Examples of companies’ impacts on a range of human rights issues
Examples of companies’ impacts on a range of human rights issues
Human rights issues for businesses
The table lists a range of human rights issues for business. For each issue, it provides an example of a positive company initiative and an example of an alleged abuse. he examples come from several sources, including the media, NGOs, and companies. The source material for each example and further details about each case can be found on the website of the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre.
Examples are taken from a number of areas, including:
- workplace health & safety
- supply chain
- freedom of association and the right to form & join trade unions
- working conditions
- child ad forced labour
- age, gender, racial, disability and religious discrimination
- Sexual harassment
- unfair trial & rule of law
- environment