Situation
A global manufacturer sought to assess actual and potential human rights impacts and its operations in South Africa.
Impact
- On-site visits to facilities and interviews conducted in local languages.
- Recommendations provided to improve working conditions.
Solutions
Situation
Our client wished to conduct a human rights impact assessment to better understand human rights risks and impacts associated with their operations in South Africa.
Solution
We visited the company’s manufacturing and warehousing facilities in several cities to conduct our assessment. In the process, we interviewed dozens of workers in local languages, including Xhosa and Zulu.
Impact
Our Human Rights experts found the most salient risks to be related to contract workers at the sites, who lacked decent working conditions and access to an effective grievance mechanism. We provided our client with recommendations to improve the grievance mechanism and to engage directly with their contractors to improve practices.
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