Resource Center

The Resource Center provides existing studies, websites, tools, databases and further information on Human Rights in general, and with focus on tourism. 

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National Action Plan

Implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights

The Federal Government, in the coalition agreement of 2013, committed itself to implementing the UN Guiding Principles in Germany. Through the present National Action Plan for Business and Human Rights (NAP), it wishes to contribute to improving the human rights situation worldwide and to giving globalisation a social dimension in accordance with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Author(s) / Editor(s)

Federal Foreign Office Germany

Topic(s)

Human Rights Policy
Due Diligence
National Action Plan
Corporate Social Responsibility [CSR]
Sustainable Development Goals [SDGs]
Sustainability
UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights [UNGPs]

Year of publication

Length

32 pages
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Risk and Crisis Management in Tourism Sector: Recovery From Crisis in the OIC Member Countries

The specific objectives of the study are to show how the tourism sectors of countries have been affected by crises; to present strategies for OIC Member States to deal with risks and crises in the tourism sector; to identify crisis management tools (from the Government side) which are relevant to the tourism industry; and to identify the main challenges in implementing measures to reduce the effects of crises and lessons learned from other countries in recent years.

Author(s) / Editor(s)

COMCEC Coordination Office [CCO]

Topic(s)

Crisis Management
Tourism Stakeholder

Year of publication

Length

180 pages
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Sexual Exploitation Of Children in Travel and Tourism [Sectt]

Recommendations for Action

The Recommendations for Action are to support ECPAT member’s advocacy efforts to ensure that children enjoy greater protection from sexual exploitation in the context of travel and tourism(SECTT).

Author(s) / Editor(s)

ECPAT

Topic(s)

Children's Rights
Sexual Exploitation/Sexual Harassment

Year of publication

Length

3 pages
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Tackling Discrimination against Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans, & Intersex People

Standards of Conduct for Business

The Standards of Conduct summarized below, and set out in more detail later in this paper, offer practical guidance to companies on how to respect and support the rights of LGBTI people in the workplace, marketplace and community. They have been developed by the United Nations Human Rights Office in partnership with the Institute for Human Rights and Business

Author(s) / Editor(s)

United Nations [UN]

Topic(s)

Code of Conduct
L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+
Corporate Social Responsibility [CSR]
Human Rights Policy

Year of publication

Length

52 pages
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Tourism for Development

Women and Tourism: Designing for Inclusion

This preparatory World Bank paper on tourism and gender explains the rationale for integrating a gender lens into tourism development projects. It also includes a set of resources designed to help development professionals and project managers get started and find necessary data. This paper paves the way for more in-depth operational research and data collection on what works for empowering women in the tourism sector.

Author(s) / Editor(s)

The World Bank Group

Topic(s)

Diversity & Inclusion
Equality
Women's Rights/Women Empowerment

Year of publication

Length

36 pages
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Tourism’s Dirty Secret

The Exploitation Of Hotel Housekeepers

This report examines the working lives of housekeepers in Toronto, Canada, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic and Phuket, Thailand. In dozens of interviews with hotel housekeepers, representatives of workers’ organizations and hotel managers, Oxfam found five overarching trends common to the three locations.

Author(s) / Editor(s)

Oxfam Canada

Topic(s)

Equality
Gender
Labour Rights
Women's Rights/Women Empowerment

Year of publication

Length

28 pages
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Unions mobilizing against sexual harassment in hotels and restaurants

We are not on the menu/Hands off pants on

This conference aims to highlight the problem of sexual harassment in the industry and is hopefully the start of a closer collaboration between social partners and governments on improving the occupational health and safety.

Author(s) / Editor(s)

Nordic Union - HRCT

Topic(s)

Sexual Exploitation/Sexual Harassment
Women's Rights/Women Empowerment

Year of publication

Length

12 pages
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Asean Community Based Tourism Standard

The objective of this Checklist is to enable assessment of the performance and achievement of CBT initiatives in the ASEAN region. Assessment is based on the degree to which a CBT initiative meets the quality requirements specified in the ASEAN CBT Standard. The Checklist was developed as a practical tool for CBT Committees, communities and assessors to evaluate the performance of a CBT initiative and for determining its qualification as a ASEAN CBT initiative.

Author(s) / Editor(s)

Association of Southeast Asian Nations [ASEAN]

Topic(s)

Community-based Tourism [CBT]
Tourism Development
Stakeholder Engagement

Year of publication

Length

270 pages
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Business, Human Rights and the Sustainable Development Goals

Forging a Coherent Vision and Strategy

This paper makes the case for the Business and Sustainable Development Commission (BSDC) to take a lead in changing the current outdated discourse on business and social development, by recognising and harnessing this unique potential of the UNGPs. The paper concludes that the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) present an opportunity not just to update our vision of the role of business in sustainable development, but to change it fundamentally.

Author(s) / Editor(s)

Business and Sustainable Development Commission
Shift

Topic(s)

Human Rights Policy
Due Diligence
Corporate Social Responsibility [CSR]
Sustainable Development Goals [SDGs]
Sustainability
UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights [UNGPs]

Year of publication

Length

44 pages
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Designing effective human rights training aligned with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights

Companies have an internationally recognized responsibility to respect human rights and to develop a suitable training program to ensure that employees are equipped to help reduce the risk of human rights harm. This Good Practice Note highlights different approaches for designing effective human rights training programs and identify challenges that can be avoided with proper planning.

