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Name of Resource | Advancing Respect for Labour Rights Globally through Public Procurement |
Type | Research |
Country / jurisdiction | Global |
Journal | Politics and Governance Journal |
Author | Martin-Ortega, Olga; Methven O’Brien, Claire |
Date of publishing | 14 December 2017 |
Description | Building on a limited emerging scholarship and policy developments, this article addresses how governments can influence workers’ rights abroad via the terms of purchase contracts. Section 2 considers legal definitions of public procurement and distinguishes primary and secondary aims of procurement under key international and regional procurement regimes. Section 3 explores new international policy frameworks on responsible global value chains and supply chains, which by contrast appear to augur the greater use of public procurement to promote labour rights globally in future. Section 4 argues, supported by analysis of the limited examples available, that public buying has the potential to positively influence enjoyment of labour rights in practice. Section 5 reflects on what the more specific impacts of public procurement in this context may be, and how public buying should complement other mechanisms for improving labour conditions across supply chains, such as social clauses in trade agreements. |
Availability | ENG: https://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/article/view/1073 |
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Name of Resource | BSI Human Trafficking and Supply Chain Slavery Patterns Index |
Type | Score / Measurement / Metric |
Country / jurisdiction | Global |
Organization | British Standard Institute |
Date of initial launch | 2016 |
Description | The BSI Trafficking and Supply Chain Slavery Patterns Index estimates the risk associated with the movement and exploitation of people between 191 source countries and 193 destination countries. Each combination has been ranked from low to severe based on the risk score. The index is unique in its ability to enable companies to understand the intersection and relationship between sources of displaced people, and the likelihood of being exploited upon arrival in destination countries. The proprietary model supporting the index results in a clear, intuitive presentation of tens of thousands of pairings of source/destination countries and their relative risk. |
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Name of Resource | Confronting root causes: forced labour in global supply chains |
Type | Report / analysis |
Country / jurisdiction | Global |
Organization | openDemocracy, Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute (SPERI), University of Sheffield |
Date of publishing | September 2014 |
Description | The report is organized around a metaphor – the classical economic metaphor of ‘supply and demand’. Within mainstream economic theory, the price of any particular good is not determined by the individuals who buy and sell it. Instead, the price results from a system-wide balance between how much of it is available in the world (supply), how many people want it, and how badly (demand). The report looks at eight of these dynamics: four relating to supply and four relating to demand. On the supply side, the four dynamics the report looks at all contribute to creating a pool of workers vulnerable to exploitation. These include: poverty; identity and discrimination; limited labour protections and restrictive mobility regimes. The demand side includes: concentrated corporate power and ownership; outsourcing; irresponsible sourcing practices; and governance gaps. |
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Name of Resource | National Action Plans on Business and Human Rights Toolkit |
Type | Report / analysis |
Country / jurisdiction | Global |
Organization | The International Corporate Accountability Roundtable, The Danish Institute for Human Rights |
Date of publishing | 2017 |
Description | In August 2013, the Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR) and the International Corporate Accountability Roundtable (ICAR) launched a joint project to develop guidance on NAPs in the form of a toolkit for use by governments and other stakeholders. DIHR and ICAR undertook a global programme of consultation with representatives of governments, civil society, businesses, investors, academia, NHRIs, and regional and international organizations, which fed into the contents of the first edition of this Toolkit, published in 2014 and updated in 2017. |
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Name of Resource | Protecting human rights in the supply chain - U procurement practitioners |
Type | Guidance on policy / legislation implementation |
Country / jurisdiction | United Kingdom |
Organization | London Universities Purchasing Consortium, University of Greenwich, Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply |
Date of publishing | 24 May 2017 |
Description | The guide was developed for practitioners in the public sector on protecting human rights in supply chains and offers encouragement for buyers, decision-makers and opinion-formers to identify and understand the risks, develop appropriate mitigating actions and promote respect for human rights in supply chains. Sections of the guide set out what the problems are faced by the public sector, why the issue is so important, and how good practice can help minimize the risks. |
Availability | ENG: https://www.cips.org/en-gb/news/news/new-guidance-published-for-public-procurement-practitoners/ |
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Name of Resource | Protecting Rights by Purchasing Right. The Human Rights Provisions, Opportunities and Limitations Under the 2014 EU Public Procurement Directives |
Type | Report / analysis |
Country / jurisdiction | Global |
Organization | Institute for Human Rights and Business |
Date of publishing | November 2015 |
Description | The paper has been produced to assist EU Member States in understanding the range of opportunities, as well as limitations, within the 2014 EU Public Procurement Directives to integrate human rights considerations into their national rules and practices on public procurement. This Paper limits its focus to provisions concerning preventative measures to avoid adverse impacts on people, rather than some of the more broad-based measures aimed at achieving additional positive social benefits through a public contract. |
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Name of Resource | Responsible Recruitment: Remediating Worker-Paid Recruitment Fees |
Type | Report / analysis |
Country / jurisdiction | Global |
Organization | Institute for Human Rights and Business, Equidem Research & Consulting |
Date of publishing | November 2017 |
Description | The report focuses on remediation of recruitment-related adverse impacts. Some companies have sought to reimburse worker-paid recruitment fees. This is an important step and consistent with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights which calls on companies to provide for or cooperate in remediation when they have caused or contributed to adverse human rights impacts. However, businesses face serious challenges in repaying affected migrant workers. This report identifies the challenges related to reimbursing recruitment fees and provides recommendations to businesses on how to apply remediation policies across their activities. |
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