Cox, EricWilson, Miranda2017-06-302017-06-302017https://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/19916Human rights are generally thought to be duties of the state. This assumption largely stems from the belief that human rights are protections from state abuse. Despite the international community's overwhelming focus on political oppression, the world is increasingly witnessing that oppression occurs outside of the political realm. Globalization, as it empowers multi-national corporations and erodes state sovereignty, poses serious threats to worker's rights. To address these threats, the international community has chosen to normalize rather than enforce corporate respect of worker's rights through the United Nations Global Compact and the Protect, Respect, and Remedy Framework. In pursuing soft rather than hard law, the international community has placed the ultimate duty of protecting worker's rights on the state, leaving MNCs free from international legal responsibility. This paper explores the failure of multinational corporations in the implementation of the Protect, Respect, and Remedy Framework as well as suggests transparency and state action in promoting future normative success in protecting worker's rights.