Respect of Human Rights s by Transnational Business Corporates in Tuleffa Town vis-à-vis UNGPS
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2024-12
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Addis Ababa University
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Globalization has paved the way for the rapid expansion of transnational business corporations across the globe. While these enterprises provide significant economic benefits, particularly for developing countries, they also hold the potential to promote fundamental human rights and freedoms within their host states. However, alongside these advantages, they pose serious risks to human rights. Historically, human rights issues were primarily associated with national governments, leaving corporate-related abuses largely unexamined despite evidence of widespread violations caused by local and global business entities.
Today, the expectation for businesses to uphold human rights has become a global norm. Transnational corporations, like all business entities, have obligations under both national and international laws to respect fundamental human rights and freedoms. The United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) stand as a key global framework, defining corporate responsibilities and mandating proactive measures to prevent and mitigate human rights risks, as well as to address violations arising from their operations.
This study focuses on the role of transnational business corporations operating in Tulofa town in fulfilling their obligations to respect fundamental human rights as outlined in the UNGPs. Employing a cross-sectional study design and a quantitative research approach, the research selected four transnational corporations from the twenty operating in the area, based on their operational history and employee size, using purposive sampling. A total of 200 questionnaires were distributed to randomly selected employees from these companies.
The findings, analyzed through a descriptive approach, reveal that the compliance of transnational corporations in the study area with their duty to respect human rights, as prescribed by the UNGPs, is significantly weak.
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Transnational Business Corporates, Fundamental Human Rights s, United Nation Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights s