How the presence of multinational enterprises impacts the human rights of workers in Mexico: Comparing violations with local firms

Worldwide reports of corporate misconduct spread the message of companies engaging in only thinly veiled compliance with the human rights standards laid down by the United Nations as being inalienable, fundamental core values and standards of respectful dignity. The application of these standards across different societies continues to vary according to a plethora of factors, which presents an alignment challenge on a global scale.

A research paper by Colovic et al. (2019) explores three questions relating to the influence that multinational enterprises (MNEs) have on the level of respect for the human rights that the workers in Mexico experience. Firstly,...