A/HRC/42/41 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 17 July 2019 Original: English Human Rights Council Forty-second session 9–27 September 2019 Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Principles on human rights and the protection of workers from exposure to toxic substances Report of the Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes* Summary In his report, the Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes, Baskut Tuncak, presents a final set of principles to help States, businesses and other key actors respect and protect workers from toxic occupational exposures and to provide remedies for violations of their rights. The principles contained in the report are rooted in nearly 25 years of work under the mandate, including country visits, thematic research and communications with States and non-State actors, as well as intensive, targeted consultations undertaken since 2017. The report was prepared pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 36/15. * Agreement was reached to publish the present report after the standard publication date owing to circumstances beyond the submitter’s control. GE.19-12171(E) 