The Business and Human Rights Division is committed to advancing corporate accountability and meaningful access to justice for individuals and communities affected by business-related human rights harms. We aim to promote an integrated approach to responsible business conduct, ensuring that companies uphold human rights standards, mitigate risks, and provide effective remedies for those impacted by their operations.
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The Business and Human Rights Division advances corporate accountability and human rights protection through the application of international law. Through the implementation of rights-based and victim-centred approaches, the Division contributes to developing and supporting effective remedy and justice processes for individuals and communities affected by business-related human rights abuses, including forced labour, child labour, and the repression of human rights defenders.
To achieve this, the Division partners with and advises affected communities, civil society organisations, trade unions, national human rights institutions, regulatory bodies, and international accountability mechanisms.
Deploy technical legal expertise to develop and implement rights-based and victim-centred best practices in identifying, mitigating, and remediating business-related human rights abuses across global supply chains.
Conduct and support business and human rights investigations to uncover corporate complicity in human rights violations, strengthening accountability and providing credible evidence for justice and remedy processes.
Pursue innovative responses and pathways to justice for individuals and communities affected by corporate human rights harms, and support them in accessing national, regional, and international accountability mechanisms.
Promote remedy frameworks that are context-sensitive, trauma-informed, and accessible, addressing the harms and long-term impacts on affected workers, communities, and human rights defenders.
Support and empower trade unions to advocate for corporate accountability and meaningful access to justice, ensuring that the diversity of experiences among underrepresented and marginalised groups—including migrant workers, women, and Indigenous communities—is recognised and addressed in business and human rights mechanisms.
The Data Team pioneers bottom-up due diligence approaches that centre affected workers and communities in identifying and addressing human rights risks. Through a data-driven methodology, we leverage in-house technology to collect, analyse, and verify on-the-ground insights. Our approach ensures that corporate human rights due diligence moves beyond top-down risk assessments to incorporate real-time, worker-driven data, enabling more effective mitigation and remediation of business-related human rights harms.
The Legal Team have developed Routes to Remedy Toolkits to support affected human rights defenders, workers, and communities in navigating judicial and non-judicial grievance mechanisms to seek justice and accountability for business-related human rights abuses.
Project Teams provide guidance and training for CSOs and legal practitioners on investigating business and human rights violations in high-risk sectors, including arms, agriculture, and garment.
Arms Exports
Guatemala
Enabling Civil Society Efforts to Address the Misuse, Diversion, and Abuse of Arms Exports
Forced Labor
China
Preventing Forced Labour in Critical Minerals
Labor Rights
Pakistan
Promoting and Advancing International Labor Rights in Pakistan
Bangladesh
Global
India
Indonesia
Malaysia
Sri Lanka
Thailand
Viet Nam
The Routes to Remedy Toolkit
Bangladesh
Enhancing Compliance and Building Capacity: Combating Modern Slavery
Bangladesh
Promoting Human Rights Compliance in the Bangladesh Garment Industry
Global
Report for Anti-Slavery International on Access to Remedy for Migrant Workers
Syria
Pursuing Human Rights Compliance in the Reconstruction of Syria
Global
Basic Investigative Standards for International Crimes (BIS)
