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update Weekly Update 7 September | S. Africa: Shell oil exploration rights revoked in win for communities
High court ruled Shell failed to adequately consult with affected communities about the proposed project; Oxycer Mining files 5 applications with regulator to prospect for gold in Piripkura Indigenous Territory in anticipation of mining ban lift in Brazil; UN report finds it ‘reasonable to conclude’ forced labour & other serious human rights violations present in Xinjiang; Over 100 civil society & trade union organisations launch campaign calling on EU to issue a strong due diligence law; and much more
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update Weekly Update 31 August | Ukraine: 6 months on, companies allegedly continue business in Russia
Belgian company OpenWay accused of creating shell companies & structures to continue business in Russia despite sanctions; TotalEnergies sells stake in Siberia gas field to Novatek after accusations of providing Russian military planes with kerosene; Director of Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business Vicky Bowman & activist husband detained by junta after UK announces sanctions; 200 workers in Qatar protest for up to seven months of unpaid wages; 60 face detention & deportation; and much more
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update Weekly Update 24 August | Mining companies in Burkina Faso & Chile face charges for alleged abuses
Two Trevali Mining executives arrested in relation to Burkina Faso Perkoa zinc mine flood that killed 8 workers; Lundin Mining faces charges for 35.6 metre wide, 200 metre deep sinkhole near Alcaparrosa copper mine in Chile; Hundreds of women’s organisations & activists call on UN Women to pull out of BlackRock partnership; Bunge and Cargill, behind more than 30% of soy exports to EU & UK, allegedly source from Brazilian farm linked to Indigenous rights abuses; Indonesian garment factory reportedly supplying brands incl. Ann Taylor, Gap & Macy's accused of union-busting & called on to reinstate dismissed union leaders; and much more
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update Weekly Update 17 August | Sierra Leone: New business laws gamechanger for land & women's rights
Tech components made by major Western firms found in weapons shipped to Russia after invasion began; 10 year anniversary of Marikana massacre in South African; UNDP ‘allied with Colombian hydrocarbon companies to crush opposition & keep oil flowing’, says New York Times; nearly 150,000 workers in Bangladesh at 200+ tea plantations strike for increase from USD1.25 per day wage; 16 dead & more than 60 injured in explosion in Yerevan trading center in Armenia; Gulf Health Council approved clinics allegedly issue fraudulent 'unfit for work' certificates for Bangladeshi migrants & demand 'bribes' to correct; and much more...
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update Weekly Update 10 August | Indigenous Peoples' Day: Call for Indigenous rights in just transition
Zimbabwean human rights activist Farai Maguwu allegedly receives death threats after publishing report on gold looting & violence at Redwing Mine in Penhalonga; Local communities, Las Bambas mine & Peruvian Govt. sign agreement to re-initiate dialogue after protracted conflict; Dyson fined UK£1.2m for failing to properly train staff on health & safety after 1.5-tonne machine falls on worker in UK factory; and much more
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update Weekly Update 03 August | Kenya: Govt. & CSOs demand Facebook tackle hate speech pre-election
Proposed DRC oil & gas project would be ‘disaster for population, biodiversity & the global climate’, says Greenpeace; US Department of Homeland Security's HART biometric database threatens to violate human & privacy rights at an exponential rate, says report; World Bank watchdog report concludes Indonesian zinc & lead mine backed by China Nonferrous poses ‘extreme’ risks to Indigenous communities & environment; Swiss civil court rules it has jurisdiction & grants legal aid to plaintiffs in case against Syngenta over alleged pesticide poisonings in India; and much more...
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update Weekly Update 27 July | Myanmar: Garment worker abuse exposed 18 months after coup
Ukrainian Govt. passes labour ‘liberalisation’ laws prompting fears 70% of workforce will be exempted from workplace protections; Fishermen Association call on Nigerian President to ensure multinational oil giants end environmental degradation & pollution in region; Child labourers found in US Hyundai-subsidiary factory with documented history of health & safety violations; Court orders former TEPCO execs to pay yen 13t (USD 95b) in damages for failure to prevent 2011 Fukushima crisis; 10,000 migrant farm workers still live in exploitative conditions, says report by National Association of Italian Municipalities; and much more...
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update Weekly Update 20 July | Meta's first annual human rights report provokes criticism
Ugandan Govt. suspends registration of new ‘labour export’ recruitment agencies until publication of report on safety & wellbeing of migrant workers; Indigenous Pataxó take over a Suzano eucalyptus plantation in Brazil, set fire to it & demand multinational companies leave their land; Unions calls for EU to immediately suspend Everything But Arms trade agreement with Myanmar & for fashion brand to cease production in country; Ukrainian Govt. accuses US & European banks of prolonging war by giving credit to firms trading Russian oil; Investigative journalism platform Blankspot highlights deaths of migrant workers during Qatar World Cup preparations; and much more...
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update Weekly Update 13 July | Uber leaks allegedly expose worker exploitation during co. expansion
Shell commits to suspend divestment pending outcome of appeal against order to pay USD1.95b to 88 Nigerian communities for 2019 oil spill; Mariana dam victims granted right to sue BHP for compensation in UK courts; Cambodian garment workers protest for unpaid compensation & wages after closure of Canteran Apparel factory, which reportedly supplies Walmart; Steel producer Posco refuses to reinstate workers fired for joining union, despite court win, alleges IndustriALL; Ben & Jerry’s sues parent company Unilever to stop sale of Israeli business to local licensee to protect brand's social integrity; and much more...
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