Losing More Than Their Health – COVID-19 and Migrant Worker Wage Theft (Pt 4)
COVID-19 and Migrant Workers
As part of our continuing focus on the links between COVID-19 and the business and human rights agenda, IHRB is exploring the impact of the pandemic on migrant workers across Asia and the roles and responsibilities of...
31 July 2020 | Commentary
Commentary by Guna Subramaniam, Asia Regional Manager, Migrant Workers Programme, IHRB
Pandemic Prejudice – COVID-19 and Discriminatory Attitudes Towards Migrant Workers (Pt 3)
COVID-19 and Migrant Workers
As part of our continuing focus on the links between COVID-19 and the business and human rights agenda, IHRB is exploring the impact of the pandemic on migrant workers across Asia and the roles and responsibilities of...
29 July 2020 | Commentary
Commentary by Guna Subramaniam, Asia Regional Manager, Migrant Workers Programme, IHRB
Accommodating the Spread – Migrant Worker Accommodation Driving COVID Infections (Pt 2)
COVID-19 and Migrant Workers
As part of our continuing focus on the links between COVID-19 and the business and human rights agenda, IHRB is exploring the impact of the pandemic on migrant workers across Asia and the roles and responsibilities of...
23 July 2020 | Commentary
Commentary by Guna Subramaniam, Asia Regional Manager, Migrant Workers Programme, IHRB
The Compounding Impacts of COVID-19 on Migrant Workers Across Asia (Pt 1)
COVID-19 and Migrant Workers
As part of our continuing focus on the links between COVID-19 and the business and human rights agenda, IHRB is exploring the impact of the pandemic on migrant workers across Asia and the roles and responsibilities of...
22 July 2020 | Commentary
Commentary by Guna Subramaniam, Asia Regional Manager, Migrant Workers Programme, IHRB
When It Comes to Racial Justice, the Business and Human Rights Community Can Do More
It has been almost two months since the tragic killing of George Floyd at the hands of four police officers in the United States. The public outcry has sparked an unprecedented wave of support for Black Lives Matter (BLM) from all facets of society,...
21 July 2020 | Commentary
Commentary by Kelly Davina Scott, Manager, Human Rights, BSR
The Magnitsky Effect – Economic Consequences for Human Rights Abuse?
What do 25 Russians, 20 Saudis, 2 Burmese Generals and some North Korean institutions have in common? They are the first names on the newly-issued list under the UK’s ‘Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020’, the latest of several so-called...
20 July 2020 | Commentary
Commentary by John Morrison, Chief Executive, IHRB
Boohoo or Crocodile Tears? Worker Exploitation in a UK Apparel Factory
Online clothing retailer Boohoo is the latest company to find itself on the receiving end of press reports alleging modern slavery, exploitation and abuse of factory workers in supply chains. The UK based company is contending with how to respond to...
10 July 2020 | Commentary
Commentary by Neill Wilkins, Head of Migrant Workers Programme, IHRB
Black Lives Matter - A Moral Moment
Black Lives Matter
IHRB is founded on a mission of equality and dignity for all. We seek always to be as inclusive as possible – in our research, outputs, convenings, and partnerships. But we recognise that we have not done enough to contribute to...
15 June 2020 | Commentary
Commentary by Scott Jerbi, Senior Advisor, Policy & Outreach, IHRB
What Did You Do When Racial Discrimination Became the Defining Moment Across the World?
Black Lives Matter
IHRB is founded on a mission of equality and dignity for all. We seek always to be as inclusive as possible – in our research, outputs, convenings, and partnerships. But we recognise that we have not done enough to contribute to...
15 June 2020 | Commentary
Commentary by Salil Tripathi, Senior Advisor, Global Issues, IHRB
What’s the Catch? Forced Labour and Trafficking in the Taiwanese Distant Water Fishing Industry
Seafood is one of the most traded food commodities in the world, with an estimated annual value of USD $153 billion. Around USD $42 billion of that is from tuna, a highly migratory species that traverse areas of our oceans beyond national...
26 May 2020 | Commentary
Commentary by Andy Shen, Senior Oceans Advisor, Greenpeace USA
That Blood on the Tracks was of People Abandoned to their Fate
They had names.
Dhansingh Gond. Nirvesh Singh Gond. Buddharaj Singh Gond. Achchelal Singh. Rabendra Singh Gond. Suresh Singh Kaul. Rajbohram Paras Singh. Dharmendra Singh Gond. Virendra Singh Chainsingh. Pradeep Singh Gond. Santosh Napit. Brijesh...
14 May 2020 | Commentary
Commentary by Salil Tripathi, Senior Advisor, Global Issues, IHRB
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Development Denied – Recruitment Fees Eroding Migrant Worker Remittances (Pt 5)
COVID-19 and Migrant Workers
As part of our continuing focus on the links between COVID-19 and the business and human rights agenda, IHRB is exploring the impact of the pandemic on migrant workers across Asia and the roles and responsibilities of...
05 August 2020 | Commentary
Commentary by Guna Subramaniam, Asia Regional Manager, Migrant Workers Programme, IHRB