BSR Insight Articles About Labor Rights
We found 4 BSR Insight articles on this topic; most recently published at the top.
The Other Women’s Movement: Factory Workers in the Developing World
Racheal Meiers (née Yeager), Director, HERproject
Note: This is part of a series of BSR articles on the tragedy in Bangladesh that will look at root causes, challenges, and how to prevent it from happening again. Read more
The Middle East’s ‘Latent’ Crisis—and What It Means for CSR
Guy Morgan, Director, Advisory Services
At a recent breakfast event in our Paris office, BSR had the privilege of hearing from Hugo Micheron, a Paris-based economist who specializes in the Middle East. I caught up with Micheron after the event to get his take on where the Middle East is going, and what solutions exist to deal with what he has dubbed “the latent crisis in the Gulf.” Read more
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
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
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