Social Responsibility and Defense of Human Rights:

the performance of companies at the international level

Abstract

With the growing search for higher profits, it was clear that companies mitigate the labor rights of their employees to achieve such a goal, this article seeks to conceptualize the theme of the company, entrepreneur and transnational corporations with regard to national and international standards, through laws, international treaties and doctrine. Thus done, it will seek to exemplify such concepts through cases that occurred, and still occur in Brazil. In terms of methodology, the descriptive-analytical method will be used through bibliographic analysis of international treaties and doctrine on the subject. Thus, this article seeks to elucidate some terminological issues and present the theme for future debates.