Voices - Conversations on Business and Human Rights from Around the World

By IHRB, Institute for Human Rights and Business

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In this ongoing series, activists, business executives, government officials, lawyers, academics, and other experts 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.

Episode Date
How should companies respond to snap military drafts?
Apr 25, 2024
How can companies respect the rights of Indigenous peoples impacted by renewable projects?
Apr 17, 2024
What are the major challenges for business when it comes to human rights in 2024?
Mar 21, 2024
How can Ukraine start a green recovery in the midst of war?
Feb 28, 2024
Why must companies listen to indigenous communities?
Feb 22, 2024
How can tech companies tackle misinformation and disinformation in this record election year?
Feb 05, 2024
What has the Universal Declaration of Human Rights meant for worker rights?
Dec 06, 2023
Is the ‘decoupling’ phenomenon just hot air or a human rights concern?
Nov 28, 2023
Advancing people and planet agendas in the GCC - how can it be done?
Oct 19, 2023
Why do human rights matter when it comes to transition minerals?
Sep 22, 2023
How can companies and governments ensure respect for human rights on the ocean?
Jun 08, 2023
What is labour mobility and what impact do migrant workers have on the global economy?
Jun 06, 2023
What does one of the first corporate just transition strategies look like?
May 15, 2023
What is the responsibility of business during armed conflict?
May 11, 2023
What is the built environment and how does it impact human rights in Lagos?
May 04, 2023
Rana Plaza disaster: what are the lessons for human rights and business?
Apr 24, 2023
Constructive or Confrontational Dialogue? Engaging business in human rights, with Peter Frankental from Amnesty International UK
Mar 22, 2023
Muetter Iliqud on the Use of Uyghur Forced Labour
Dec 15, 2022
Eli Friedman on the Urbanization of People
Oct 05, 2022
Adriano Nuvunga on Being an Anti-Corruption Human Rights Defender
Sep 13, 2022
Anton Mifsud-Bonnici on the Role of Business in Conflict
Jul 08, 2022
Egbert Wesselink on Corporate Crime and Sudan
Jun 23, 2022
Mark Dickinson on the Updated Maritime Labour Convention
Jun 07, 2022
SO8E20 Spenser Bomholt Fain on the Digital Training Platform Quizrr
Apr 26, 2022
SO8E19 Transparentem on Social Audit Deception
Jan 26, 2022
S08E18 Saul Díaz on the Reintegration of Returning Migrants
Nov 12, 2021
S08E17 On Utopias and the Climate Crisis with Danilo Palazzo
Nov 01, 2021
S08E16 Archana Kotecha on Access to Remedy for Migrant Workers
Sep 29, 2021
S08E15 Sophia Kagan on Technology for Responsible Recruitment
Sep 06, 2021
S08E14 Nissara Spence on Employer Obligations and Cultural Sensitivity
Aug 23, 2021
S08E13 Sumitha Shaanthinni Kishna on Malaysia, Migrants, and the Pandemic
Aug 04, 2021
S08E12 Marketing Students on Reframing Negative Portrayals of Migrant Workers
Jul 26, 2021
S08E11 Andrew Stephens and Simon Bennett on Delivering on Seafarers’ Rights
Jun 24, 2021
S08E10 Emily Kenway on The Truth About Modern Slavery
Jun 17, 2021
S08E09 Chrik Poortman and Maria da Graça Prado on Corruption in Infrastructure
May 25, 2021
S08E08 Felicitas Weber on Benchmarking Responsible Recruitment
May 18, 2021
S08E07 Francesca Mangano on Addressing the Crew Change Crisis
May 10, 2021
S08E06 James Cockayne on The Sustainable Development Case for Ending Modern Slavery
May 05, 2021
S08E05 Bibek Dhakal on Supporting Migrant Workers in the Gulf
Apr 09, 2021
S08E04 Miranda Sissons on Facebook's First Human Rights Policy
Mar 29, 2021
S08E03 Rosey Hurst on Repaying Recruitment Fees
Feb 17, 2021
S08E02 Kate Pike on the Mental Health of Stranded Seafarers
Feb 10, 2021
S08E01 Mairead Lavery on Export Finance and Just Transitions
