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Chinese Responsible Investment Overseas Newsletter Issue 11 (Sep 2020) | Illegal fishing by Chinese fleets linked to human rights violations and threats to livelihoods in Indonesia, Iran, Liberia & Latin American countries
Chinese fleet vessels have reportedly been involved in illegal fishing linked to shocking human rights violations and threats to local livelihood in multiple jurisdictions including Indonesia, Iran, Liberia, and Latin American countries. Civil society urges China to promote greater transparency and compliance with international law aside from newly-issued national regulations; Zimbabwe: Shooting incident at Chinese gold mining firm sparks outrage across the country
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Weekly Update 30 September: Major companies hiring "labour-busting law firms” to undermine unions
Law firms and consultants allegedly recommend using surveillance and scare tactics to deter unionisation, according to an investigation in the USA. Plus dozen of updates on business and human rights developments worldwide.
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Weekly Update 23 September: Investors back radical change in climate accounting standard
Our run-down of this week's top stories and breaking news about business & human rights. Includes company responses, the latest jobs, and events announcements.
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Weekly Update 16 September: United Indigenous and Afro-descendant peoples demand FPIC
Communities in Latin America & the Caribbean call for their rights to be respected at the Fifth Regional Forum on Business and Human Rights, plus our latest Legal update and calls for Irish businesses to help protect defenders.
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Corporate Legal Accountability Quarterly Update - Issue 36, September 2020: Victims’ Rights under the Second Revised Draft
The long-awaited Second Revised Draft Treaty on Business and Human Rights was published on 6 August 2020, bringing high hopes for accountability in cases of corporate human rights abuses. How does this draft compare to the 2019 Revised Draft and what does it mean for the rights and protection of victims of corporate abuse?
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Weekly Update 9 September: Garment workers for major brands face widespread sexual harassment
Female workers in factories across Jordan, Lesotho and Bangladesh subject to sexual harassment as industry continues to reel from impact of COVID-19. Plus, NZ company commits to stop sourcing gloves linked to world's largest manufacturer, accused of using forced labour, and NGO files suit against Dutch firm over environmental concerns linked to Indonesian sand extraction project.
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Weekly Update 2 September: Changes to "historic" labour laws welcomed by unions
Developments in Qatar could end exploitative kafala system for over a million migrant workers. Plus, registration opens for our annual Mary Robinson event and groups call on US to ban cotton imports from Xinjiang following forced labour allegations.
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Weekly Update 26 August: UK to introduce law requiring due diligence for deforestation-linked products
This week we report on UK Govt. plans to introduce due diligence law on products linked to deforestation, a complaint against the Govt. in Sierra Leone over abuses at diamond mine and irregularities at Berta Cáceres murder trial in Honduras - and more.
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