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BSR Insight Article: The Human Rights of Workers and Their Families: A Conversation about Living Wage with Ethique sur l’étiquette's Nayla Ajaltouni
Sunita Grote, MBA Class of December 2013, INSEAD
By providing a living wage, businesses can support their commitment to human rights and ensure that workers and their families achieve a life of dignity with an acceptable standard of living. Nayla Ajaltouni, coordinator of Collectif Ethique sur l’étiquette, who recently spoke at BSR’s Paris office, took some time to talk with us about why the implementation of living wage has been limited to date, how it can benefit both workers and business, and how changing purchasing practices can make a difference on this issue. Her organization—a network of French NGOs, unions, and consumer organizations—promotes labor rights in the garment industry and its supply chain. Read more
BSR Insight Article: Four Human Rights Issues Every Food and Agriculture Company Needs to Understand
Peter Nestor, Manager, Advisory Services
When the United Nations endorsed the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights 18 months ago, businesses in nearly every industry took a more serious look at their human rights impacts. For food, beverage, and agriculture companies, labor rights are often the most well-understood and critical human rights risks. But a holistic approach to assessing human rights will uncover several other potential impacts that are often overlooked. Read more
Blog: China’s Labor Contract Law: New Protections for Workers
Medea Huang, Associate, Advisory Services
The Chinese government has revised its labor contract law to better protect "dispatched" workers. Companies in China will need to shift their hiring, compensation, and labor structures in July, when the amendments come into effect. Read more →
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