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update Weekly Update 9 June: G7 - landmark deal to tax multinationals
New analysis on the human rights policies & performance of 30 extractives companies in Armenia, Georgia & Kazakhstan; blog series marking the 10th anniversary of the UN Guiding Principles; more than 45 MEPs call for charges against security guard & activist Malcolm Bidali to be dropped & greater protection of migrant rights; Intertek audit failed to detect forced labour at Brightway glove factory in Malaysia where state inspectors later found workers in modern slavery conditions; and more.
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update Weekly Update 2 June: Climate justice win as Dutch court orders Shell to cut carbon emissions
Multi-pronged efforts at board, investor & court levels force companies into taking climate action; Mexican Supreme Court suspends PAPO's industrial pig farm until trial resolves, ruling in favour of Mayan children of Homún in Yucatan; Indian civil rights group alleges authorities' complicity in human rights violations & forcible takeover of land for solar power project; UK unions urge companies to withdraw alleged "fire & rehire" threats, calling on govt. to outlaw the practice; and more.
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update Weekly Update 26 May: Apparel brands pressed to act as end of Bangladesh Accord looms
KnowTheChain ranking finds apparel & footwear companies fail to safeguard supply chain workers from forced labour risks; International labour movement takes up Palestinian trade unions’ call for solidarity; Women agricultural workers in Mexico face precarious working conditions including harm to maternal health; Apple faces concerns over privacy & labour issues in China; and more.
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update Weekly Update 19 May: Palestine: Rights groups accuse tech companies of censorship
BHRRC denounces state violence in Colombia; Rights groups call on Qatar govt. to reveal whereabouts of detained Kenyan worker & human rights activist; Pressure mounts on Bangladesh Accord signatories to extend & expand the Accord; Calls intensify for intellectual property rules around COVID-19 vaccines to be waived; Petra Diamonds reaches settlement with 71 claimants for human right abuses at Tanzanian subsidiary; Restaurant workers protest & strike against poor working conditions & low wages at McDonald's, Chipotle and more in the US amid COVID-19 pandemic; After four years on ship abandoned in UAE, stranded sailors leave vessel with 70% of unpaid wages, and more.
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update Weekly Update 12 May: Brazil: Amazon land sales on Facebook & other encroachments trigger public & business opposition
New company profiles illuminate human rights concerns across technology sector; Investors with $5.8 trillion in assets urge 106 companies scoring zero on due diligence in 2020 CHRB to act on results; Haitian GOSTTRA union negotiates landmark compensation for garment workers after factory failure to contribute to health coverage leads to deaths; FIFA responds to calls from European football associations to ensure human rights are respected ahead of Qatar World Cup; Instagram, Twitter blame glitches for deleting Palestinian eviction posts, rights groups express concerns over discrimination; and more.
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update Weekly Update 5 May: Labour Day - protests for wages & protections around the world
Report reveals patterns of criminalisation & killings of Indigenous Peoples defending their lands against companies; Pandora drops mined diamonds for lab-generated ones; over 500 families affected by 2015 Mariana dam collapse in Brazil remain without housing; Polish Govt. extends mining concession for controversial coal mine until 2044; and more.
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update Weekly Update 28 April: Garment worker protections at risk 8 years on from Rana Plaza disaster
Major banks spending $3.8 trillion in fossil fuel financing despite calls for climate action; Friends of the Earth urge UK govt. to abandon £750 million plan to support gas export terminal in Mozambique over fears the project is exacerbating conflict; Extractive industries putting Indigenous rights at risk in Brazil; 50 companies call for draft German due diligence law to be strengthened in parliament; and more.
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update Weekly Update 21 April: Alleged tailings dam burst in Brazil spotlights mining risks
Spotlight on seven human rights defenders putting themselves at risk to seek corporate accountability in Kazakhstan; International groups call for action as crackdowns against pro-democracy protestors & labour activists in Myanmar continue; Indigenous peoples in Ecuador ask for reparations over Petroecuador & OCP oil spills impacts on their ancestral lands; Philippines Govt. lifts nine-year moratorium on granting new mining permits & groups warn of escalation of threats to the environment & defenders; Women workers from Sri Lanka unlawfully detained for months in Saudi Arabia due to Kafala system; and more
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update Weekly Update 14 April: Historic vote against unionisation at Amazon US warehouse, as workers go on strike against company internationally
Analysis of 700 cases of wage theft against migrant workers during COVID-19 finds construction & hospitality workers most frequently impacted; Report links Canadian retailers to Bangladeshi suppliers paying poverty wages; Mexican organisations urge govt. to consult indigenous communities & respect rights in industrial pig farm development in Yucatán Peninsula; Mongolia becomes first country in Asia to adopt law protecting human rights defenders, law is also binding on private sector; and more.
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