ethical > corporate responsibility
Corporate responsibility and social justice are subjects that ultimately ask companies to ensure their operations, especially in developing countries, meet minimum standards in terms of recognising the human rights of workers and their working conditions.
The Governments website on corporate social responsibility can be found at www.csr.gov.uk.
For more information you may want to visit some of the following sites:-
Bredbury, Stockport.
Registered charity which believes that ending poverty requires local, national and international action. One country alone cannot change the world but by working together we can end extreme poverty.
ActionAid works in rich countries such as the UK to challenge and change their Government’s international development policies, as well as the international institutions they play a leading role in.
The Department for Business Enterprise and regulatory Reform has a section on its website dedicated to "improving the quality of working life for individuals, and creating the conditions for business success".
International organisation campaigning for improvements in working conditions within the global garment industry.
CORE works to make changes in UK company law to minimise companies negative impacts on people and the environment and to maximise companies contribution to sustainable societies. Its members include charities, faith-based groups, community organisations, unions, businesses and academic institutions.
Alliance of companies, non-government organisations and
trades unions, that seek to promote ethical working conditions for foreign workers producing goods for the UK market.
United Nations agency, tasked with promoting social justice through formulating internationally agreed conventions on human and labour rights, that set minimum standards.
International charity with Catholic roots that enables poor communities to solve their own problems through support from skilled workers.
Organisation offering courses and advice on this subject.
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