Author(s) / Editor(s)

UN Global Compact

Topic(s)

Human Rights Policy
Due Diligence
Corporate Social Responsibility [CSR]
UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights [UNGPs]

Year of publication

Length

19 pages
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Doing business with respect for human rights

a guidance tool for companies

This guidance is more than a theoretical explanation of what the Guiding Principles say; it is based on real experiences of companies, and their stakeholders, in diverse and complex situations. This guidance is for company staff who want to understand what “doing business with respect for human rights” means. It is for anyone who faces – or could face – scenarios in which their function, department or company could be connected to harm to people, or what this guidance calls “negative impacts".

Author(s) / Editor(s)

Global Compact Network Netherlands
Oxfam
Shift

Topic(s)

Corporate Social Responsibility [CSR]
Due Diligence
UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights [UNGPs]

Year of publication

Length

136 pages
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Global Study on Sexual Exploitation of Children in Travel and Tourism 2016

The Global Study on SECTT aims to bring this gross violation of children’s right into the light, and marks the 20th anniversary of the 1st World Congress on the Sexual Exploitation of Children. Guided by a High-Level Taskforce and informed by detailed studies from every region and many countries, as well as contributions from experts and children, the Global Study is the first (and, to date, the only) research initiative on SECTT to explore emerging trends and possible solutions.

Author(s) / Editor(s)

Hawke A.
Raphael A.
ECPAT

Topic(s)

Children's Rights
Sexual Exploitation/Sexual Harassment

Year of publication

Length

154 pages
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Human Rights in Tourism

An Implementation Guideline for Tour Operators

This guideline is based on the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and was specifically devised by the members of the Roundtable Human Rights in Tourism to address the needs of tour operators. It supports the development of a human rights strategy that can be integrated into already existing management structures of the tourism industry, and individually adapted to their size and business activities. To specify social needs and root human rights issues deeply within the organisation.

Author(s) / Editor(s)

Roundtable Human Rights in Tourism

Topic(s)

Human Rights Policy
Corporate Social Responsibility [CSR]
Due Diligence
Tour operator
UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights [UNGPs]

Year of publication

Length

36 pages
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Human Rights, Climate Change and Business

This document explores the main legal and policy implications of the UNGPs for States and businesses with regard to human rights and climate change (Section I) and concludes with some of OHCHR’s key advocacy messages on this issue (Section II).

Author(s) / Editor(s)

United Nations [UN]

Topic(s)

Environment
Human Rights Policy
Climate Change

Year of publication

Length

9 pages
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Land Rights Matter! Anchors to Reduce Land Grabbing, Dispossession and Displacement

A Comparative Study of Land Rights Systems in Southeast Asia and the Potential of National and International Legal Frameworks and Guidelines

The purpose of this comparative land policy study is, first, to provide a comprehensive overview of the current situation of statutory and customary land rights systems in six Southeast Asian countries, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Philippines and Vietnam and, second, to discuss the potential of national and international legal frameworks and guidelines to reduce land grabbing, dispossession and displacement in these countries.

Author(s) / Editor(s)

Bread for the World

Topic(s)

Land Rights
Community Impact
Tourism Development

Year of publication

Length

80 pages
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Manual on Accessible Tourism for All

Principles, Tools and Best Practices

This manual will be a key tool for the international community to understand the accessibility chain in tourism, the economic impact of accessible tourism, and the steps to follow in order to create accessible destinations in accordance with the Design for All principles. The publication is divided into five separate modules, each addressing key issues regarding accessibility in tourism.

Author(s) / Editor(s)

World Tourism Organization [UNWTO]

Topic(s)

Diversity & Inclusion
Disability Rights

Year of publication

Length

72 pages
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ModernSlaveryToolkit

A guide and resources to ensure your co-op tackles modern slavery

Smaller responsible organisations are also choosing to prepare their own modern slavery statement to evidence to their customers and members how they are tackling modern slavery. This is an opportunity to tell the public and staff what initiatives have been put in place.

Author(s) / Editor(s)

Co-operatives UK

Topic(s)

Corporate Social Responsibility [CSR]
Human Rights Policy
Modern Slavery
Labour Rights

Year of publication

Length

26 pages
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Realise the Potential of your Ethical Trade Programme

Look at how promoting ethical trade and workers’ rights contributes to the sustainable development goals

The purpose of this report is: To explain how the SDGs are relevant to ethical trade and workers’ rights, particularly SDG 8 and other key goals. Responsible business conduct and respect for human rights in global supply chains has been identified as one of the most effective ways of advancing sustainable development.

Author(s) / Editor(s)

Ethical Trading Initative

Topic(s)

Sustainability
Sustainable Development Goals [SDGs]
Labour Rights
UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights [UNGPs]

Year of publication

Length

40 pages
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SDG Compass

The guide for business action on the SDGs

The SDG Compass explains how the SDGs affect your business – offering you the tools and knowledge to put sustainability at the heart of your strategy.

Author(s) / Editor(s)

Global Reporting Initiative [GRI]
UN Global Compact
Business Council for Sustainable Development [WBCSD]

Topic(s)

Sustainable Development Goals [SDGs]
Sustainability
Due Diligence
Corporate Social Responsibility [CSR]

Year of publication

Length

30 pages
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Slum tourism: helping to fight poverty ...or voyeuristic exploitation?

This report presents findings from desk-based research which sought to answer the following questions: What is slum tourism and why do people choose to visit slums? How can slum tourism benefit people in deprived areas? When is slum tourism voyeuristic and exploitative? Is it possible to define best practice principles in slum tourism?

Author(s) / Editor(s)

Tourism Concern

Topic(s)

Slum Tourism
Community Impact

Year of publication

Length

10 pages
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