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Man’s Inhumanity to Man: Understanding the Risk Factors of Modern Slavery
Man’s Inhumanity to Man: Understanding the Risk Factors of Modern Slavery “I had not then learned the measure of “man’s inhumanity to man,” nor to what limitless extent of wickedness he will go for the love of gain” _ Twelve Years a Slave. Written in 1853, in his memoir, Solomon Northup recounts the suffering heContinue reading “Man’s Inhumanity to Man: Understanding the Risk Factors of Modern Slavery”
Navigating the evolving legal and regulatory landscape on business and human rights: A look at the proposed EU mandatory human rights due diligence legislation
Navigating the evolving legal and regulatory landscape on business and human rights: A look at the proposed EU mandatory human rights due diligence legislation What is the proposed EU human rights due diligence law? In April 2020, the European Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders, announced that the European Commission plans to introduce legislation requiring EUContinue reading “Navigating the evolving legal and regulatory landscape on business and human rights: A look at the proposed EU mandatory human rights due diligence legislation”
International Equal Pay Day – 18th of September
International Equal Pay Day – 18th of September The 18th of September is International Equal Pay Day, a day to remember that the economic gender gap still exists and that we still need to fight for gender equality in every realm. As you may know by now because of other blog posts, to achieve genderContinue reading “International Equal Pay Day – 18th of September”
Conscious consumerism?: How consumers are shaping the business commitment to human rights
Conscious consumerism?: How consumers are shaping the business commitment to human rights As consumers, we would likely be appalled to discover that many of the goods which we purchase – from our smartphones to our favourite t-shirt to the cup of coffee that we enjoy every morning – were in fact produced under modern slavery.Continue reading “Conscious consumerism?: How consumers are shaping the business commitment to human rights”
Labour Day – 1st Monday of September
Labour Day (1st Monday of September) While many people know that the 1st of May the International Workers’ Day is celebrated, not so many know its American cousin, Labor Day. Labor Day is celebrated the first Monday of September, creating a long weekend that is often referred to as Labor Day Weekend and that unofficiallyContinue reading “Labour Day – 1st Monday of September”
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