Photo Via Unsplash Mohammad Samir I was working in my room on the fourth floor of a hotel in Dhaka, Bangladesh's busy capital, when I saw a man hanging by a rope. To be precise, he was suspended on a fragile-looking piece of wood tied to a single swaying cord. The words emblazoned on his … Continue reading Hanging by a thread: Workers’ rights and lives
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What the BBC didn’t say about workers in Bangladesh
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
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
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
The evolution of multi-stakeholder initiatives: Lessons for the Bangladesh garment sector
Photo via Unsplash, Sazzad Bin Jafor In the months since the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh sparked a drive to address worker health and safety in the garment sector, I’ve been suffering a severe case of déjà vu. Here’s how it has played out: high-profile exposure of human rights abuses, coupled with intense lobbying … Continue reading The evolution of multi-stakeholder initiatives: Lessons for the Bangladesh garment sector
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