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Baptist World Aid: labour concerns in electronics' supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
Forced labour, child labour and exploitation are "significant problems" in the supply chain of the electronics industry, according to the 2016 Electronics Industry Trends report published by Baptist World Aid and Not For Sale. In their second report ...

Panel discussion: Investing and human rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... "There are also additional voluntary actions to promote and advance human rights. They include collective bargaining, forced labour and non-discrimination. It is a voluntary initiative, but one that is growing. Our companies are required to report. It's ...

Labour rights, NGO activism and governance cited as ESG trends

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... Conference. Philipp Aeby chief executive officer of RepRisk, said that there is increased concerns around child and forced labour and human rights violations at companies. RepRisk provides a comprehensive database on ESG risks by analysing facts, criticism ...

Gaps in retailers' labour and human rights policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... companies have disclosed their supply chain LHR policy and only 30% of companies disclose their child labour and forced labour policies. ACSI found that imports from some LDCs have increased in significant percentages between 2006 and 2012 - imports ...

Majority of ASX200 lack formal labour, human rights policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... across all sectors. The least widely protected labour and human rights standards are those for child labour and forced labour, achieving average disclosure of 14% and 13% respectively. Many companies did not formally extend their policies to part-time ...
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