Blogs About Human Rights
An ICT Company’s To-Do List on Human Rights
Dunstan Allison Hope, Managing Director, Advisory Services
Last week, BSR gathered with representatives from information and communications technology companies to discuss lessons learned on applying the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights to the industry. But the conversation quickly headed in another direction: looking forward to what we need to do next. Read more →
The Changing Labor Context in China: Workers and Collective Bargaining
Jason Ho, Manager, Advisory Services & CTI
In 2012, China's manufacturing sector has seen growing labor unrest. Wages have increased because of the scarcity of skilled labor, but tensions between workers and employers are high. Normally, a wage increase would be understood as a positive step, so why does the unrest continue, and how can collective bargaining legislation help? Read more →
Five Best Practices in Human Rights Reporting
Chloё Poynton, Manager, Advisory Services
A year ago this month, the United Nations Human Rights Council endorsed new Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. Many companies are beginning to incorporate the Guiding Principles into their human rights strategy but have been left wondering how best to report on their activities. Read more →
BSR at Rio: To Brazil and Back Again—A 20-Year Human Rights Journey
Alison Colwell, Associate Director, Advisory Services
I will have the opportunity to return to Brazil, my place of birth, for the Rio+20 Earth Summit almost 20 years since I was there last. As an American, Canadian, and Brazilian, I will be a part of the global community descending on Rio, also two decades since the first Earth Summit. Read more →
Caring for China’s ‘Left-Behind’ Children
Yating Shen, Associate, Advisory Services
According to a report by China’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the 253 million migrants who left their rural homes in China for urban jobs left behind 58 million children, 40 percent of whom were under the age of 5. Read more →
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