Having effective operational-level grievance mechanisms in place to systematically handle and resolve the grievances that arise helps to diffuse potential problems and provides channels for resolving issues that might otherwise escalate into protests, conflicts or legal disputes. They also provide an important tool to help companies assess the state of community relations and indicate where problems may arise. Investors understand this and are placing increasing emphasis on the need for robust grievance mechanism processes as part of their environmental, social and governance assessment of companies.

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Crisis in Human Trafficking During the Pandemic
COVID-19 resourcesGuidance

Over the last few months, Polaris has been carefully tracking the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on victims and survivors of sex and labor trafficking. As part of this effort, Polaris has undertaken a systematic examination of relevant da...Read More

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

Employment & Recruitment Agencies Sector Guide on Implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
Guidance

This document provides guidance for employment and recruitment agencies, information and communications technologies companies, and oil and gas companies for applying the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights ...Read More

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Guidance: Age verification at garment factories in Myanmar
Guidance

This practical Guidance Document aims to help garment factories in Myanmar to set up a more robust Age Verifi- cation System. It is intended for use by top and middle management (HR staff in particular) of garment factories in Myanmar that supply FW...Read More