the IOC will be strengthening how the organisation addresses human rights issues – including the development of an IOC human rights strategy and policy commitment, the embedding of human rights in … Continue reading Global Games … and global gains for human rights
While COVID-19 is slowing down travel and the economy, it’s not relieving migrant workers of the burden of recruitment fees – quite the contrary
Week of 30 November 2020 While COVID-19 is slowing down travel and the economy, it’s not relieving migrant workers of the burden of recruitment fees – quite the contrary The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown the issue of recruitment fees—a long-standing human rights concern in our increasingly globalised workforce—into sharp relief. The ILO’s comparative study of … Continue reading While COVID-19 is slowing down travel and the economy, it’s not relieving migrant workers of the burden of recruitment fees – quite the contrary
For Swiss companies competing in the global marketplace, due diligence is still the name of the game – regardless of Sunday’s referendum result
Week of 30 November 2020 For Swiss companies competing in the global marketplace, due diligence is still the name of the game – regardless of Sunday’s referendum result The Swiss referendum on the Responsible Business Initiative, which would have imposed mandatory environmental and human rights due diligence requirements on Swiss companies, failed to pass on … Continue reading For Swiss companies competing in the global marketplace, due diligence is still the name of the game – regardless of Sunday’s referendum result