Nicole Vander Meulen Nicole Vander Meulen

Policy Brief: Fighting Illicit Labor Practices and Protecting American Interests in Federal Procurement

This brief argues that as the FAR Council aims to bring the Federal Acquisition Regulation more in line with the administration’s priorities it must ensure that provisions like the human trafficking and forced child labor prohibitions remain in the FAR in order to protect law-abiding U.S. businesses from unfair competition, secure U.S. supply chains, and ensure U.S. taxpayer dollars are not funding egregious abuses around the world.

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Nicole Vander Meulen Nicole Vander Meulen

Release of "Public Procurement and Human Rights: A Survey of Twenty Jurisdictions"

Today the International Learning Lab on Public Procurement and Human Rights, a project of organizations including ICAR, DIHR, and the Harrison Institute at Georgetown University, is pleased to announce the publication of its first report, entitled "Public Procurement and Human Rights: A Survey of Twenty Jurisdictions."

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Nicole Vander Meulen Nicole Vander Meulen

Remarks from Learning Lab Workshop on Public Procurement and Human Rights

During the first workshop held by the Learning Lab, speakers gave remarks about the importance of public procurement as a tool to ensure businesses respect human rights. They also made clear statements of support for the Learning Lab and its potential to increase the inclusion of human rights considerations in the public procurement process.

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Nicole Vander Meulen Nicole Vander Meulen

First International Workshop of the Learning Lab on Public Procurement and Human Rights

On 19 November the International Corporate Accountability Roundtable (ICAR), the Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR), the Harrison Institute at Georgetown University Law Center, and the Public Procurement Research Group at the University of Nottingham's School of Law will launch the first international workshop of the Learning Lab on Public Procurement and Human Rights. The workshop will take place in Geneva, Switzerland.

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Nicole Vander Meulen Nicole Vander Meulen

Submission to the U.S. National Action Plan on Responsible Business Conduct Regarding Public Procurement

Together with Professor Robert Stumberg of the Harrison Institute at Georgetown University Law Center, ICAR has published a submission to the U.S. National Action Plan (NAP) on Responsible Business Conduct in order to provide guidance to the U.S. government on embedding human rights protections in federal procurement policy within the existing authority of the Executive Branch. 

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Nicole Vander Meulen Nicole Vander Meulen

Launch of the Government Procurement Project

The International Corporate Accountability Roundtable launches the “Government Procurement Project.” Governments at the federal and state level are large purchasers of goods and services and can therefore exert a tremendous amount of leverage on corporate actors to comply with requirements to compete for these lucrative contracts.

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