Uganda’s anti-homosexuality law: it’s time for business to speak up

There have been steady signs of progress in advancing LGBT rights over the past five years with countries decriminalising same sex relationships and some countries legalising same sex marriages. Many companies have embraced LGBT rights...

We need new strategies to redesign agriculture and food systems for people and planet

The role of business is crucial in shaping truly regenerative food systems that are better for human rights and a decarbonised future. This includes prioritising the agency of farmers, workers, and farm communities in the design of regenerative...

We asked ChatGPT about its impact on human rights and business. Here’s what it told us

ChatGPT won’t be able to stop its own misuse. It’s up to companies to place human rights principles at the core of machine learning AI.
 

The attention that ChatGPT has received in recent days has prompted a great deal of discussion about the...

Protecting migrant workers includes protecting the right to change employers

Throughout 2022, IHRB is marking ten years of the Dhaka Principles for Migration with Dignity with guest commentaries from representatives of business, trade unions, civil society organisations, and the UN system that reflect on the continuing...

COP27 Reflections: Human Rights are Increasingly on the Built Environment and Climate Action Agendas 

IHRB’s Built Environment programme played an active role at last month’s COP27 in Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt where over 35,000 participants aimed to make faster progress on addressing the climate crisis. Our team attended 24 built environment-related...

From London 2012 to Qatar 2022 - The Hotel Industry and the Protection of Workers

The hotel industry is still not making needed reforms to protect workers

The 2012 London Olympics brought to greater public awareness often hidden issues linked to major events and the responsibilities of their hosts. How could global games...

Dhaka Principle 9 – Access to Remedy is Provided

Throughout 2022, IHRB is marking ten years of the Dhaka Principles for Migration with Dignity with guest commentaries from representatives of business, trade unions, civil society organisations, and the UN system that reflect on the continuing...

Moving Women Migrant Workers to the Centre of Responsible Recruitment

This year’s Global Forum for Responsible Recruitment took stock of ongoing efforts to protect the rights of migrant workers around the world through more effective regulations and corporate practices, including strategies to eradicate worker-paid...

One Year On – 5 Takeaways from South Africa’s Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP)

Whilst South Africa is one of Africa’s largest economies, it is also the most unequal country in the world, with extreme levels of unemployment and poverty. It is highly vulnerable to climate shocks, but also one of the world’s largest coal...

Lessons from Singapore’s COVID lockdown - Reflections on Principle 8

Throughout 2022, IHRB is marking ten years of the Dhaka Principles for Migration with Dignity with guest commentaries from representatives of business, trade unions, civil society organisations, and the UN system that reflect on the continuing...

Just Transitions: Exploring the Need for International Rules Based on Local Realities

This week, IHRB is collaborating with the UK’s Wilton Park to hold a global dialogue on just transitions. At the centre of our discussions is the growing need for clearer rules of the road to guide how net-zero transitions around the world are...

Delivering on Seafarers’ Rights - One Year On

In the last two years, seafarers' rights have been stretched to breaking point beyond the systemic issues that make life at sea far more challenging. They have been stretched to the point where many are choosing other careers, and shipowners and...

Reflections on Principle 7 - Working Conditions are Safe and Decent

Throughout 2022, IHRB is marking ten years of the Dhaka Principles for Migration with Dignity with guest commentaries from representatives of business, trade unions, civil society organisations, and the UN system that reflect on the continuing...

Reflections on Principle 6 - Migrant Worker’s Right to Representation

Throughout 2022, IHRB is marking ten years of the Dhaka Principles for Migration with Dignity with guest commentaries from representatives of business, trade unions, civil society organisations, and the UN system that reflect on the continuing...

A Just Transition for Communities: Can Wind and Solar Projects Turn Human Rights Lessons into Leadership?

Land acquisition without consent or compensation. Loss of cultural identity and traditions. Threats and violence against human rights defenders. These are just some of the human rights impacts Indigenous Peoples and other local communities face,...

Does Mo Farah’s Trafficking Story Reflect the Reality of Modern Slavery?

On July 16 2022, Olympic athlete Mo Farah revealed that he had been a child victim of modern slavery – brought to England from Somaliland and made to work for the family who trafficked him. In a revealing documentary, Mo explained that after some...

Dhaka Principle 5 - A Foundation for Migration With Dignity

Throughout 2022, IHRB is marking ten years of the Dhaka Principles for Migration with Dignity with guest commentaries from representatives of business, trade unions, civil society organisations, and the UN system that reflect on the continuing...

Taking a Stand – How Can Business Respond to Women’s Rights and Reproductive Health Threats

The reverberations from the US Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v Wade, which for nearly 50 years protected women’s reproductive rights, have been swift and dramatic. Eight states in the US had abortion bans in their laws which became effective...

Reflections on the Future of the Dhaka Principle 4 - No Migrant Workers’ Identity Documents Are Retained

Throughout 2022, IHRB is marking ten years of the Dhaka Principles for Migration with Dignity with guest commentaries from representatives of business, trade unions, civil society organisations, and the UN system that reflect on the continuing...

Moving Beyond Voluntarism: Looking to the Future of the Voluntary Principles Initiative on Security and Human Rights

This year’s annual meeting of the Voluntary Principles Initiative (VPI), (the multistakeholder platform set up in 2000 to help extractive industries ensure their security operations respect human rights), considered an issue that, perhaps...