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Look at an example from the other end of the spectrum, Switzerland, a capitalist society with a good human rights record (at least that’s the general consensus
by joejohnson 6y ago
Look at an example from the other end of the spectrum, Switzerland, a capitalist society with a good human rights record (at least that’s the general consensus among western nations).
One of their largest multinationals, Nestlé, successfully fought a policy proposal last year that would require Swiss corporations to follow environmental and human rights regulations across their entire supply chain (the Konzernverantwortungsinitiative [1]).
Weeks after this initiative barely failed to pass, Nestlé won a decision in the US Supreme Court meaning the country could not be sued by former child slaves in US court [2].
1. https://www.srf.ch/news/abstimmung-29-november-2020/konzernverantwortung/menschenrechte-und-wirtschaft-die-schweiz-ist-kein-sonderfall https://www.srf.ch/news/abstimmung-29-november-2020/konzernv... (German)
2. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-slavery-idUSKBN28B5X9 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-slavery-idUSKBN...
- estaseuropano 6y agoOne company finding its way around the rules and manipulating lawmakers to change the rules for them is still far from the systemic and structural slavery in the UAE.
- joejohnson 6y agoCompanies finding their way around rules by manipulating lawmakers sounds “systemic” or “structural”. And the example I gave was literally a law banning use of slave labor. Only difference is where the slaves are located.