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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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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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