Just business : multinational corporations and human rights /
- First edition.
- l, 251 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
- Amnesty International global ethics series .
Contents Preface Introduction Why Business and Human Rights Chapter 1 The Challenge Chapter 2 No Silver Bullet Chapter 3 Protect, Respect and Remedy Chapter 4 Strategic Paths Chapter 5 Next Steps
One of the most vexing human rights issues of our time has been how to protect the rights of individuals and communities worldwide in an age of globalization and multinational business. Indeed, from Indonesian sweatshops to oil-based violence in Nigeria, the challenges of regulating harmful corporate practices in some of the world’s most difficult regions long seemed insurmountable. Human rights groups and businesses were locked in a stalemate, unable to find common ground. In 2005, the United Nations appointed John Gerard Ruggie to the modest task of clarifying the main issues. Six years later, he had accomplished much more than that. Ruggie had developed his now-famous "Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights," which provided a road map for ensuring responsible global corporate practices. The principles were unanimously endorsed by the UN and embraced and implemented by other international bodies, businesses, governments, workers’ organizations, and human rights groups, keying a revolution in corporate social responsibility.
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Business ethics. Human rights. International business enterprises