Jan 28, 2021
S07E16 Halina Ward on Just Transitions
Nov 16, 2020
S07E15 (Ken Saro Wiwa tribute) The View from an Ally (Richard Booele)
Nov 11, 2020
S07E14 (Ken Saro Wiwa tribute) The View from the Ground (Noo Saro Wiwa, Ledum Mitee, Austin Onuoha)
Nov 11, 2020
S07E13 (Ken Saro Wiwa tribute) The View from Beyond (Nnimmo Bassey, Bronwen Manby, Bennett Freeman)
Nov 10, 2020
S07E12 Margot Wallström on her Role as Chair of IHRB
Nov 03, 2020
S07E11 Kiran Pereira on the Global Sand Crisis
Sep 30, 2020
S07E10 Jacqueline Smith on the 300,000 Seafarers Stranded at Sea
Sep 24, 2020
S07E09 Deep Dive: William Gois on an Urgent Justice Mechanism for Migrant Workers
Sep 01, 2020
S07E08 Richard Howitt on the Record and Future of the Movement
Jun 10, 2020
S07E07 Mary Lawlor on Human Rights Defenders
May 27, 2020
S07E06 Vani Saraswathi on Migrant Domestic Workers
May 26, 2020
S07E05 Antoine Bernard on Business in Times of Fragility
Apr 10, 2020
S07E04 Amina Bouayach on Business and Human Rights in Morocco
Mar 12, 2020
S07E03 Jason Ng on Protest and Free Speech in Corporations
Feb 28, 2020
S07E02 Morten Kjaerum on Human Rights Cities
Feb 14, 2020
S07E01 Susan Kaplan on Social Equity as Buildings "Go Green"
Jan 13, 2020
S06E14 Debbie Fordyce on Migrant Workers in Singapore
Dec 18, 2019
S06E13 Rohini Lakshané on Internet Shutdowns in India
Dec 14, 2019
S06E12 The State of Business and Human Rights in 2019 (Marcela Manubens, Mark Taylor, Froydis Cameron, Pia Rudolfsson)
Nov 30, 2019
S06E11 Scott Edwards on AI and Data Use
Nov 23, 2019
S06E10 Erik Hagen and Asria Mohamed on Lack of Corporate Consent in Western Sahara
Nov 22, 2019
S06E09 Deepika Rao on Female Crew Aboard Merchant Oil Tankers
Nov 05, 2019
S06E08 Natalie Galea and Louise Chappell on Human Rights in the Built Environment
Oct 31, 2019
S06E07 Abduweli Ayup on Government Use of Facial Recognition Technology
Oct 16, 2019
S06E06 Mohna Ansari on Human Rights Issues in Nepal
Aug 08, 2019
S06E05 Agnes Callamard on Corporate Responsibility in Saudi Arabia
Jul 15, 2019
S06E04 Han Dongfang on Labour Rights in China
May 01, 2019
S06E03 (Pt 2) Jennifer Zerk on Human Rights Impacts Assessments of International Trade Agreements
Apr 24, 2019
S06E03 (Pt 1) Jennifer Zerk on Human Rights Impacts Assessments of International Trade Agreements
Apr 24, 2019
S06E01 Deepika Rao on Garment Workers in Bangalore
Feb 04, 2019
S05E10 Juan Pablo Salazar on Disability and Sport
Nov 30, 2018
S05E09 Maryam Al Khawaja on Businesses Operating in Saudi
Oct 22, 2018
S05E08 Damion Thomas on the 1968 Olympic Protest
Oct 15, 2018
S05E07 Lazarus Tamana on the Ogoni struggle in Nigeria
Jul 10, 2018
S05E06 (Int'l Women's Day) Virginia Bras Gomes on Remedies for Gender-based Human Rights Abuses
Mar 30, 2018
S05E05 (Int'l Women's Day) Sanyu Awori on Gender and Racial Discrimination in the Workplace
Mar 21, 2018
S05E04 (Int'l Women's Day) Laya Vasudevan on the Progress of Transgender Rights in India
Mar 19, 2018
S05E03 (Int'l Women's Day) Nazma Akter on Mistreatment of Women Workers in the Supply Chain
Mar 16, 2018
S05E02 (Int'l Women's Day) Harpreet Kaur on Business and Gender in Southeast Asia
Mar 13, 2018
S05E01 (Int'l Women's Day) Srilatha Batliwala on Gender-Based Harassment in the Workplace
Mar 07, 2018
S04E16 Maryam Al-Khawaja on Technology Companies
Dec 18, 2017
S04E15 (2018 Top 10) Doug Cassel on an International Treaty
Dec 10, 2017
S04E14 (2018 Top 10) Anita Ramasastry on Corporate Crime
Dec 10, 2017
S04E13 (2018 Top 10) Richard Meeran on Civil Litigation for Grave Abuses
Dec 10, 2017
S04E12 (2018 Top 10) Claes Cronstedt on Arbitration
Dec 10, 2017
S04E11 (2018 Top 10) Frode Elgesem on OECD National Contact Points
Dec 10, 2017
S04E10 (2018 Top 10) Usha Ramanathan on Big Data
Dec 10, 2017
S04E09 (2018 Top 10) Nnimmo Bassey on Community Injustices
