This week the United Nations will negotiate a treaty that seeks to hold transnational corporations accountable for human rights violations.
The European Union should actively endorse it and demonstrate its commitment to human rights standards.
Five years ago a building collapsed in Bangladesh. More than 1,100 workers died and countless others were injured. Rana Plaza shocked the world. 'Never again' became the motto.
Since then, health and safety conditions in the Banglade...
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Matthew is EUobserver's Opinion Editor. He joined EUobserver in June 2018. Previously he worked as a reporter for The Guardian in London, and as editor for AFP in Paris and DPA in Berlin.