Beauty and a Beast: Child labour in India for sparkling cars and cosmetics
PublicationsThis report focuses on child labour in Jharkhand/Bihar for mica mining and processing, and the role of Dutch companies and main manufacturers of pearlescent
This discussion paper aims to provide practitioners working with business, human rights and/ or sustainable development with an overview of the connections between human rights, responsible business conduct and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (2030 Agenda), the opportunities an integrated approach brings for the realisation of human rights and sustainable development and the possible implications of an integrated approach in practice.
Responsible Business Conduct as a Cornerstone of the 2030 Agenda - A Look at the Implications
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From the Tiger to the Crocodile: Abuse of Migrant Workers in Thailand
PublicationsThe thousands of migrant workers from Burma, Cambodia, and Laos who cross the border into Thailand each year trade near-certain poverty at home for the possibility of relative prosperity abroad. While most of these bids for a better life do not end ...Read More
An Exploratory Study on the Role of Corruption in International Labor Migration
PublicationsIn this targeted, exploratory research project, Verité examined three illustrative transnational migrant worker recruitment corridors – Nepal to Qatar, Myanmar to Malaysia, and Myanmar to Thailand – to identify the points in the recruitment pro...Read More
Tobacco’s Hidden Children
PublicationsA report by Human Rights Watch on labor exploitation and trafficking of children in tobacco farms in Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina. Children on tobacco farms face severe health and safety risks, including accute nicotine poisoning, c...Read More
