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update Weekly Update 22 October | Crackdown in Ecuador: Environmental defenders under attack amid mining expansion
Kenya: Court blocks USD2b Lamu coal plant over public participation failures | USA: BNP Paribas held liable for indirectly funding violence and supporting ethnic cleansing under al-Bashir regime in Sudan | Myanmar: Report alleges that telecoms companies aided junta surveillance of activists and journalists | Poland: Migrant workers at Plukon chicken plant allegedly face wage theft and threats amid agency negligence | Yemen: Filipino seafarer killed after alleged denial of right to refuse high-risk voyage
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update Weekly Update 15 October | Forced to quit: 1,450 migrant workers coerced at major electronics supplier
Zambia: Mine tailings spill driving long-term contamination in local food chain, experts warn | Brazil: Leather and beef supply chains drive deforestation, forced labour and land invasions, linked to major fashion and footwear brands | Cambodia: International financiers linked to predatory microfinance institutions that drive rights abuses against Indigenous Peoples | Ukraine: Russian state nuclear firm Rosatom allegedly complicit in torture, unlawful detentions and safety breaches at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant | UAE: ITF calls for action amid ongoing abandonment of 19 migrant seafarers on sanctioned oil tanker | and much more...
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update Weekly Update 8 October | Subsidy scandal: Farms accused of migrant worker abuse received €14m in EU funding
Kenya: High Court allows pesticide harm case to proceed as class action lawsuit | Ecuador: Trade union files complaint to European Commission over banana industry’s human rights and environmental abuses under EU trade deal | India: Nine workers die in Chennai scaffolding collapse, unions highlight exploitation of labourers in Special Economic Zones | Russia: Swedish manufacturer SKF exports tens of millions of dollars’ worth of products, including items usable for military purposes, to Russia despite sanctions | Saudi Arabia: Human rights groups challenge FIFA, ICC, Formula 1 and other major sports bodies over Saudi Aramco sponsorships, citing risks to human rights | and much more...
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update Weekly Update 1 October | Digital occupation unplugged: Microsoft withdraws services from Israeli military
Kenya: Jeans factory cuts 1,000 jobs as brands shift to cheaper suppliers after AGOA expiry | Nicaragua: UN urges tech companies to exercise due diligence amid state-backed surveillance of journalists and human rights defenders | China: Foxconn workers reportedly face underpayment, illegal hours and intimidation during iPhone 17 production | Greece: Former Intellexa spyware executives face trial for illegal surveillance of journalists | Morocco: Glovo food delivery couriers protest “slave-like” conditions | and much more...
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update Weekly Update 24 September | Irresponsible banking: KfW allegedly funded projects linked to displacement & violence
Global Witness calls for urgent protections as report shows 146 land and environmental defenders killed in 2024 | Kenya: Court upholds freeze on USD125m Taifa Gas LPG terminus over environmental concerns and impacts on local communities | Ecuador: 100,000 protest Canadian mining project threatening critical water source | Malaysia: More than 250 migrant workers and Panasonic reach settlement following prolonged wage theft at Kawaguchi Manufacturing | EU: Anti-deforestation law will be delayed by another year, commissioner says | Saudi Arabia: Human rights groups condemn alleged forced labour of Indian migrant worker by state-owned tourism company
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update Corporate Legal Accountability Quarterly Update – Issue 54, September 2025: Why courts must hold companies accountable for migrant worker exploitation
This Quarterly Update explores the latest developments in corporate legal accountability, with a focus on the exploitation of migrant workers and the barriers they face in accessing justice.
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update Weekly Update 17 September | Unjust transition? Migrant workers abused at world's largest renewable energy park
Kenya: Tech workers challenge bill they allege prioritises foreign investment over worker rights | Cuba: 60,000 inmates allegedly subjected to forced labour making cigars and charcoal for export to European markets | China: Sports brands, tournaments and sponsors alleged to have link with forced labour from Xinjiang | UK: Women’s groups warn proposed changes to the Employment Rights Bill threaten gender equality and pay gap progress | Oman: 11 Indian migrant workers stranded after employer withholds wages and seizes passports | and much more...
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update Weekly Update 10 September | Toxic legacy: Pluspetrol violated Indigenous rights, finds OECD contact point
Zambia: Toxic waste from Kabwe mine sold despite severe health risks to local communities | USA: Almost 500 migrant workers, mostly from South Korea, detained by ICE at Hyundai & LG Energy Solution EV plant | Myanmar: Global unions reiterate call for brands to immediately begin responsible exit of country amid ongoing military takeover | Europe: Research reveals surge in cargo flights from Xinjiang exposes supply chains to Uyghur forced labour risks | Israel/OPT: Global companies face significant financial losses and reputational damage from boycotts amid unfolding genocide in Gaza
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update Weekly Update 3 September | $2tr decision: Norway fund divests from Caterpillar over OPT demolitions
Liberia: Action plan for World Bank-backed rubber plantation reportedly fails to address community grievances | Peru: Activities by logging company Maderera Canales Tahuamanu allegedly harming uncontacted indigenous tribe | Indonesia: Batang Toru hydropower project allegedly linked to intimidation of conservationists, death of activist, and impacts on local livelihoods | Russia: Report finds majority of international companies continue to operate in country | Gulf: Rights groups call for strong human rights conditions in UK-GCC trade deal to protect migrant workers | and much more...
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