Weekly Update: Business & Human Rights Resource Centre - 13 February 2008
CLICK THIS LINK FOR ALL TOP STORIES added past 7 days / Principales noticias / Articles de premier plan:
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Categories/Topstories?date=2008/02/13
The top stories include / Las noticias incluyen / Les articles incluent:
* Cambodia: CSR-Asia commentary on role of business in forced evictions for development projects
- Amnesty Intl. report, "Rights Razed: Forced evictions in Cambodia"
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/636011
* Principles for effective dispute resolution mechanisms between companies & people impacted by their operations: Summary by Caroline Rees
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/604348
* Asia: Investment banks such as Lehman Brothers step up efforts to recruit gay employees
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/198009
* WHO report says shift of tobacco use to developing world due to targeting "strategy" by tobacco industry
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/764023
* Colombia: Case studies of companies employing demobilized combatants & lessons learned
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/850069
* (Product)RED & corporate partners have contributed $59 million to Global Fund to fight AIDS - some criticise advertising costs & lack of transparency
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/938006
* Corporate Responsibility (CORE) Coalition Nov 2007 discussion paper, "Corporate Abuse in 2007", proposes changes to UK law
- This paper was recently submitted to UN Special Representative John Ruggie
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/441927
* Sir Geoffrey Chandler: "Business and human rights - A personal account from the front line"
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/103624
* "Human Rights, Indigenous Rights & the Extractive Industry," Report on IPIECA workshop, Calgary, Jun 2007
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/566117
* sanofi-aventis response to Oxfam's "Investing for Life" report (further to previous Updates)
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Documents/Oxfamresponses
* Español: Venezuela: Sindicato dice que deterioro de 10 muelles petroleros pone en riesgo seguridad de empleados
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/598506
* Español: Colombia: Casos y lecciones de empresas que emplean a combatientes desmovilizados
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/481467
* Español: México: Documental "Maquilapolis" detalla abusos laborales y daños a la salud de mujeres trabajadoras en Tijuana
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/125776
* Español: Curso de derechos humanos para la industria del petróleo y el gas (IPIECA)
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/920001
* Français : Chine : De plus en plus de travailleurs migrants protestent contre des conditions de travail déplorables
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/836554
* Français : Le secteur aérien prend des mesures pour déconnecter sa croissance de son empreinte climatique
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/254678
* Français : France : Chantiers de l'Atlantique (ex-filiale d'Alstom) et Endel (groupe Suez) condamnés pour l'accident du Queen Mary 2 - mais 8 salariés relaxés
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/182074
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