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Workers’ rights encompass a large array of human rights, from the right to decent work and freedom of association to equal opportunity and protection against discrimination. Specific rights related to the workplace include health and safety in the workplace and the right to privacy at work, amongst many others (See the Issue pages on Equality…

The international trade system consists of thousands of unilateral, bilateral, regional, and multilateral rules and agreements among States. Trade agreements aim to ensure businesses can expand their operations more easily in the global marketplace through several opportunities, such as reduced trade barriers or stronger intellectual property protection. As the UN Human Rights Office of the…

Taxes – compulsory contributions by individuals and entities to local, regional and State governments – are primarily aimed at raising resources for government expenditures. They also serve other purposes, including redressing inequalities in society and deterring or encouraging certain behaviours, notably consumer choices deemed harmful to, for example, their own health or to the environment….

The “supply chain and value chain concepts are related but distinct concepts”, although they are often used interchangeably in business and human rights discourse. As the Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR) notes: “A company’s ‘supply chain’ encompasses the resources, activities, and business relationships that feed into a product or service. It traditionally covers ‘upstream’…