Voices - Conversations on Business and Human Rights from Around the World

Voices - Conversations on Business and Human Rights from Around the World

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Voices - Conversations on Business and Human Rights from Around the World episodes

  • SO8E19 Transparentem on Social Audit Deception

    Jump-to:

    (00:45) The case of labour rights in the apparel industry

    (1:30) What is Transparentem?

    (2:50) What does the Transparentum report cover?

    (4:35) Audits beyond the apparel industry

    (7:00)  Suppliers and their methods to conceal labour abuses

    (8:00) Why would workers lie during audits?

    (11:10) Concerning examples of recruitment agencies methods for extortion 

    (15:30) Do legislations on supply chains impact audit practices?

    (18:40) Next steps for Transparentem

    21 min
  • S08E17 On Utopias and the Climate Crisis with Danilo Palazzo
    The dystopian mood music surrounding the United Nations 26th annual climate change conference (COP26) is stark. Government and business leaders are not meeting the targets set in the landmark 2015 Paris Agreement, and humanity is quickly running out of time to correct course.
    In this special episode of Voices, IHRB’s Haley St. Dennis and John Morrison unpack the concept and study of dystopian and utopian thinking throughout history, in search of guidance for how to think about and tackle the climate crisis. Feeding into the discussion is Dr. Danilo Palazzo, an academic expert on the subject of utopias, who emphasises the usefulness of utopian thinking as a response to dystopian realities, particularly their value in crafting blue-sky solutions and forcing problem-solvers to think beyond present generations’ needs.
    20 min
  • S08E13 Sumitha Shaanthinni Kishna on Malaysia, Migrants, and the Pandemic

     

    Jump-to points: 

     

    (03:20) The work of Our Journey in Malaysia

    (4:40) The impact of the pandemic on migrant workers in Malaysia

    (07:00) The additional burden on women

    (8:44) The risks for businesses in the absence of effective enforcement of migrant workers' rights

    (12:00) The active role of businesses and what businesses should do to avoid unethical recruiting 

    (24:45) The need to strengthen the collaboration between civil society and business 

    31 min
  • S08E12 Marketing Students on Reframing Negative Portrayals of Migrant Workers

    PART I: #InvisibleHeroes Team

    (02:46) Why Singapore? 

    (07:23) A pronged strategy: Social media + cultural fairs + employee engagement

    (09:34) Scaling migrant workers stories on social media

    (12:50) The power of cultural fairs in making human connection

    (16:04) Breaking down silo’s across employees through mentoring

    (20:15) The importance of branding and messaging to tell stories effectively

     

    PART II: #NFTs Team

    (24:29) What are non-fungible tokens (NFTs)?

    (26:13) How to connect NFTs, art, and migrant workers

    (27:45) The disruptive potential of NFTs

    (29:55) Artists uptake of NFTs

    (33:36) Using NFTs to elevate migrants’ stories 

    (35:52) A London showcase - an arts and migrant hub

    44 min
  • S08E11 Andrew Stephens and Simon Bennett on Delivering on Seafarers’ Rights
    This Day of the Seafarer podcast brings together Andrew Stephens of the Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI), and Simon Bennett of Swire Shipping to reflect on the ongoing maritime crew change crisis and wider human rights issues among the world’s 1.6 million seafarers.
    In conversation with IHRB's Francesca Fairbairn, they discuss the impact on seafarers of being unable to disembark ships, sometimes for many months beyond the end of their contract, due to national government-imposed COVID port restrictions.
    19 min
  • S08E10 Emily Kenway on The Truth About Modern Slavery

    Emily Kenway is an activist and author who was involved with the establishment of the office of the UK and slavery, Commissioner, where she was responsible for private sector engagement and has also worked for a number of organisations focused on Labor rights in both the UK and abroad.

    Find out more about the book

     

     

    18 min

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