Isobel Archer

#LabourRights #MigrantWorkers @bhrrc; MA Human Rights graduate @ICwS_SAS. Cellist. Bibliophile.

[Business and Human Rights Centre @BHRCmedia]

NEW 🟡 2025 KnowTheChain ICT benchmark reveals unaddressed forced labour risks in global electronics supply chains

The average company scored just 20/100 this year.

Only 3 companies scored above 50/100.

Workers' testimony in Taiwan reveals a gulf between policy and practice.

[Business and Human Rights Centre @BHRCmedia]

As the world marks #InternationalWomensDay, Meagan Barrera sounds the alarm on the systemic harm Big Tech is inflicting on gender equality under the guise of innovation - and what this means for investors. #IWD2025 https://t.co/8cgMFA0RXE

[Business and Human Rights Centre @BHRCmedia]

"Palestinian workers are the backbone of Gaza’s reconstruction & Palestine’s economy. They do not seek displacement, they demand the right to rebuild, to work, and to live with dignity in their homeland"

@BWIglobal call for Palestinian workers' rights ⬇️
https://t.co/CvenAxhBar

[HRM @H_R_Matter]

Researcher @isobellarcher highlighted that the Middle East and North Africa, despite being only 6% of the global population, accounts for a third of reported labor abuses, with Saudi Arabia being a major contributor.

wage theft, illegal recruitment fees, and poor living conditions affecting migrant workers, particularly in construction and service roles.

By: @mjshrimper

https://t.co/5kkRh0yXak

[Business and Human Rights Centre @BHRCmedia]

“Our data reveals working conditions in Saudi Arabia that are all too familiar for the Gulf regime,” says BHRRC's @isobellarcher

Katherine Lucas on "horrors" facing migrant workers for @theipaper https://t.co/sOvUyUsuta

[Business and Human Rights Centre @BHRCmedia]

"The @bhrrc tracked 28 cases of alleged human rights abuses which it says are linked to 'ruthless brand purchasing practices' between March and September this year."

@ecotextile reports on our new research on purchasing practices & labour rights ⬇️ https://t.co/WepKdqZFTB

[Business and Human Rights Centre @BHRCmedia]

"Based on clear evidence to date, Fifa knows workers will be exploited and even die without fundamental reforms in Saudi Arabia" - @stevecockburn @amnesty

@paulmac reports on #Saudi34 - featuring our data on migrant worker abuse https://t.co/dmuWbxvqfJ

[Business and Human Rights Centre @BHRCmedia]

@hm @RalphLauren It's time for brands to stop passing the pain of crises on to garment workers - and instead centre sustainable growth and the rights of people and planet.

Explore all our resources & subscribe for updates: Who pays for the crisis? https://t.co/CTq08GPmt5

[Isobel Archer @isobellarcher]

In light of yesterday's vote on #Saudi2034bid, @MiguelDelaney's book is a fantastic read and important starting point for anyone waking up today & wondering how we got here and what the next ten years might mean for human rights & football 👇

[Miguel Delaney @MiguelDelaney]

Chapter 11 of ‘States of Play’ is basically all about Fifa, Uefa and the failures of football governance.

Available here: https://t.co/61DFuqGzKr

[Minky Worden @MinkysHighjinks]

@hrw @Mustafa_Qadri @jpmlynch @Rothna_Begum @ituc @EquidemOrg ♦️Every sponsor, business, broadcaster+national team associated with the #Saudi2034 World Cup will be tainted by widespread labor abuses unless urgent human rights+labor reforms are implemented—which @FIFAcom has exerted zero effort to achieve so far:

https://t.co/tNn1PILPP0

[Equidem.org @EquidemOrg]

Join @BHRRC and @EquidemOrg tomorrow for the launch of our report, "Rush to Renewables: Towards Migrant Worker Rights and a Just Energy Transition in the Gulf" as we discuss our findings and the path forward for a just and sustainable energy transition
➡️https://t.co/ytaAXk4G4q

[Business and Human Rights Centre @BHRCmedia]

With time running out to meet 2030 climate goals, the Gulf's renewable energy industry must prioritise human rights and safeguard the migrant workers powering this critical shift.

Join us with @equidemorg to hear about our research
📆 10 Dec
Register 🔗 https://t.co/c0xMSHJiC4

[ITUC @ituc]

Gulf states are racing to ramp up renewable energy & meet 2030 climate goals. Will it be a #JustTransition? Or will migrant workers pay the price?🤔

📰New research from @bhrrc & @EquidemOrg reveals widespread abuse 🔗 https://t.co/hBnmf1E8Yy

[Isobel Archer @isobellarcher]

Thrilled for this recognition of @MigrantRights at #UNForumBHR - an organisation and team it is a privilege to work with in their tenacious, down to earth & expert regional approach 👇

[Business and Human Rights Centre @BHRCmedia]

📣 @migrantrights wins 2024 Human Rights & Business Award at #UNForumBHR

https://t.co/4ec81499k7 receives the #bizhumanrights prize for their work to advance the rights of migrant workers who make up ~90% of the Gulf workforce. Watch the video 🎥 https://t.co/U2MOPAnAuD

[Steve Cockburn @stevecockburn]

"The picture that emerges is of one of the wealthiest nations on earth exploiting some of its poorest workers as it gears up to host football's greatest showcase."

More revelations of grim conditions in Saudi - this time at a World Cup stadium

https://t.co/VqReg6DK0l

[Phil Lynch @PhilALynch]

Suppression of dissent. Unlawful executions. High levels of modern slavery. Repression of women. Arbitrary detention of human rights defenders. Saudi Arabia is absolutely unfit to host a @FIFAWorldCup. https://t.co/WyNdLsf4iq @LinaAlhathloul @ALQST_En @barneyronay @ISHRglobal

[Tsedenya @TsedenyaGirmay]

“I was willing to stay and fight to the end; I wanted to sue the company & its partners for engaging in trafficking. I wished to pursue the case. I wanted someone to be held responsible, but seeking justice in Qatar is not the easiest task” @MigrantRights
https://t.co/JMkvWdUy9W

[Priyanka Mogul Petrucci @priyankamogul]

“There’s the expectation that if you are buying something luxury it is very bespoke and has been created closer to home. Often, that’s not the case.”

@BHRRC's Natalie Swan speaks to the @FT.

https://t.co/SJ3Ep4xrGU

[Business and Human Rights Centre @BHRCmedia]

Investigation by @fairsqprojects finds migrant workers in UAE at heightened risk of dengue fever after govt. post-floods clean up neglected worker accommodation.

Workers said employers delayed reporting outbreaks while workers were locked in bedrooms 1/ https://t.co/VVSeXLzgW2

[Clean Clothes Campaign @cleanclothes]

“Brands say that they respect [our right to form and join a union] but it’s just for show – they rarely intervene when there is an issue”.

New research by @BHRRC, documenting the experiences of unions and workers across South and Southeast Asia.