Felipe Vicini, Vicini Group lost legal attack on Dominican Watchdog [Dominican Republic]

Author: Dominican Watchdog [Dominican Republic]

Felipe Vicini owner of Vicini Group, one of the biggest industrial groups in the Dominican Republic, lost his personal and corporate legal attack on Dominican Watchdog. Felipe Vicini and Vicini Group claimed the right to domains controlled by...

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[Grupo Vicini's response

Author: Grupo Vicini

The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre has given us the opportunity to respond and state our position on administrative decision No. D2011-0552...We respect both the WIPO and the panel’s decision, although we disagree with it for the...

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Response by Grupo Vicini: US labour inspectors warn of repressive working conditions on Grupo Vicini sugar cane plantations.

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[PDF] Business & human rights in Latin America & the Caribbean – A round-up of recent developments

Author: Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

This briefing highlights reports from a range of sources about how businesses have impacted human rights, positively and negatively, in Latin America & the Caribbean over the past two years. The briefing refers to most countries in Latin America....

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Dominican Republic: 2012 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor

Author: US Department of Labor

In 2012, the Dominican Republic made a minimal advancement in efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labor…because its birth certificate requirement limits educational opportunities for children, which increases their vulnerability to labor...

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