There are numerous great Organizations in the world whose devotion and hard work is constant reminder of the global need for cooperation, support and unity. Historical tragedies such as slavery, colonization, world wars and genocides have revealed to the present world that there are such evil that transcends barriers and affects the core of our common humanity.

In the same breath, the global responses to natural disasters like the 2004 Tsunami, the 2005 hurricane in New Orleans, and the outpouring support for the victims of January 12, 2010 Earthquake that shook the island of Haiti is furthermore an example of the care and solidarity that can and should exist in our world.

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It is unfortunate that workplace human rights issues have not been properly understood by the managers and supervisors because of its complex nature. The onus of preventing human rights violations is the responsibility of management professionals in charge of workplace.

The third report to the UN Human Rights Council, submitted earlier this year, outlines a new policy framework for human rights at work place that comprises three core principles

-Governments’ duty to protect human rights
-Corporate responsibility to respect human rights
-The need for greater access by victims to effective remedies

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“Where after all do human rights begin? In small places, close to home…Such are the places where every man, woman, and child seeks equal justice, equal opportunity, equal dignity without discrimination. Unless these rights have meaning there, they have little meaning anywhere. Without concerted citizen action to uphold them close to home, we shall look in vain for progress in the larger world.”

The above are the words of Eleanor Roosevelt, primary architect of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Though the Declaration has been adopted by all 192 members of the United Nations, there has been a wide gap between what has been put down on paper and reality. Much of the discrepancy is due to failure to uphold them in “the small places” of local communities.

Looking “close to home,” in any bustling American city reveals a sad story of far too many people who have not taken the former First Lady’s warning to heart. Take, for example, human trafficking and slavery. It is Read the rest of this entry »