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update Weekly Update 13 December | EU: Policymakers agree landmark AI rules
EU agrees landmark AI rules | COP28 climate deal criticised as ‘grossly insufficient’ | Online activists condemn vape industry supply chains | World Bank subsidiary settles case alleging it financed land-grabbing & abetted murder | Brazilian senate passes ‘poison package’ pesticide bill | Supply chains of major EU brands possibly linked to Uyghur forced labour | Saudi Arabian construction company leaves Indian workers without wages, visas & food
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update Weekly Update 6 December | Africa: Colossal carbon credit trades compromise communities' livelihoods
Huge carbon credit deals in Africa risk compromising community livelihoods | Google accused of excluding Palestinians from online economy | EU firms exporting materials to Russia despite sanctions | US investment firm accused of water grabbing in senegal | IGH & Marriott hotels use underpaid migrant workers as ‘strike breakers’ | Study finds a quarter of vessels suspected of abusing workers are flagged to China | X says Minister for Justice's comments on Dublin riot response 'inaccurate' | Climate-induced migration to UAE leaves workers 'doubly impacted' in hot & dangerous conditions
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update Weekly Update 29 November | COP28: 100+ CSOs call for corporate justice in climate action
Social media platforms criticised for running ad campaigns that incite violence against Palestinians, CSOs call for regulation | South Korean private equity firm to sell shares in Myanmar military partner-affiliated Japanese jeweller | Amazon faced Black Friday strikes & protests in over 30 countries | Nigerian High Court rules villagers can bring landmark human rights claims against Shell | Government finalises Bangladeshi garment workers’ minimum wage | UK Supreme Court rules Deliveroo drivers classify as independent, self-employed contractors | Migrant workers in UAE disproportionately exposed to heat
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update Africa Quarterly Update November 2023 | Accountability for technology companies in Africa
The latest edition of our Africa Quarterly Update newsletter provides an overview of human rights trends in the technology industry in Africa. It also offers recommendations and sets out examples of good practice to ensure an effective fulfilment of human rights in the digital business sector.
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update Weekly Update 22 November | 20,000 garment workers face legal action over wage protests
X sues media watchdog over antisemitism & advertising report | South African miners file class action lawsuit | Swedish food suppliers release statement regarding death threats against HRDs | Major brands allegedly bought carbon credits linked to Uyghur forced labour | Supermarket purchasing practices result in exploitation risk for migrant workers | Following Qatar World Cup employers continue to abuse workers with impunity
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update Weekly Update 15 November | EU: Proposed finance sector exclusion from CSDDD sparks objections
Far-right Telegram channel reportedly informing Russian police about Muslim gatherings | 2030 & 2034 FIFA World Cup bids spark human rights concerns | Dam owner agrees to compensate victims for 2018 collapse in Kenya | Whistleblower claims Meta failed to protect teens' safety | Gig workers in India at risk of injuries & death amid attacks | UK care company faces accusations of modern slavery | Cobalt supplier of BMW accused of violating labour laws
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update Weekly Update 8 November | Brazil: 8th anniversary of Mariana dam disaster; BHP pledges settlement
Gaza subjected to communications blackouts & intensified bombardment by Israel; German supermarket giants face allegations of labour rights abuses in supply chains; Alleged sexual abuses at carbon offset project in Kenya; Filipino workers who helped build World Cup stadiums sue US construction firm over rights violations; UK visa appointments sold by predatory brokers to migrant workers via ads on Meta & Telegram; Miners at Kosovo mine end 10-day hunger strike; and much more...
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update Weekly Update 1 November | Kazakhstan: 46 killed in ArcelorMittal mine explosion
Efforts to restore telecommunication services to the besieged Gaza Strip following intensified Israeli bombing & ground invasion; Former Anglo American miners file lawsuit in South Africa over lung disease allegedly caused by coal dust; Panama President announces public referendum on contentious First Quantum Minerals mining project following protests; Nickel mineing linked to deforestation & displacement of Indonesian villages; Social media platforms allegedly used by UAE recruitment agencies to ‘sell’ female domestic workers; and much more...
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update Weekly Update 25 October | OPT/Israel: Social media platforms allegedly enabling harmful content disproportionately affecting Palestinians
IFC allegedly frustrated investigation into child sexual abuse at Bridge International Academies in Kenya; Indigenous group in Australia signs agreement with Rio Tinto for solar development; Migrant workers at major US & UK brands in Gulf reportedly subject to severe labour violations; UK Government reportedly failed to investigate or sanction employers in agriculture & fishing sectors accused of forced labour; and much more...
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update Weekly Update 18 October | Israel/Occupied Palestinian Territories: Widespread disinformation on social media reportedly fomenting violence
Families of victims of terrorist attack in Mozambique sue TotalEnergies for 'involuntary manslaughter'; Brazilian government adds Heineken subsidiary to list of companies responsible for labour conditions analogous to slavery; Wanbao Mining accused of supporting Junta attacks on civilians in Myanmar; Swedish companies call on Government to support CSDDD in line with international frameworks; CSOs accuse Bayer of concealing data showing health risks from exposure to its herbicide glyphosate; and more...
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