WEDO and several NGO partners submitted a joint statement to the UN Human Rights Council on May 20 on the Council's role in advancing corporate accountability to human rights. The groups also address the mandate of John Ruggie, the UN Special Representative to the Secretary-General on Business and Human Rights. [Read statement]
August 2008 by Wome in Development Europe (WIDE)
This publication provides a feminist analysis of workers’ rights issues in respect of core labour standards, the decent work paradigm and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in relation to trade policy, especially that of the European Union (EU). WIDE argues that it is crucial to continue the discussion on decent work and core labour standards in trade policy, by taking feminist concerns into account and examining the implications of the subordination of workers to the free trade agenda in the struggle for women’s rights and social justice. [Read more]
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