ABSTRACT
Multinational corporations (MNCs) have an odd standing in human rights. On the one hand, there is no question that MNCs have promoted trade and foreign investment in developing countries and in that way have promoted the cause of human rights. On the other hand, it is certainly not unknown for MNCs to engage in what is commonly referred to as a “race to the bottom,” which means that these corporations will go to any lengths to exploit foreign workers and engage in practices that would clearly be illegal if engaged in back at
