About This Report
On the Margins of Profit
February 19, 2008

On the Margins of Profit

Rights at Risk in the Global Economy

Summary
Background: Understanding the Different Ways Business Activity Can Infringe Human Rights
Impacts: A Selection from Reporting by Human Rights Watch
Right to Security of the Person
Economic and Social Rights
Civil and Political Rights
Non-Discrimination
Labor Rights
Rights of Communities or Groups including Indigenous Peoples
Right to an Effective Remedy and Accountability
Findings
Conclusion
Acknowledgments