• In this series, activists, business executives, government officials, lawyers, and academics from around the world share topical and current stories of businesses impacting people in their everyday lives. Developed by the Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB), this series elevates the range of voices – governments, businesses, and civil society – in the discussion on how to make human rights part of everyday business.
2020-04-10
As the world comes to grips with COVID-19, governments are acting in an uncoordinated manner and the international community is looking to companies to act responsibly. Here, Antoine Bernard speaks of the need for companies to meet international standards
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2020-03-06
President of the National Human Rights Council in Morocco, Amina Bouayach, speaks with IHRB's Salil Tripathi about the need for greater corporate accountability for human rights in Morocco.
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2020-02-28
Jason Ng is a corporate lawyer who worked at a leading international bank. A blog he wrote, critical of proposed Hong Kong extradition law, caught the eye of the authorities in Beijing, and the situation escalated, leading to Ng leaving the bank.
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2020-02-14
Social, political, and economic issues come into being, policies are translated into concrete actions, rights are vindicated at the local level. So how can the human rights framework empower all involved?
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2020-01-12
As buildings go “green” to reduce their climate impacts, how do you advance social equity and the priorities of local communities? Susan Kaplan of BuildingWrx discusses with IHRB's Annabel Short.
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2019-12-18
In this podcast, TWC2's Debbie Fordyce talks to IHRB's Francesca Fairbairn about how large recruitment fees paid by migrant workers for low paid jobs in Singapore can lead to excessive overtime that can undermine their health and safety.
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2019-12-14
In this podcast, Rohini Lakshané talks to IHRB's Salil Tripathi about state-ordered internet shutdowns in India - in particular in Jammu & Kashmir and Manipur, and of the adverse human rights impacts that result, particularly for women.
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2019-12-01
In this podcast, IHRB's Salil Tripathi talks to Mark Taylor, Froydis Cameron, Marcela Manubens and Pia Rudolfsson Goyer about the state of business & human rights, and what is now needed from business, government and the proposed BHR treaty.
Filetype: MP3 - Size: 43.48MB - Duration: 31:39 m (192 kbps 44100 Hz)
2019-11-23
In this podcast, Erik Hagen and Asria Mohamed of Western Sahara Resource Watch talk to IHRB's Salil Tripathi about foreign companies operating in Western Sahara and how they should seek consent of the Sahawari people themselves.
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2019-11-22
In this podcast IHRB's Salil Tripathi talks to Scott Edwards about how human rights groups can use technology more effectively and why it is important to make tech companies understand and be accountable for their impacts.
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2019-11-05
In this podcast, IHRB's Francesca Fairbairn talks to Deepika Rao about her experiences as a female marine engineer among almost exclusively male crew on board merchant oil tankers.
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2019-10-30
IHRB's Haley St Dennis speaks with Natalie Galea and Louise Chappell of the University of New South Wales, who are leading new research on dignity across the built environment lifecycle and the particular role of the Australian construction sector.
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2019-10-16
In this podcast, Abduweli Ayup talks to IHRB's Salil Tripathi about the Chinese government's use of facial recognition technology to surveil the Uygher population of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
Filetype: MP3 - Size: 22.6MB - Duration: 16:27 m (192 kbps 44100 Hz)
2019-07-11
In this podcast, Agnes Callamard talks to IHRB's Salil Tripathi about the responsibility of communications and surveillance companies when conducting business with states that commit human right violations.
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2019-07-11
In this podcast, Mohna Ansari talks to IHRB's Salil Tripathi about the major human rights issues in Nepal, and how companies must respect the environment and local indigenous culture when investing in the country.
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2019-05-01
In this podcast, Han Dongfang talks to IHRB's Salil Tripathi about labour rights in China, and how the situation has changed over the last thirty years.
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2019-04-24
In this podcast, Jennifer Zerk talks to IHRB's Salil Tripathi about research she conducted for Chatham House on the benefits of including human rights impact assessments in international trade agreements. The podcast is in two parts.
Filetype: MP3 - Size: 17.77MB - Duration: 12:56 m (192 kbps 44100 Hz)
2019-04-24
In this podcast, Jennifer Zerk talks to IHRB's Salil Tripathi about research she conducted for Chatham House on the benefits of including human rights impact assessments in international trade agreements. The podcast is in two parts.
Filetype: MP3 - Size: 17.54MB - Duration: 12:46 m (192 kbps 48000 Hz)
2019-02-28
In this podcast, Stephen Ekka talks to IHRB's Salil Tripathi about his efforts to fight for workers' rights in the tea plantations of Assam.
Filetype: MP3 - Size: 17.04MB - Duration: 12:24 m (192 kbps 44100 Hz)
2019-02-05
In this podcast, Deepika Rao talks to IHRB's Salil Tripathi about the living and working conditions of female migrant workers in the garment industry in Bangalore.
Filetype: MP3 - Size: 18.66MB - Duration: 13:35 m (192 kbps 44100 Hz)
