Cividep India participates in a panel discussion on ‘Labour standards beyond the factory walls’, at the Inaugural UN South Asia Forum on Business and Human Rights organized by UNDP and the UN working group on Business and Human Rights.
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Cividep India’s research report, ‘Tougher than Leather’, finds mention in this Pulitzer Centre story on environmental and human rights violations in India’s tannery industry that contributes a major percentage to the world’s leather production. Untreated effluents, workers operating in direct contact with toxic chemicals, and at risk of skin and lung problems, accidents etc., are just some of the problems plaguing the industry.
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As a result of five years of research on non-judicial redress mechanisms against human rights abuses, Corporate Accountability has published a set of reports as a reference for people seeking access to remedy. They offer a deep dive into the role, working, and efficiency of these mechanisms. Cividep India has also actively collaborated in these research efforts.
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The Diplomacy Training Program acknowledged Mr Gopinath Parakuni, Cividep’s General Secretary, for his commendable work in supporting worker organising and collectivisation in India’s export garment industry.
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At the UN Forum on Business and Human Rights 2013, Cividep India speaks on how global companies operating in India fail to comply with the UN Guiding Principles on BHR, with most failing to even frame basic human rights policies.
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