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Human Rights

Business and Human Rights is a vast topic and while it is a relatively new concept to some organisations, it is relevant to all business sectors. The prevalence of human rights abuses and modern slavery has no geographic boundary. The context in Ireland is changing rapidly. These changes are bringing new human rights risks in direct recruitment, contracted workers and supply chain.

BITCI supports members on the topic of business and human rights through:

Awareness-raising training of the issue and all its component parts.
Training on how to conduct human rights due diligence.
Upskill on latest developments regarding policy, governance structures and reporting.
Using BITCI’s Business Working Responsibly Mark as a framework, develop strong foundations for accountability and due diligence on the topic of business and human rights.

In 2021 BITCI published ‘How to Mitigate the Risk of Modern Slavery - A Report & Guidance Tool for Companies in Ireland’

Download "How to Mitigate the Risk of Modern Slavery - A Report & Guidance Tool"

The aim of the Report & Guidance Tool is to support Irish businesses to:

Define human rights infringements and modern slavery in both a global and Irish context.
Outline the key legislative and other developments that business in Ireland needs to know.
Guide companies on the practical actions they can take to mitigate the risk and occurrence of modern slavery.
Equip companies with the tools to conduct human rights due diligence, spot the signs of modern slavery, know what to do and who to contact should any malpractice come to light.