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update Weekly Update 15 January | Exploitation in Shein supply chains ahead of planned IPO
Namibia: Activist arrested protesting alleged illegal lithium mining accuses Xinfeng Investments of ‘bribing’ local authorities | USA: 600+ migrants owed backpay after peach grower Titan Farms reportedly deducted wages for political donations | India: Fact-finding team calls for halt to JSW Steel project & police withdrawal amid ongoing protests in Dhinkia village | EU: 170 CSOs, human rights & environmental defenders, trade unions & climate activists criticise EU Commission President’s 'Omnibus' proposal | Libya: Sixteen Indian workers allege 'prison-like' conditions after protesting exploitative conditions at Libyan Cement Company | and much more...
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update Weekly Update 8 January | Major brands linked to forced labour in cotton sector
Paypal faces lawsuit over racial bias in investment program | DRC: Apple halts mineral purchases amid criminal complaint accusing co. of fuelling violence through conflict mineral sourcing | Brazil: Labour authorities suspend BYD factory construction after finding labour violations among Chinese migrant construction workers | Myanmar: Taiwanese sculpture factory Wise Unicorn Industrial allegedly sought military intervention against workers striking over wages | UK: Retailers stop hiring freelance workers via gig economy apps following criticisms from unions | Saudi Arabia: Human Rights Watch report finds ‘widespread labour abuses’ for migrants involved in giga-projects | and much more...
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update Weekly Update 18 December | TikTok in trouble? EU Commission opens probe into Romanian election
Romania: EU Commission opens probe against TikTok over alleged election interference | Amazon under fire | Women workers in India's gig economy | Extreme heat hits workers | Live-streaming apps available on Apple & Google stores allegedly facilitate child sexual abuse | Nigeria: Booming global demand reportedly fuels child labour in lithium mines | Paraguay: Ten global banks funnelled over USD1.7b into meatpacking companies linked to the deforestation of Gran Chaco | Australia: BHP & Rio Tinto face sexual harassment & gender discrimination class actions | Norway: Equinor sued over links to Israeli energy firm accused of supporting illegal settlements in Occupied Palestinian Territory | Saudi Arabia: Bangladeshi workers building Aramco stadium for FIFA World Cup experience severe labour rights violations
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update Corporate Legal Accountability Quarterly Update – Issue 51, December 2024: Binding treaty negotiations 2024: Overview, key issues and opportunities
This year marks the 10-year anniversary of the adoption of the Human Rights Council Resolution 26/9 that created the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) on a legally binding instrument (LBI) on business and human rights. Since then, the legislative landscape has evolved significantly around the world, with momentum behind mandatory due diligence initiatives growing quickly – opening up new possibility for development of a strong LBI and robust negotiations during the December 2024 session...
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update Chinese Responsible Investment Overseas Newsletter Issue 34 (Dec 2024) | Myanmar: Airbus allegedly linked to major junta arms supplier Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC)
The bi-monthly newsletter serves as a platform for updates, insights and tools on key topics relating to social and environmental impacts of Chinese overseas investments and business and as a resource to promote peer learning and informed decision-making.
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update Who pays for the crisis? | December 2024 newsletter
Workers continue to experience reduced work and layoffs | Demand-side triggers: weak demand and global instability in orders | Supply-side triggers: escalating costs and pressures | Sourcing strategies: brands’ cost-driven choices in dealing with demand and supply side triggers | Feature focus: Bangladesh
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update Weekly Update 11 December | Land seizure, rape & murder: companies accused in Kenya
Newly proposed mining standard could threaten communities, workers and Indigenous Peoples, finds analysis by CSOs | Uganda: Court orders Mayuge Sugar to compensate workers for labour rights violations | USA: Govt. investigates meal kit company HelloFresh over allegations of migrant child labour | India: 40 years after the Bhopal Disaster, corporations continue to evade accountability | Italy: ‘Madagascar Circus’ shut over alleged exploitation of undocumented workers | Saudi Arabia: NEOM megacity business partners should beware land and migrant workers' rights, greenwashing & environmental degradation, says NGO | and much more...
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update Weekly Update 4 December | Spain introduces “paid climate leave” to help workers during extreme weather
VOLKSWAGEN TO EXIT XINJIANG OVER FORCED LABOUR CONCERNS | AUSTRALIA PUSHED TO STRENGTHEN REGULATION FOR BUSINESS | 5 of 7 ITUC "corporate underminers of democracy" decline to respond to alleged human rights abuse; incl. of labour, land, environmental & Indigenous Peoples' rights | Mozambique: Report finds that TotalEnergies was aware of accusations of abuses committed by soldiers charged with protecting its gas site in early 2021 | Brazil: Quilombola communities warn of conflicts and environmental harm linked to iron ore projects | China: Globalworks Lund AB publishes three-part report highlighting labour and human rights risks in Shein and Temu supply chains | Israel/OPT: Over 800 European financial institutions have financial relationships with 58 companies actively involved in illegal Israeli settlements, report finds | Lebanon: Israel used Boeing-made weapon component in airstrike on journalists, according to HRW
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update Weekly Update 27 November | China: Microsoft & Google linked to surveillance startups
Amazon workers in over 20 countries to stage strikes and protests on Black Friday | Uganda: 15 activists arrested over anti-EACOP protest | USA: Federal agency and companies blamed for fatal crash, exposing gaps in labour & safety laws | Indonesia: CSOs & Indigenous Peoples condemn human rights violations against Pocoleok Community linked to Ulumbu Geothermal Plant expansion | UK: Peace Brigades International UK calls for Govt. to adopt Business, Human Rights & Environment Act | Saudi Arabia: Public Investment Fund ‘facilitated & benefited’ from human rights abuses, finds Human Rights Watch | Romania: Factory closure leaves 100+ workers jobless after luxury brands reportedly shift orders & lower prices | and much more...
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