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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.
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Documents

  • 8 August 2014

    Investing in Decent Work: Risks in the Qatari Construction Sector

    This briefing paper focuses on the theme of migrant workers’ rights in the Qatari construction sector and the associated risks and responsibilities for multinational construction companies along with their investors.
    Overview:
    1) The lack of attention to labour rights in the Qatari (...)

  • 20 December 2013

    CWC Investor Brief: Climate Change Risks and Opportunities for Investors

    This 2013 CWC brief outlines risks and opportunities for pension funds in climate-related investments, trustee action items and resources.

  • 19 December 2013

    CWC Investor Brief: The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

    The CWC Investor Brief on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises was published in 2013.
    This Investor Brief provides basic information about the Guidelines, key expectations and responsibilities of institutional investors, information for trade unions and their pension funds and key (...)

  • 11 August 2013

    Investing in Decent Work: Forced labour - case studies

    This briefing paper provided case studies of previous investor initiatives to engage companies on forced labour.
    Overview
    Forced labour is one of the most pressing workers’ rights challenges of our time. With over 12.3 million workers worldwide forced to work in unacceptable conditions, forced (...)

  • 19 May 2013

    OECD public consultation on draft High-Level Principles on Long-Term Investment Financing by Institutional Investors

    The Global Unions Committee on Workers Capital (CWC) encouraged all CWC members and beyond to take part in the on-going public consultation on draft High-Level Principles on LongTerm Investment Financing by Institutional Investors, conducted by the (...)
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