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  • 29 November 2022

    Shared Prosperity: The Investor Case for Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining

    This brief explains why respect for the fundamental labour rights of collective bargaining and freedom of association is important to investors.
    For information on the PRI in Person Side event, click here.
    When workers come together in a trade union, they can effect meaningful changes in (...)

  • 26 April 2022

    CWC 2022 Amazon proxy brief

    The CWC invites investors to vote for workers at Amazon.com Inc’s 2022 Annual General Meeting.
    This investor brief lists shareholder resolutions and proxy vote recommendations that the CWC encourages investors to support at the 2022 Amazon.com Inc (...)

  • 15 April 2021

    CWC Statement for Investors on the Union Election at Amazon’s Facility in Bessemer, Alabama

    On April 15th, 2021, the Global Unions’ Committee on Workers’ Capital issued a statement that describes how Amazon’s anti-union campaign at its Bessemer, Alabama facility interfered with its workers’ internationally recognized rights to freedom of association.
    The statement lays out the steps that (...)

  • 7 July 2020

    Amazon In-Depth: Work, Rights and Risks at Amazon.com, Inc.

    Amid Amazon.com Inc.’s (“Amazon”) rapid growth, worrying patterns with respect to employee health and safety, infringement of international labour standards, and aversion to collective bargaining have emerged. This investor report provides an overview of Amazon and describes workforce risks in its (...)

  • 29 June 2020

    Investor Brief: Grupo México

    This investor brief summarizes environmental, social, and governance risks at Grupo México, the third largest copper mining company in the world. Grupo México’s wholly-owned subsidiary ASARCO operates copper mines, a smelter, a refinery and processing plants in the United States.
    Approximately (...)
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Documents

  • 17 August 2012

    Trade and Human Rights in Burma (2012-10)

    Since 2011 the Burmese government has made a series of sweeping reforms that have led the EU, the U.S. and the ILO to suspend sanctions and restrictions on investment. Multi-national companies are now eagerly eyeing opportunities in Burma to exploit its resources and untapped markets. Labour (...)

  • 10 August 2012

    Investing in Decent Work: Forced labour

    This briefing paper highlights investor risks associated with forced labour in the steel, cotton and cocoa sectors, and provides recommendations for engaging companies on this core labour issue.
    Overview
    Forced labour is one of the most pressing workers’ rights challenges of our time. With (...)

  • 8 August 2012

    Investing in Decent Work: Occupational Health and Safety

    After focusing on the issue of forced labour, the second round of publications in the CWC’s Investing in Decent Work briefing paper series looks at occupational health and safety (OHS). Briefing paper #3 urges greater shareholder collaboration to push companies towards ensuring robust health and (...)

  • 19 November 2011

    Trade Union Guide for the updated 2011 OECD Guidelines (TUAC)

    The Trade Union Guide for the updated 2011 OECD Guidelines was produced by TUAC.
    The TUAC guide can be accessed hereor downloaded in PDF.
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