Analysis of a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages in the Colombian labor market
By Randy Sebastián Villalba Arango, Diana Guarnizo |
El impuesto a las bebidas azucaradas ha sido una política de salud pública implementada para desincentivar los altos niveles de consumo de estas bebidas. Sin embargo, según la industria, esta medida promueve el despido masivo de trabajadores. ¿Eso es cierto?
Read more Executive Summary Decision T-543 of 2017
By Dejusticia |
The Constitutional Court held that the Superintendency of Industry and Commerce censored the organization Educar Consumidores, and it cautioned the Superintendency that henceforth it could not exercise prior control over informational
contents.
Read more Compliance with self-regulation initiatives established by the industry on the promotion, advertising and sponsorship of ultra-processed foods aimed at children
By Valentina Rozo |
Summary for civil society and policy makers.
Read more Overweight and counterweights
By Valentina Rozo |
Through field work in twelve schools in Ciudad Bolívar in Bogotá, this document shows the need for the State to regulate and monitor the supply and advertising of ultra-processed food products in school environments.
Read more The struggle for social rights
By César Rodríguez Garavito (Se retiró en 2019) |
This book, in addition to showing to what extent social rights rulings are implemented in the world, also studies causal factors and strategies that have shown practical utility.
Read more Business and Human Rights. Beyond the End of the Beginning
By César Rodríguez-Garavito (Retired in 2019), Claret Vargas |
The regulation of business in the global economy poses one of the main challenges for governance, as illustrated by the dynamic scholarly and policy debates about the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and a possible international treaty on the matter.
Read more Land restitution, housing policy, and productive projects: Ideas for the post-agreement period
By Aura Bolívar Jaime, Angie Paola Botero Giraldo, |
This document aims to examine the results of the land restitution process, with emphasis on its articulation with housing and income generation policies, central components that restitution and return require in order to guarantee victims decent living conditions in terms of livability and economic sustainability.
Read more Assessment of Existing National Action Plans (NAPs) on Business and Human Rights (2017)
By Claret Vargas |
The International Corporate Accountability Roundtable (ICAR), the European Coalition for Corporate Justice (ECCJ), and the Center for the Study of Law, Justice, and Society (Dejusticia) are pleased to release an updated report on Assessments of Existing National Action Plans (NAPs) on Business and Human Rights (August 2017).
Read more Without rules or control: regulation of food and drinks advertising aimed at minors
By Diana Guarnizo |
This text addresses questions regarding the role of unhealthy food and drink consumption, especially in children, and what the State does about it. The document is based on an analysis of the existing norms in Colombia and is skeptical about the self-regulation mechanisms proposed by the industry.
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