Equidem Research and Consulting

Equidem is a specialist human rights and labour rights organisation carrying out research, advisory and training projects for business, government, international-non-government organisations and civil society worldwide. Our team of experts have a proven track record in carrying out solutions-oriented human rights research, analysis and advice to achieve the best possible outcomes for people at risk of human rights abuse. Unlike others working on business and human rights, Equidem takes a “bottom up” approach to establish the situation for the most vulnerable individuals and identify gaps in the protection frameworks. It can do this because Equidem’s team has unrivalled access to affected communities, such as migrant workers, internally displaced persons and persecuted groups. Our experts collectively have decades of experience carrying out human rights investigations in the field, analysing findings against international human rights and labour rights standards, and developing concrete, practical recommendations on how to address identified problems. Equidem is dedicated to the protection of the most vulnerable people in the context of labour migration as well as humanitarian and conflict settings. We have worked in the Middle East, South and South East Asia, Africa and Europe with organisations such as the UN, ILO, INGOs, multi-national business and government donors.