U.S. Backs UN Business Guidelines, Steps to Safeguard Workers
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The Obama administration today backed steps by United Nations human rights and labor bodies to protect as many as 100 million domestic workers and prevent human rights abuses by transnational corporations.
The U.S. joined 46 other nations on the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva in endorsing the first global standards detailing government duties to regulate business activities and corporate responsibilities to respect human rights. The council created a working group to monitor implementation of the voluntary guidelines and asked Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to report on how the UN and related agencies can assist.