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update Weekly Update 08 December: Indonesian court rules labour rights-threatening Omnibus Bill unconstitutional
New BHRRC tea data tracker & briefing outlines need for transparency in supply chains riddled with labour rights abuses; International investors & food retailers failed to act on pledges to divest from Brazil over deforestation, finds Financial Times; Rohingya refugees sue Facebook for USD150bn alleging the co. allowed hate speech against them to spread; Indigenous communities in Zimbabwe resist displacement from ancestral lands by mining companies & allege Govt. is selling land without consultation; ADM, Bunge and Cargill allegedly using soy from farms in Brazil linked to land conflicts & human rights abuses; International banks hold shares in companies affiliated with Myanmar military junta & its conglomerates; French civil court dismisses request from Mexican Indigenous group to halt EDF’s construction of wind farm on procedural grounds; Investigation into deaths of young, healthy Nepali workers in Qatar finds significant shortcomings in data collection, investigations & compensation by govt.; and much more
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update Weekly Update 01 December: Companies called to act on Myanmar junta-planted telecom tower landmines
More than 50 people killed in Listvyazhnaya coal mine explosion in Russia, 5 officials charged with violating industrial safety requirements; Over 60 NGOs urge EU to ensure gender-responsive due diligence law on International Women Human Rights Defenders Day; Investors sue Meta (formerly Facebook) over alleged false statements regarding techniques targeting young people known to cause anxiety & depression; NGO & community claim Nigerian company Okumu Oil Palm’s social audit certification didn’t investigate allegations of human rights abuses; Government declares mega-projects as ‘national security’ issues to overcome legal, environmental & Indigenous demands, say experts; Repatriation of Kiribati seafarers stranded due to COVID-19 restrictions underway; Norwegian journalists reporting in Qatar on conditions for migrant workers arrested; and much more
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update Weekly Update 24 November: Black Friday strikers lead global push for pay & jobs
Indian Govt. repeals three controversial farm laws after a year of farmer protests over concerns laws would allow entry of private players & hurt their income; Working conditions in luxury hotels & Kafala reform under the spotlight as countdown to Qatar World Cup 2022 continues; Constitutional Court upholds High Court decision to halt development of a new coal mine in a strategic water source area in S. Africa; Investigation reveals workers in Brazil face abuse on sugarcane biofuel plantations cleared for US & Europe; Arrival of Formula One in Saudi Arabia & Qatar puts spotlight on rights record of Gulf States; and much more
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update Weekly Update 17 November: Lundin Energy execs charged with Sudan war crimes complicity
Countdown to FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - new Parallel Portal shines light on labour & human rights abuses behind official promotional materials; UK National Contact Point finds JCB failed to conduct necessary due diligence over equipment used to illegally demolish Palestinian homes; Report finds luxury carmakers BMW and Jaguar Land Rover still sourcing leather linked to deforestation in Paraguay; Police arrest Adivasis & Dalit activists after protests against Hindalco bauxite mine located at sacred shrine; US Court dismisses lawsuit brought against Alphabet, Apple, Dell, Microsoft & Tesla over deaths of children mining cobalt in DRC; Labour rights whistleblower & ex-Supreme Committee employee detained amid ongoing concerns over abuses associated with World Cup Qatar 2022; and much more
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update Weekly Update 10 November: Qatar World Cup whistleblower threatens hunger strike after charges brought
Australia's ANZ bank returns profits from Cambodian sugar plantation investment to families who suffered violent evictions & child labour; Foreign companies incl. Adani Ports, British American Tobacco and Metro withdraw from Myanmar amid human rights concerns; New investigation reveals Israeli Pegasus spyware used on Palestinian rights groups; Police clash with fishermen during anti-mining protests in Madagascar, 2 human rights defenders arrested & allegedly beaten; NGO files consumer lawsuit in Washington DC against Hershey & Rainforest Alliance, alleging child labour on certified farms in Côte d’Ivoire; NGO raises complaint with EACB against Raiffeisen Group International for ‘support’ of Lukashenko regime despite allegations of human rights abuses; and much more
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update Weekly Update 03 November: Indigenous leaders push for just transition at COP26
NGOs urge banks not to finance EACOP pipeline due to human rights concerns incl. displacement & loss of livelihoods; 87% of Facebook spending combating misinformation spent on English content, only 9% of users English speakers; Martial law imposed in El Estor, Guatemala, as community & Indigenous Q'eqchi protest Fénix mine owned by Solway Investment Group; Jury rules GEO Group, which runs large US Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centre, owes detainees over USD17 million in back pay; Indian supreme court orders inquiry into country’s use of Pegasus spyware; African workers face barriers to claiming unpaid wages from abroad after deportation from UAE; and much more
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update Weekly Update 27 October: EIB accused of lending billions without due diligence checks
US Customs and Border Protection blocks imports of fresh tomatoes produced by Mexican companies Agropecuarios and Horticola due to forced labour concerns; Authorities in Sudan impose telecommunication blackouts during military coup to stem information flow; 200 organisations urge IDB to withdraw loan for Marfrig’s beef operations over human & environmental rights concerns; Rights groups in Pakistan file case demanding inquiry into non-payment of wages by 23 garment factories to 139,200 workers during COVID-19; KelKos Energy drops lawsuit against Kosovan environmental activists opposing hydropower plants; 100% of surveyed Thai agricultural workers in Israel said they had been sexually assaulted: the 654 victims feared reporting attacks could cost job or residency; and much more...
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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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