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update Corporate Legal Accountability Quarterly Update - Issue 37, December 2020: Corporate Human Rights Litigation: Trends from 200 Seminal Lawsuits
For the past 12 years, Business & Human Rights Resource Centre has tracked lawsuits brought against companies around the world to redress their negative human rights impacts. This December, we launched our Lawsuits Database, which includes the 200 cases we have profiled to date. Here’s a brief look into what our database tells us about litigation as a strategic tool for corporate legal accountability.
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update Weekly Update 2 December: Amazon workers & climate groups stage Black Friday protest
Amazon workers, trade unions & climate activists stage coordinated Black Friday protests in 15 countries for #MakeAmazonPay day of action; Awards recognise women human rights defenders for protection of environmental & indigenous rights; NGOs petition East African Court of Justice to stop construction of oil pipeline in Tanzania & Uganda, citing social & environmental concerns; Over 250 million workers join nationwide strikes in India; and more.
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update Weekly Update 25 November: Swiss go to polls on companies' accountability
Switzerland holds referendum on mandatory due diligence proposal; Zimbabwe investigation finds mining companies lack adequate worker safety protections; report alleges international investors are enabling violations of Indigenous Peoples' rights in the Amazon; labour groups in Myanmar accuse garment factory of union busting; and more.
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update Weekly Update 18 November: Corporate Human Rights Benchmark releases 2020 benchmark on human rights disclosures of 230 companies
Car makers record lowest score in corporate benchmark history; compendium of perspectives on EU mandatory due diligence legislation; business collaboration UN to repatriate Bangladeshi migrant workers caught up in Ethiopian conflict; and more.
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update Weekly Update 11 November: Labour unions & civil society groups identify new opportunities for human rights in business under President-elect Biden
Thai journalist & human rights defender Suchanee Cloitre discusses SLAPPs & other threats to civic space following acquittal in poultry farm defamation case; UN Guiding Principles 10+ project portal; Global South movements call on public financial institutions to stop funding projects harmful to communities & environment at landmark summit; and more.
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update Weekly Update 4 November: US election - labour & business leaders call for full vote count
Report alleges agricultural sector investors contribute to human rights violations for local populations in Latin America; in Guinea the World Bank and IFC face pressure from labour groups to enforce standards after labour abuses found at Marriott-Sheraton hotel; human rights due diligence plans of French companies serving the energy transition are not addressing risks in mineral supply chains; and more.
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update Weekly Update 28 October: Latest on UN treaty negotiations on business & human rights
6th Session of the IGWG hosts week of discussions dedicated to the proposed binding treaty on business & human rights; Principles for Responsible Investment publishes human rights framework for institutional investors; report alleges biggest US law firms are contributing to climate change through defense of fossil fuel interests; and more.
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update Weekly Update 21 October: Sri Lankan garment workers forcibly quarantined after COVID-19 outbreak
Reporting on arbitrary dismissals and other rights violations by companies in Mexico during COVID-19; OHCHR proposes approved accountability & access to remedy in draft of binding business & human rights treaty; civil society presses telecoms firm MTN to improve its freedom of expression & privacy practices; and more.
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update Weekly Update 14 October: Underpayment by fashion brands costs workers billions
UN agencies call on governments & business to address humanitarian crisis of seafarers under the pandemic; Agricultural company Camellia sued for alleged systemic human rights abuses by its Kenyan subsidiary Kakuzi; the plight of detained migrants & workers in Saudi Arabia; and more.
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update Weekly Update 7 October: Migrant Justice marks improving conditions for dairy workers in USA
Milk with Dignity program's successes for migrant dairy workers; Boohoo reivew confirms illegal wages & poor working conditions; deforestation concerns grow; garment factories and phosphate mines in Jordan accused of labour abuses; and more.
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