Dec 10, 2017
S04E08 (2018 Top 10) Charles Radcliffe on LGBTI+ Rights
Dec 10, 2017
S04E07 (2018 Top 10) Ajda Cevc on Responsible Recruitment
Dec 10, 2017
S04E06 (2018 Top 10) Sanchita Saxena on Worker Safety
Dec 10, 2017
S04E05 Julia Coburn on CDM and Mexican Migrant Workers
Nov 17, 2017
S04E04 Anneke Van Woudenberg on Anvil Mining in the DR Congo
Aug 07, 2017
S04E03 Gopinath Parakuni on Tamil Nadu’s Informal Shoe Stitchers
May 19, 2017
S04E02 Andy Hall on Campaigning for Migrant Workers in Thailand
Apr 12, 2017
S04E01 Karamat Ali on the 2012 Pakistan Factory Fire
Jan 26, 2017
S03E16 Surya Deva on the UN Working Group’s Plans for 2017
Dec 22, 2016
S03E15 (Pt 2) Meghna Abraham on Palm Oil
Nov 30, 2016
S03E15 (Pt 1) Seema Joshi on Palm Oil
Nov 30, 2016
S03E14 John Sherman on the Legal Profession
Nov 14, 2016
S03E13 Mercia Silva on Brazil’s “Dirty List”
Nov 04, 2016
S03E12 Arnold Kwesiga on Corporate Accountability in Uganda
Sep 13, 2016
S03E11 Parmesh Shahani on Equality in the Workplace and the LGBTI Movement
Jul 12, 2016
S03E10 (UNGPs+5) Chris Bennett on Bosnia-Herzegovina and Multistakeholderism in Post-Conflict Areas
Jun 16, 2016
S03E09 (UNGPs+5) Nityanand Jayaraman on Activism and the Struggle for Justice in India
Jun 16, 2016
S03E08 (UNGPs+5) Rizwana Hasan on Bangladesh and Preventing Impacts in Weak Governance Areas
Jun 16, 2016
S03E07 (UNGPs+5) John Ruggie on the State of Business and Human Rights
Jun 16, 2016
S03E06 Kathryn Dovey on OECD National Contact Points
Jun 06, 2016
S03E05 Michael Sandel on Business, Ethics and Morality
May 23, 2016
S03E04 Richard Boele on the Role of Corporate Advisors
May 10, 2016
S03E03 Tony Henshaw & Vidya Tikoo on Developing a Corporate Sustainability Framework
Apr 01, 2016
S03E02 Brynn O’Brien on the Privatisation of Asylum Facilities
Jan 11, 2016
S03E01 Aruna Chandrasekhar on the Business & Human Rights Landscape in India
Jan 04, 2016
S02E24 David Bilchitz on a Business & Human Rights Treaty
Dec 22, 2015
S02E23 Nnimmo Bassey on Ken Saro-Wiwa
Nov 23, 2015
S02E22 Mariam Memarsadesghi on Access to the Internet
Nov 09, 2015
S02E21 Helani Galpaya on Net Neutrality
Oct 26, 2015
S02E20 Gilles Carbonnier on Humanitarian Aid and Economics
Sep 27, 2015
S02E19 Lara White on Migrant Worker Recruitment
Jul 27, 2015
S02E18 Jessica Evans on Human Rights Defenders at Risk by the World Bank
Jul 07, 2015
S02E17 Caio Borges on the BRICS Bank
May 26, 2015
S02E16 Robin McDowell on Human Trafficking on the Andaman Sea
May 18, 2015
S02E15 Colin Jackson on Mega-Sporting Events and Human Rights
May 12, 2015
S02E14 Rayyan Hassan on the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank
May 04, 2015
S02E13 Baone Twala on the BRICS Bank
Apr 27, 2015
S02E12 Hiroshi Ishida on Human Rights and the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Apr 20, 2015
S02E11 Priya Pillai on India, Coal Mining and Dissent
Mar 23, 2015
S02E10 Bill Browder on Human Rights and Financial Transparency
Mar 11, 2015
S0209 Alex Budden on Oil & Gas Companies' Community Engagement
Mar 09, 2015
S02E08 Christof Heyns on ICTs and the Right to Life
Feb 26, 2015
S02E07 Linda Piirto on National Action Plans on Business & Human Rights
Feb 18, 2015
S02E06 Ikal Angelei on Oil & Gas Exploration and Community Engagement
Feb 17, 2015
S02E05 Chris Jochnick on Business, Human Rights and Taxation
Feb 09, 2015
S02E04 Sadaf Saaz Siddiqui on Rana Plaza
Feb 02, 2015
S02E03 Javier Moro on Bhopal
Jan 26, 2015
S02E02 V Suresh on India, Land and Accountability
Jan 20, 2015
S02E01 Usha Ramanathan on India, Land and Accountabilty
Jan 12, 2015
S01E04 Nazma Akter on Rana Plaza
Dec 30, 2014
S01E03 Ma Thida on Freedom of Expression in Myanmar
Dec 17, 2014
S01E02 Sara Hossain on Rana Plaza
Nov 26, 2014
S01E01 Daw Khine Khine Nwe on Reform in Myanmar
Nov 25, 2014