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Kebijakan & Keuangan
US forced labour investigations could lead to new tariffs for Asia: experts
Countries like Indonesia have already agreed to amend local labour laws as part of an earlier trade deal with the United States. Experts say businesses should monitor proceedings and defend best practices for worker rights.
The fast fashion giant’s recent efforts to boost its green credentials, including in making new sustainability hires, could be linked to its ambitions to go public, say experts.
Kebijakan & Keuangan
Trade wars have made Europe and the US ‘higher risk’ markets – and it’s all to do with labour, says LRQA
Studio EB
“Homeshoring”, or moving production back to a company’s home country, to counter geopolitical tensions is driving demand for low-cost migrant workers, raising labour risks in markets once deemed “low risk”, says the global assurance firm.
Karbon & Iklim
‘Climate villains’ that made headlines in 2024
Exploitation in the mining sector gave rise to the term "blood nickel", while ad agencies were in the spotlight for working with fossil fuel giants. Here are the individuals and organisations that made the headlines for the wrong reasons.
Pangan & Agrikultur
RSPO on new standards: Human rights due diligence is here to stay
Pangan & Agrikultur
Practising human rights due diligence in the palm oil industry
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Kebijakan & Keuangan
Asian companies take note: Trump is still focused on human rights abuses in your US supply chain
With Donald Trump in the White House, some Asian companies may believe they do not have to worry about forced labour in their operations or supply chains impacting their access to the US market. That is flat out wrong.
An updated law prohibiting forced labour is limited to formal employment relationships. Workers in sectors that are unregulated are not sufficiently protected, nor does the law reach workers who have free movement, but suffer mistreatment.
Pangan & Agrikultur
Palm oil: Import bans pressure sustainability standards
Import bans bring social issues to the fore forcing agribusiness to assess their obligations to their workforces. Are such regulatory bans the best way to address the social issues prevalent in the industry?
When forced labour practices are part of supply chains, it is reasonable to ascertain that environmental degradation may be present too.
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Emancipate Indonesia
The tobacco industry reaps double benefits from children #SaveSmallHands
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Emancipate Indonesia
#SaveSmallHands: the tobacco industry reaps double benefits from children
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