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update Weekly Update 24 Feb | Omnibus I: EU scales back corporate sustainability rules
Saudi Arabia: More than 160 Indian construction workers stranded without pay for nearly three months | Venezuela: Anthropic’s Claude AI reportedly used by US forces in raid that captured former President Maduro | Philippines: More than 100 garment workers face 50% wage cut as factory reduces working hours due to order decline | Italy: Fast-fashion brand Piazza Italia under judicial control for alleged exploitation of subcontracted workers amid poor supplier oversight | and much more...
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update Weekly Update 18 February | 29 investors rule out financing TotalEnergies’ LNG project amid rights concerns
Zimbabwe: Female gold mine workers reportedly subjected to HIV testing before dismissal | USA: Court dismisses North Carolina town's climate change lawsuit against Duke Energy | Taiwan: Trade deal with USA bans forced labour goods and strengthens migrant worker protections | UK: High Court ruling on trans women’s access to toilets sparks workers’ rights concerns | Civicus reveals that only seven per cent of the world lives in open civic space | and much more...
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update Weekly Update 11 February 2026 | Europe’s largest PFAS contamination civil lawsuit targets chemicals giants
Cameroon: Seasonal workers allegedly subjected to freedom of association violations on sugar plantation | Brazil: Communities face health risks as crops near Mariana dam disaster site still contaminated with heavy metals | South Asia: Global fashion brands’ textile recycling schemes linked to labour rights risks in India and Pakistan | EU: NGOs and industry urge Commission to protect good governance and sustainability rules | Sudan: Transnational drone supply chains drive civilian deaths amid sanctions evasions | and much more...
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update Weekly Update 4 February 2026 | Major soy traders exit Amazon soy moratorium, risking 30% deforestation rise
More than 6,000 seafarers abandoned in 2025, marking "worst year on record", according to ITF | Kenya: Civil society calls for an end to exports of EU-banned pesticides | USA: French tech giant Capgemini to sell US subsidiary accused of providing services to ICE | South Korea: Mediation begins over alleged Indigenous Peoples' rights abuses linked to dam in Philippines | Italy: Prada cuts ties with more than 200 suppliers after audits find evidence of severe labour rights violations | Israel/OPT: Whistleblower alleges that Google breached AI ethics policy to assist Israeli military contractor analysing drone footage
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update Weekly Update 28 January | Union-busting claims: Lululemon supplier lays off 500 workers in Philippines
Tanzania: Study reveals high rates of child labour in Zanzibar’s marine economy | USA: New York City files lawsuit against delivery app Motoclick over alleged violation of the city’s delivery worker laws | Laos: four missing, 38 households evacuated after two consecutive sinkhole collapses linked to potash mining and construction projects | Denmark: Benchmark finds gaps in human rights policies across largest financial institutions | Jordan: Cellebrite tools reportedly used by security agencies to target activists | and much more...
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update KnowTheChain newsletter | January 2026
The KnowTheChain update brings together worker perspectives, key developments on supply chain forced labour and programme updates each month.
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update Weekly Update 21 January | India's gig workers secure end to ten-minute delivery model after nationwide strikes
Uganda: Telecommunications companies and regulator sued over election internet blackout | USA: Palantir surveillance tech allegedly enables “indiscriminate” and “violent” ICE operations | China: Pop Mart supplier accused of excessive overtime and ignoring legal protections for teen workers | EU: Shipping companies continue transporting Russian LNG despite EU phase‑out plans | UAE: Indian migrant worker left homeless after employer denies re-entry into company accommodation | and much more...
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update Weekly Update 14 January | Due diligence gaps: Michelin tyres reportedly reach Russia
Global benchmark reveals world’s most influential companies fail to address human rights risks, worker welfare and environmental impacts | Lesotho: US tariffs threaten livelihoods of Lesotho garment workers | Brazil: Petrobras drilling leak threatens ecosystem and livelihoods of communities along the Amazon River | Myanmar: Residents continue to face violence and displacement near junta-linked copper mines | Finland: Criminal probes uncover exploitation of migrant workers across sectors | Egypt: Trade union warns migrant workers face ongoing labour abuses | and much more...
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update Weekly Update 7 January | Investor exit: Sweden’s AP7 drops TotalEnergies over EACOP rights risks
Meta reportedly allowed fraudulent ads on platforms | Tanzania: Graphite mining reportedly displaces Indigenous Peoples and disrupts livelihoods | Brazil: Fish deformities reportedly linked to Belo Monte dam raise food security concerns for Indigenous communities | South Korea: Coupang accused of concealing worker’s death as industrial accident probe intensifies | Serbia: US government blocks imports from Linglong Tire due to alleged forced labour | Gulf: Nepali migrant workers suffering from kidney failure after working in 'relentless heat' without adequate protection | and much more...
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