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update Weekly Update 20 October: Business demand grows for laws preventing human rights harm
Report finds audit deception masking labour rights violations is widespread in apparel global supply chains; Investigation reveals connection between popular dairy products & soya from recently deforested farms in the Brazilian Cerrado; Activists in South Sudan claim telecoms co. Zain unlawfully disrupted phone service ahead of planned protest; Researchers say Noront Resources not adequately disclosing Indigenous opposition to its projects to investors; 52,000 sign petition urging Facebook to take down Myanmar military-owned companies' pages; Rights groups urge PayPal to end 'discriminatory practices' against Palestinians & to adhere to international law; and much more
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update Weekly Update 13 October: 1,300 Kenyan tea workers sue British company over injuries
Lawyers involved in climate litigation say UN declaration on right to a clean environment could help in cases involving environment & human rights; CNN reports Govt. used Ethiopian Airlines to transport weapons during war in Tigray; EU biofuel investment is exacerbating environmental, social & political disruptions in Peru, finds Oxfam report; US company Universal Electronics Inc confirms it hires Uyghur workers & transfers them to Qinzhou plant; Environmental activist & 2 journalists beaten while investigating illegal logging in Romania that may be sold in supply chain of European companies; NGOs criticise Saudi-backed Newcastle Utd. takeover as “sportswashing” & criticise Premier League for “normalising” regime; and much more
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update Weekly Update 06 October: Gig workers globally allege abuse & organise strikes
Outsourced TikTok transcribers in Brazil report 'overwhelming' workload at USD 70 cents an hour & unpaid wages; Whistleblower reveals Facebook Inc internal research repeatedly identifying platforms’ harms & that company has left unfixed; Local leaders in oil-rich Turkana region, Kenya, raise concerns over Tullow Oil waste management of hazardous chemicals; 6-month sentence for Indigenous rights lawyer who battled Chevron over Ecuador pollution; Queensland police refuse to remove Indigenous group from Adani coalmine; Investigation reveals widespread exploitation of European meat plant workers; Report exposes €billions in EU financial support to companies in illegal Israeli settlements; and much more
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update Weekly Update 29 September: EU Parliament calls for Expo 2020 Dubai sponsors to withdraw, citing concerns for free speech, workers & women's rights
Globally coordinated #SeeYouInCourt campaign launched by FIDH to hold companies accountable for human rights abuses & contribution to climate change; Construction Co. Coil & local authorities accused of attacking Ugandan community opposing ADB and Nordic Development Fund backed project; Prevent Senior secretly medicated hundreds of elderly Brazilian COVID-19 patients without their knowledge, resulting in deaths of at least nine people; Thai Supreme Court upholds lower court dismissal of Thammakaset’s defamation case against human rights lecturer Ngamsuk Ruttanasatain; Public health crisis in Serbian village as air pollution reaches alarming levels, locals blame Zijin Mining Group copper mine; and much more
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update Weekly Update 22 September: Activists attacked in Myanmar while company links to Junta scrutinized
Investigation into venture capital's human rights oversight finds vast majority of firms are failing responsibilities & lacking diversity; Kenyan Govt. pledges not to interrupt social media during 2022 General Election campaigns; Atacama Indigenous Council calls for suspension of SQM's lithium extraction in salt flats until it submits environmental compliance plan; Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions to disband amid safety concerns under national security law; German supermarkets respond to report alleging widespread labour abuse & exploitation in South African orange farms; Jordan Steel fires 90 workers for inciting a strike, threatens to fire more if strike continues; and much more
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update Chinese Responsible Investment Overseas Newsletter Issue 15 (Sep 2021) | Human Rights Action Plan of China (2021-2025) enshrines the commitment to promote responsible business conduct in global supply chains
"Going out" responsibly: The human rights impact of China's global investments; Human Rights Action Plan of China (2021-2025) enshrines the commitment to promote responsible business conduct in global supply chains
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update Weekly Update 15 September: Companies implicated in many of 227 recorded killings of land & environment defenders during 2020
NGOs claim Rio Tinto subsidiary in Madagascar contaminating water with uranium and lead; World Bank tribunal rules Colombia not liable to compensate Eco Oro Minerals for expanding wetlands protections, reducing gold concession; Factory owner arrested after 16 workers die in BM Luggage fire in Pakistan; Malaysian Govt. cancels transfer of land to property developer Gabungan Indah Sdn Bhd after activist pressure; Climate groups in Germany to sue car manufacturers BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen over poor environmental record; European football calls for greater scrutiny on FIFA & workers’ rights before 2022 World Cup; and much more
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update Weekly Update 08 September: French Supreme Court rules against Lafarge in Syria crimes against humanity case
Qatar World Cup contractors allegedly misusing short-term visas for recruitment; Ugandan Govt. adopts Africa’s first National Action Plan on Business & Human Rights; Protestors arrested at La Merced de Buenos Aires mines in Ecuador following blockades of Hancock's Hanrine mining company; Three palm oil companies sue Indonesian local government after plantation licenses revoked for violations including lack of indigenous consent; Energy companies cannot sue govts. using the Energy Charter Treaty, rules European Court of Justice; Spanish chambermaids' union will launch app rating working conditions of cleaning staff in hotels; and much more
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update Weekly Update 01 September: Fashion brands sign health & safety Accord as factory fire kills 17 in Pakistan
South Sudanese Govt. blocks social media to curtail protests during inauguration of new parliament; Brazilian Supreme Court must uphold indigenous land rights & reject companies' legal argument on proof of occupation of land, says UN expert; Foodpanda delivery riders in Thailand strike against pay cuts; Shareholder group ACCR sues oil company Santos over “clean fuel” & net zero emissions by 2040 claims; Europe’s largest copper producer Aurubis ends provisional deal with Norwegian mine over risks to environment and wildlife; Amnesty International alleges Qatari authorities failed to investigate deaths of thousands of migrant workers despite evidence of unsafe working conditions; and much more
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