Take Your Seat, Thailand, an immersive exhibition by Canadian father-and-son photographers Randy and Spencer VanDerStarren, is featured at the Peninsula Hotel Bangkok from now until May 31.
In March 2021, mandatory human rights due diligence legislation – the Responsible and Sustainable International Business Conduct Act – was introduced in the Dutch Parliament.
A new initiative law on ‘Responsible and Sustainable International Business Conduct’, submitted to the Dutch Parliament on 1 November by six political parties obliges companies to conduct business with respect for human rights, the environment, and the climate. The initiative law is based on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, a set of rules that companies are already accustomed to working with. Companies must map their production chains and identify possible abuses. If abuses are found, a company must address them and, in some cases, repair them. An independent supervisor will monitor compliance with the law.
Courts and legislatures both in the United States and abroad continue to prioritize the eradication of labor trafficking in corporate supply chains, including those in the health care industry.
This year has seen a number of international and regional legislative efforts imposing human rights due diligence and transparency obligations on multinational employers.