Remedying depletion through social reproduction – a critical engagement with the UN’s Business and Human Rights framework

Main author: Goldblatt, Beth
Other authors: Rai, Shirin M.
Format: Journal Article           
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description The growing recognition of unpaid work in international law and the Sustainable Development Goals acknowledges that gendered labour supports the global economy. This work can have harmful impacts, leading to ‘depletion through social reproduction’ (). When corporate harms impact on workers and communities, family members are often required to provide caring labour for those directly affected. However, the consequential harms of depletion are generally invisible within the law and uncompensated. In assessing the United Nations’ business and human rights framework, we argue that the international legal regime must take account of social reproductive work and its consequent harms.
format Journal Article
author Goldblatt, Beth
author_facet Goldblatt, Beth
Rai, Shirin M.
authorStr Goldblatt, Beth
author_letter Goldblatt, Beth
author2 Rai, Shirin M.
author2Str Rai, Shirin M.
title Remedying depletion through social reproduction – a critical engagement with the UN’s Business and Human Rights framework
publisher Bristol University Press
publishDate 2020
url https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/39260/