Human Rights

This series of articles will feature topics such as Human rights , Labor laws , Culture , Ethics , Departmentalization , work life balance  etc basically everything needed to survive in a corporate world J , and I will be starting off with a very important aspect;

Human Rights 

Human Rights can be simply defined as “A right that is believed to belong justifiably to every person” Hmm okay so that sounds COMPLICATED …… , in other words according to the OHCHR – United Nations (2011) Human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, whatever our nationality, place of residence, sex, national or ethnic origin, color, religion, language, or any other status. We are all equally entitled to our human rights without discrimination. These rights are all interrelated, interdependent and indivisible.

So why am I talking about Human Rights when the Blog title is “The Corporate World “ ????? :S , well at the end of the day if you know your basic human rights you can survive anywhere from a street to the office.so what I’m trying to say or convey is that Human Rights is important even when you enter through the gates of a company.

According to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights set forth by the United Nations is valid across from the United States to the boarders of China.

There are over 30 Articles ranging from “Everyone has the right to life” to “Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay.” And all these articles can be found in the interactive and creative which could be found bellow;

So what if by any chance you’re basic Human Rights is breached by a supervisor, colleague or a coworker in your same department or in another department??? 

Well that’s where Human resources department kicks in they are the legal liaison (for those who don’t know “a Liaison” is someone like an intermediary) between the organization and the employees, they are to uphold the employment and safety laws (osha, and civil rights act) as well as follow the practices, which may differ within federal guidelines, that the employer authorizes. 

Hence by telling the Human Resources team would be ideal, even though it’s your manager because more than empathy it is the breech of your basic human rights we are talking about !!!. Hence do what is right and do what is best for you and the others in order to make a better world.

Even a simple thing like a breach of Privacy ( e.g – your co – worker checking your appointment calendar ) is a breach of human rights 

And in conclusion I would like to quote Martin Luther King Jr. by saying "True peace is not merely the absence of tension, it is the presence of justice"