The UN’s Global Compact is sharing a promotional booklet on the need to act now to ensure decent work by combatting modern slavery and child labour.

The right to freedom of association and freedom of expression are central to combatting modern slavery and child labour.

Increasingly, businesses are being held accountable for any human rights abuses that occur in their operations and supply chains and in-house lawyers need to be human rights aware.

SMEs get government-subsidised consultancy to advance ethical trade & human rights work. The challenges and opportunities that small businesses face in getting to grips with the business and human rights agenda.

The latest UN recommendations on business and human rights say that countries should adopt measures that include imposing due diligence requirements to prevent abuses of human rights in supply chains.

The growing trend around non-financial reporting, stemming from John Ruggie's Protect, Respect, Remedy framework, sees greater importance attached to human rights due diligence.

A United Nations body of experts has just provided some conclusions and recommendations.

A case study demonstrating that what is bad for workers is also bad for business.