Empresas y Derechos Humanos

Corruption within and between public and private sectors has become one of the leading problems for businesses all over the world. Just to get an idea of the dimension of corruption, it is worth mentioning that, according to the World Bank Institute, more than $1 trillion dollars (US$1,000 billion) are paid in bribes every year1,…

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Discriminatory practices in the work place vary a significantly. Many different groups are victims of discrimination, including but not limited to women, ethnic minorities, people with a disability, and the elderly. To complicate matters further, the manifestations of discriminatory practice are diverse, and at times can be quite subtle. This makes discrimination difficult to identify,…

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Freedom of association offers employers and workers the opportunity to work together to improve performance and to share fairly in the benefits of those improvements. Almost without exception, the most successful companies in the developed world have a long history of recognising and working with trade unions.

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Today, at least 12.3 million people are victims of forced labour worldwide. Of these, 9.8 million are exploited by private agents, including more than 2.4 million as a result of human trafficking. Another 2.5 million are forced to work by the State or by rebel military groups. Women and children are by far the majority,…

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An estimated 218 million children aged 5-17 are engaged in child labour, excluding child domestic labour. Some 126 million of these children are believed to be engaged in hazardous situations or conditions, such as working in mines, working with chemicals and pesticides in agriculture or working with dangerous machinery. They are everywhere but invisible, toiling…

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Ayuda contra la corrupción a pequeñas empresas en países en vías de desarrollo

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DIAGNOSTICO SITUACIÓN DE LA MINERA EN EL DEPARTAMENTO DEL CHOCÓ

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Presentación en power point sobre la minería en Chocó ver presentación

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