Telenor’s Exit from Myanmar - A Cautionary Tale for the Just Transition
On the day of publication, SOMO's joint complaint regarding Telenor's exit from Myanmar was officially accepted by the Norwegian National Contact Point. This article is part of a series focused on "responsible exits" and how the human rights...
Salil Tripathi on John Ruggie’s Legacy
John Ruggie was the man in a hurry. Nobody who knew him could tell when he slept or if he slept. I remember sometimes sending him a question soon after waking up at 6:30 or so in London, assuming that the busy man that he was – the UN Secretary...
20 September 2021 | Commentary
Commentary by Salil Tripathi, Senior Advisor, Global Issues, IHRB
The Centre for Sport and Human Rights Starts its Engines as an Independent Entity - After Years in the Making
On 8 July 2021, the Centre for Sport and Human Rights (CSHR) fully separated from its founding body The Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB), becoming a standalone legal entity under Swiss law with a new board of independent Directors. As...
07 July 2021 | Commentary
Commentary by John Morrison, Chief Executive, IHRB Mary Harvey
The Elephant And The Mouse: How Corporate Giants Can Avoid Trampling On Their Stakeholders
In this age of emerging ESG priorities for business, one essential question is how those with the legal and financial responsibility for running a company (i.e. the board members) engage directly with those upon whom their company’s actions have...
01 July 2021 | Commentary
Commentary by John Morrison, Chief Executive, IHRB Julia Olofsson, Head, Human and Child Rights, Ingka Group (IKEA)
Thai Government Proposals To Restrict Civil Society Demand A Response – Including From Business
Over the past few years, more than 60 countries including India, Kenya, and Egypt among others, have enacted laws restricting freedom of assembly and civil society access to funding. Laws limiting or suppressing civil society’s operating space in...
29 June 2021 | Commentary
Commentary by Guna Subramaniam, Asia Regional Manager, Migrant Workers Programme, IHRB
On the Side of Humanity? Human Rights a Missing Link in COVID-19 Vaccine Strategies
Heartbreaking scenes in India, of people facing serious illness and death during a record-breaking surge in COVID-19 infections now spreading to other countries in South Asia, are a painful reality check on how much work is still ahead to stop the...
10 May 2021 | Commentary
Commentary by Scott Jerbi, Senior Advisor, Policy & Outreach, IHRB
Better Building(s) - A Rights-Based Approach to Decarbonisation
As governments gather this week for the Porto Social Summit, they should consider the many ways that climate action in the built environment must be shaped to advance, rather than undermine, human rights.
Across the EU, momentum is growing to...
06 May 2021 | Commentary
Commentary by Annabel Short, Principal, It's Material; Research Fellow, IHRB
How the Pandemic is Affecting Bangladesh’s Garment Workers
The readymade garment (RMG) industry employs millions of workers in Bangladesh and has contributed to the nation's development. The COVID19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on the sector as malls and factories had to close and still today...
28 April 2021 | Commentary
Commentary by Nancy Reyes Mullins, Independent Researcher
Reflections from the 2021 Global Forum for Responsible Recruitment
Hosted by IHRB, the ILO, and IOM, the 2021 Global Forum for Responsible Recruitment (GFRR) took place from 12-15 April. The annual GFRR is a thought leadership platform for accelerating the fair, ethical, and responsible recruitment of migrant...
21 April 2021 | Commentary
Making Facebook’s New Human Rights Policy Real
The world’s biggest social media platform, Facebook, recently unveiled its human rights policy. It is a step in the right direction. But declaring a policy is one thing; implementing it is quite another.
In a recent podcast with the Institute for...
20 April 2021 | Commentary
Commentary by Sanjana Hattotuwa, Special Advisor, ICT4Peace Foundation
What It’s Like to be a Seafarer During a Pandemic
In this article, through photos, we highlight the voices of some of the seafarers at the centre of the Crew Change Crisis who for months on end have been unable to disembark their ships because of global port and travel restrictions linked to the...
06 April 2021 | Commentary
Commentary by Deborah Sagoe, Communications Coordinator, IHRB
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Ending impunity for Wage Theft against Migrant Workers: Here’s How
Wage theft has long been part of the labour migration landscape in every region of the world. A new report by the Migrant Justice Institute, demonstrates that this situation is not inevitable.
Wage theft has long been part of the labour migration...
09 December 2021 | Commentary
Commentary by Laurie Berg and Bassina Farbenblum