Combating trafficking in human beings and labour exploitation in supply chains: Guidance for OSCE Procurement

When moving towards mitigating or ultimately preventing trafficking in human beings and labour exploitation (THB/LE) in supply chains, a wider perspective is needed, one that includes human rights and decent working conditions. THB/LE is the extreme end of the spectrum of labour exploitation. In practice it is often difficult to differentiate clearly whether a severe case has passed the legal threshold, or despite being below that threshold can nevertheless be seen as exploitation. Ex- ploitation might include infringing a worker’s legal or contractual rights, or working conditions that are poor or unacceptable, such as unpaid overtime, recruitment fees, or hazardous work conditions without adequate personal protective equipment. If poor treatment of workers and poor working conditions remain unchallenged, they become normalized and create an environment that enables more severe exploitation.

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Tackling Sexual Harassment in Low-Paid and Insecure Work

Guidance

The purpose of this position paper is to inform the development of an effective labour market enforcement strategy for tackling sexual harassment in the context of low-paid and insecure work. It seeks to nuance the discussion around se...Read More

TAGS: Due Diligence Garments & Textiles Tourism, Hospitality & Recreational Services Domestic Work/ Servitude Healthcare/ Pharmaceuticals Financial sector Extractives & Mining Agriculture, Horticulture & Landscaping Information and Communications Technology Aquaculture & Fishing Informal Sector Forestry/ Reforestation, Wood & Paper Food & Beverage - Processing & Packaging Construction & Security Services Europe

Respecting Human Rights – Organisational Capacity Assessment Instrument (OCAI)

Guidance

This Organisational Capacity Assessment Instrument (OCAI) is intended to help you assess and improve your company’s management capacity to manage its human rights impacts. The OCAI consists of a self-assessment questionnaire with 22 questions cent...Read More

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Migration, Human Rights and Governance

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This handbook provides a step-by-step overview of the conditions, issues, tools and policy responses regarding international migration that parliamentarians need to understand to effectively carry out their responsibilities for ensuring the protecti...Read More

TAGS: Due Diligence Reporting Global

Blueprint For Embedding Human Rights in Key Company Functions

Guidance

The purpose of this blueprint is to provide practical support to: (a) CSR/Sustainability managers in driving the effort of embedding human rights across the organisation and (b) Human Resource, Purchasing and Risk/Legal managers in clarifying their...Read More

TAGS: Supplier Management Global