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Human Rights Translated: A Business Reference Guide

Document number
3099
Date
2008
Title
Human Rights Translated: A Business Reference Guide
Author/publisher
Monash University
Availability
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Document type(s)
Training Material/Resources,
Keywords
Civil Rights, Political Rights, Business, methodology, human rights, private sector
Summary

This introduction briefly outlines the concept of ‘human rights’ and the main categories of rights, as well as the relationship between corporations and human rights. The aim is to give company managers a fuller under- standing of what their stakeholders – including employ- ees, shareholders, customers, local communities, civil society, governments and business partners – increas- ingly expect of them, both in terms of strategic policy and implementation at the local level.