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update Weekly Update 25 August: Tech companies grapple with Taliban takeover of Afghanistan
Kenyan labour rights activist Malcolm Bidali pays fine to leave Qatar after being held in solitary confinement for publishing about migrant workers’ conditions; New report reveals wage theft during the pandemic in supply chains of Nike, Adidas, Gap & other major brands; Prospective lenders withdraw from East African Crude Oil Pipeline due to environmental concerns; Exxon’s oil drilling project in Guyana is dangerous and may release of 125m metric tons of CO2 per year from, warn experts; WWF Japan calls for Tokyo Organising Committee to examine its sustainability initiatives after Olympic & Paralympic Games; and much more
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update Weekly Update 18 August: IPCC Report - human rights' increasing relevance in just transition
Civil society calls on U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission & investors to halt Cellebrite going public until human rights compliance demonstrated; CSOs urge Nordic Development Fund & Africa Development Bank to ensure human rights due diligence on Ugandan agribusiness project; Indigenous people seek ICC genocide investigation into Bolsonaro policies which lead to land grabs & illegal mining ; Tigyit coal power plant & mine allegedly caused miscarriages, cancers, loss of farmlands & depletion of underground water; Public Inquiry finds murder of anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia linked to investigations involving big business; UN Special Rapporteurs raise concerns over abuse of migrant workers & labour reforms in Saudi Arabia; and much more
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update Weekly Update 11 August: UK brands under fire over labour rights violations
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples marked with united calls for new social contract to end “grievous inequalities” & create new social contract; UN experts urge incoming Zambian govt. to address lead pollution in Kabwe; New Peruvian govt. meets mining companies to resolve disputes & negotiates end of Las Bambas blockade; Female labour participation rate in India drops to 16% since onset of COVID-19; Spanish CSOs launch campaign calling for human rights & environmental due diligence legislation; and much more
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update Weekly Update 04 August: Solar companies respond to Uyghur Region forced labour allegations
Kenyan trade union blames recruitment agencies for exposing workers to ‘modern slavery’ in the Gulf; Report finds high risk of slavery in Canadian supply chains; Indonesian High Court acquits six environmental defenders over charges related to their protests against tapioca factory's pollution; Nauru Govt. triggers rule enabling The Metals Company to mine seabed in two years regardless of whether regulations are written; New Israeli surveillance company Paragon allegedly hacks WhatsApp and Signal; and much more
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update Weekly Update 28 July: Rio Tinto agrees to human rights review of Bougainville mine
Report exposes impacts of aluminum production for automotive industry, incl. deforestation, water pollution & displacement of communities; Companies’ exploitation of natural resources in Mozambique allegedly fueling insurgency in Cabo Delgado; One death, injuries & community leader arrested as Brazilian police carry out Petrobras repossession order removing thousands occupying unused land; Rockhopper Exploration sues Italian Govt. using ISDS to claim USD 275 million in damages after new oil drilling banned near Adriatic coast; and much more
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update Weekly Update 21 July: NSO spyware misused against activists, politicians and journalists
New report alleges garment workers lost almost USD 12bn in wages & severance between March 2020 and March 2021; Prominent environmental activist Joannah Stutchbury killed in Kenya following multiple death threats; Pakistani coal mine company allegedly refuses to cooperate with fact-finding mission after worker's torture & death; Companies urged to protect Italian delivery and warehouse workers’ rights & uphold freedom of association, following widespread violence at protests; And much more
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update Weekly Update 14 July: Fatal fires ravage two factories in Bangladesh, leading to renewed calls for progress on worker safety
Survey finds migrant workers face exploitative recruitment practices, fees & labour rights abuse in Qatari luxury hotels vying for World Cup business; Report highlights progress & gaps in implementation of UNGPs when it comes to Indigenous Peoples' rights; 26 major tech companies face calls for improvement in digital rights; Reports highlight wage theft in apparel supply chains in India & press for joint liability of global brands.
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update Weekly Update 7 July: Guilty verdict in fight for justice for Berta Cáceres
Honduras: 5 years after murder of environment & rights defender Berta Cáceres, court finds ex-head of dam company guilty; Report alleges Primark, Nike and H&M responsible for wage theft during pandemic in their supply chains; NGOs urge DRC Govt. to enforce regional rights body’s decision to compensate victims of Kilwa massacre & prosecute Anvil Mining for alleged complicity; Timber company Samling accused of flawed environmental certification & legal threatening Borneo’s forest defenders; Norwegian KLP pension fund excludes 16 firms for links to Israeli settlements in West Bank, citing 'unacceptable risk' of complicity in human rights abuse & much more
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update Weekly Update 30 June: East Africa - Community action on industrial pollution
Concerted community actions take govts. in East Africa to court over ongoing environmental damage & industrial pollution; ITUC releases 2021 Global Rights Index ranking 149 countries on their respect for workers’ rights; Tomás Rojo Valencia, Yaqui tribal leader & Sonora water defender, found dead in Mexico after disappearance four weeks ago; Indian Court orders COVID-19 related audit of Renault-Nissan's Tamil Nadu car plant following spike in infections & workers’ protests over safety concerns; Petrochemical workers in Iran on nationwide strike allege poor living conditions, underpaid social security & low wages; & much more
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update Weekly Update 23 June: Global concerns mount over spyware abuses
Human rights groups & investors raise concerns about abusive use of surveillance technology across the globe, illustrating the need for stronger regulation; Labour rights organisations & investors condemn Boohoo’s slow progress a year after revelations of labour abuse in UK supply chain as fashion co. holds AGM; US Supreme Court limits human rights lawsuit against Nestlé and Cargill over alleged complicity in forced child labour in cocoa plantations in Côte d’Ivoire; Investor statement on human rights & business activities in Myanmar urges companies to take action to assess & address human rights risks & harms; & much more
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