Event Employment and Social Policy Human Rights and Development 2017 The Right to Information - Access to Remedies for Communities and Workers Affected by Toxic Waste 28.11.2017 In line with the theme of the 2017 UN Forum on Business and Human Rights “Realizing access to remedy” this side event aimed at exploring access to information and grievance mechanisms currently in place for human rights violations in the context of toxic waste. Starting point for the discussions was the paramount importance of access to information; without which no means of remedy would even be possible.