This year's National Action Plan is a missed opportunity to stand up for workers

In today's globalized economy, multinational companies play increasingly important roles in determining how workers are treated. Secretary of State Antony Blinken recognized this in 2021 when he announced that the Biden administration would prepare a National Action Plan on Responsible Business Conduct that would address the need for companies to protect workers by "raising local wages, improving working conditions, building trust with communities and operating sustainably." Unfortunately, the action plan the U.S. government released in late March fails to propose the concrete requirements necessary to improve workers' lives. The National Action Plan recognizes, as it should, that many companies are…