Tag: Asia

What the BBC didn’t say about workers in Bangladesh

by alexaroscoe, posted in Gender, Human Rights

Photo via Unsplash, Yaopey Yong The BBC's recent Panorama investigation, Dying for a Bargain, brought welcome attention to the issue of workers' rights in the Bangladesh garment sector, where more than 1,100 people recently died in the collapse of a garment factory at Rana Plaza. It rightly pointed out that up to a million people work in … Continue reading What the BBC didn’t say about workers in Bangladesh

The business case for worker empowerment: Evidence from the Sri Lankan tea sector

by alexaroscoe, posted in Inclusive Business

Photo via Unsplash, Asantha Abeysooriya I've written about the business case for empowering women producers before; but the financial justification for inclusive business goes much further than that.  Today, CARE International published "A Different Cup of Tea: The Business Case for Empowering Workers in the Sri Lankan Tea Sector" which demonstrates that companies investing in … Continue reading The business case for worker empowerment: Evidence from the Sri Lankan tea sector

Three reasons why the UK National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights should prioritise gender

by alexaroscoe, posted in Gender, Human Rights

  This week the UK government takes the historic step of becoming one of the first institutions to make an official statement on how companies should operationalize the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, more commonly known as the Ruggie Principles. Leading the process to formalize the ambitious but sometimes vague standards laid … Continue reading Three reasons why the UK National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights should prioritise gender