Links - International Instruments

• The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)

http://www.unhchr.ch/udhr/index.htm
click here to access the UDHR in more than 300 languages and dialects:
http://www.unhchr.ch/udhr/navigate/alpha.htm

• UN Charter

http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/ch-cont.htm

• UN Charter Chapter IX: International economic and social co-operation

http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/ch-chp9.htm

• International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)

http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/a_ccpr.htm

• International Covenant on Economic, Social And Cultural Rights (ICESCR):

http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/a_cescr.htm

• Final text of U.N. doc. "Responsibilities of Transnational Corporations and Other Business Enterprises with Regard to Human Rights" (13 August 2003):
  http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/links/norms-Aug2003.html
  Official Commentary on UN Norms: http://www.business-humanrights.org/Home

Amnesty International Oral Statement (1 August 2002):http://web.amnesty.org/library/index/engIOR400212002?open&of=eng-398
Amnesty International Oral Statement (8 August 2003): http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGPOL300122003?open&of=ENG-200
Joint NGOs press statement welcoming the adoption of the UN Norms:
http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGPOL300132003?open&of=ENG-398

• Abolition of Forced Labour Convention:

http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/32.htm

• Worker's Representatives Convention Convention (No. 135) concerning Protection and Facilities to be Afforded to Workers' Representatives in the Undertaking:

http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/j_ilo135.htm

• Labour Relations (Public Service) Convention Convention (No. 151) concerning Protection of the Right to Organize and Procedures for Determining Conditions of Employment in the Public Service:

http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/j_ilo151.htm

• Employment Policy Convention Convention (No. 122) concerning Employment Policy:

http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/k_ilo122.htm

• Convention (No. 168) concerning Employment Promotion and Protection against Unemployment:

http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/k_ilo168.htm

• Convention (No. 169) concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries:

http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/62.htm

• Convention (No. 154) concerning the Promotion of Collective Bargaining:

http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/k_ilo154.htm

• International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families: http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/m_mwctoc.htm

• Business and Human Rights: A progress report:

http://www.unhchr.ch/business.htm

• 9 Principles of UN Global Compact :

http://www.unglobalcompact.org/

• Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD): Business integrity:

http://www.oecd.org/daf/nocorruptionweb/Business_Integrity/index.htm

• OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises:

http://www.oecd.org/daf/investment/guidelines/index.htm

• OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises: Assessment points to shortcomings in implementation:

http://www.business-humanrights.org/Feeney-Making-Companies-Accountable.htm

• Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Guidelines

http://www.globalreporting.org/GRIGuidelines/index.htm

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