In summary, the situation on Nauru and the outsourcing model presents a huge challenge to
business and human rights. The creation of these lawless states of exception and the
legislation which maintains their secrecy, thus reducing pressure from human right groups and
activists alike, allows for the abuse of refugee rights by those who have power within the
space, ie the TNCs. Within this state of exception, the refugees are stripped of all rights and
reduced to a state of ‘bare life’ allowing the violation of basic human rights. The human rights
violations consist of both direct abuse by employees, as well as lack of investment into safe
living standards, healthcare and security. The latter violation pits the generation of profit
against the protection of human rights, of which profit driven TNCs will invariably choose the
former. With this model growing in popularity with sovereign states, it Is now vital that binding
legislation is constructed at the international level in order to prevent TNCs from profiting from
another island detention centre such as Nauru.
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