Weekly Update: Business & Human Rights Resource Centre - 31 October 2007
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=2007/10/31
The top stories include / Las noticias incluyen / Les articles incluent:
* Rio Tinto mine in Madagascar: Panos/Friends of the Earth report raises displacement, poverty & environmental concerns
- Rio Tinto response
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/271557
* Uzbekistan: BBC Newsnight finds govt. system of child labour in cotton industry - farms supply UK brands including Asda (part of Wal-Mart), Matalan, Arcadia's Topman & Burton
- Includes responses by brands & supplier Plexus Cotton - many brands say difficult to identify source of cotton
- Continental Clothing bans use of Uzbek cotton in its products, says "finding the source of raw materials was as easy as making a few phone calls"
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/840671
* Keynote speech by Anglo American CEO Cynthia Carroll at BSR conference - on mining safety, revenue transparency, development, HIV/AIDS
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/799526
* China: In first court ruling on hepatitis B discrimination, plaintiff receives RMB5000 from Changshuo Technology (part of Asus), but court sanctions termination of employment - Plaintiff's lawyer says decision "legalizes discriminatory acts" (our translation of Chinese original)
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/903156
* France: Palestinian Liberation Organization brings lawsuit against Veolia & Alstom, arguing Jerusalem railway breaches 4th Geneva Convention
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/512179
* EIRIS/CAER report examines 7 companies' policies & strategies on indigenous rights: Anglo-Eastern Plantations, Barrick Gold, BHP Billiton, Suncor Energy, Total, Weyerhaeuser, Woodside Petroleum
- Says some are addressing indigenous rights issues but none is going far enough
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/552218
* Iraq: Govt. approves draft law to revoke private military firms' immunity from prosecution
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/802471
* US State Department criticised for giving immunity to Blackwater personnel during investigation into shooting of Iraqi civilians
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/496741
* India: Local & global firms including Babajob, Microsoft develop technological products & services for the poor
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/999535
* India: Child workers in "filthy conditions" found making clothes destined for Gap
- Gap statement
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/164422
* Launch of the Sir Geoffrey Chandler Speaker Series, 4 Dec, London
- "Business & Human Rights: 3 perspectives - from China, Africa and a pioneer in the field"
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Documents/4-Dec-2007
* Business Leaders Initiative on Human Rights: 2 job announcements (Paris-based)
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/286613
* Español: Brasil: Manifestante de Movimiento Sin Tierra (MST) y agente de seguridad muertos en enfrentamiento en hacienda de semillas genéticamente modificadas de Syngenta
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/565867
* Español: Ecuador: Presidente Correa otorgó licencia ambiental para que Petrobras opere en la Amazonía a pesar de protestas de indígenas por "amenaza" a su territorio
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/923012
* Español: Chile: Codelco apoya a mujeres microempresarias como parte de proyecto estratégico con comunidades vecinas
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/925911
* Español: España: "Jornadas para el debate por una Banca Desarmada", organizadas por Justícia i Pau - se refiere a BBVA, Santander, Banesto, Banco Popular, Deutsche Bank, Barclays, Caja Madrid, La Caixa, entre otras
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/438449
* Français : Blackwater aurait reçu une promesse d'immunité du département d'Etat américain pour ses agents impliqués dans la mort d'Irakiens
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/410511
* Français : Bernard Kouchner défend la présence de Total en Birmanie
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/696681
* Français : Deux opportunités de travail (Paris) : Entreprises pour des Droits de l'Homme
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/594875
* Français : Mali : Bramali adopte une charte d'engagement pour prémunir ses employés contre le Sida & conduit une opération d'information et de sensibilisation pour les citoyens de Bamako
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/847079
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