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Gender Dimensions of the UNGPs

Protecting and respecting the rights of LGBTI persons in the context of business activities

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Women's Empowerment Principles

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Standards of Conduct for Business: Tackling Discrimination against LGBTI people

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Women's rights are everyone's business.

The COVID-19 crisis is distinctive in its gendered impacts across the sectors of employment. Their frontline status means that not only are they among those most exposed to COVID-19, but they also experience high levels of work-related stress and emotional exhaustion. This video highlights the need for businesses to consider gender when responding to crises.

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Gender and the Garment Sector

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The Weakest Link in the Global Supply Chain – How the Pandemic is Affecting Bangladesh’s Garment Workers

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Fabric of Change

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A Stitch in Time: Women Workers in Need of Better Safeguards in the Apparel Sector

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Hanging by a Thread: Advocating for the Rights of Women Apparel Factory Workers in Free Trade Zones

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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Women Garment Workers in Sri Lanka’s Free Trade Zones (FTZs)

Gender and Infrastructure

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Infrastructure Development and Women's Rights in Indonesia

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Thai Women’s Unpaid Care and Domestic Work and the Impact on Decent Employment

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State Duties: Women's Participation in Sri Lanka's Workforce and the UNGPs

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The Protection of Human Rights Defenders in the Context of Business and Human Rights

‘From Formalism to Feminism’ Special Issue of the Business and Human Rights Journal

Fast Fashion for 2030: Using the Pattern of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to Cut a More Gender-Just Fashion Sector

Women and the ‘Business’ of Human Rights: The Problem with Women’s Empowerment Projects and the Need for Corporate Reform

Reclaiming the Human Rights Foundations of the UN Standards of Conduct for Business on Tackling Discrimination against LGBTI People

Gender and BHR Resources

Global Guidance

Guidance

Gender Dimensions of the UNGPs

Guidance

Protecting and respecting the rights of LGBTI persons in the context of business activities

Guidance

Women's Empowerment Principles

Guidance

Standards of Conduct for Business: Tackling Discrimination against LGBTI people

Women's rights are everyone's business.

Gender and the Garment Sector

Publication

The Weakest Link in the Global Supply Chain – How the Pandemic is Affecting Bangladesh’s Garment Workers

Story

Fabric of Change

Story

A Stitch in Time: Women Workers in Need of Better Safeguards in the Apparel Sector

Story

Hanging by a Thread: Advocating for the Rights of Women Apparel Factory Workers in Free Trade Zones

Story

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Women Garment Workers in Sri Lanka’s Free Trade Zones (FTZs)

Gender and Infrastructure

Other Resources

Publication

Thai Women’s Unpaid Care and Domestic Work and the Impact on Decent Employment

Publication

State Duties: Women's Participation in Sri Lanka's Workforce and the UNGPs

Publication

The Protection of Human Rights Defenders in the Context of Business and Human Rights

BHRJ: Gender Special Issue

‘From Formalism to Feminism’ Special Issue of the Business and Human Rights Journal

Fast Fashion for 2030: Using the Pattern of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to Cut a More Gender-Just Fashion Sector

Women and the ‘Business’ of Human Rights: The Problem with Women’s Empowerment Projects and the Need for Corporate Reform

Reclaiming the Human Rights Foundations of the UN Standards of Conduct for Business on Tackling Discrimination against LGBTI People

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