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Australia: Spotless discloses underpayment of workers, sets aside under $4 million in backpay
Author: David Marin-Guzman, Financial Review
"Spotless underpaid workers $4m", 21 February 202...
- Related companies: Downer Group Spotless
Australia: News Corp admits to underpaying superannuation of staff by $1.5m; undertakes to pay with interest
Author: Hannah Blackiston, Mumbrella
"News Corp Australia admits to underpaying staff by $1.5m", 25 February 2020...
- Related companies: News Corp Australia (part of News Corporation)
EU accepts free trade agreement with Vietnam despite the country's poor human rights record
Author: David Hutt, Asia Times
"EU puts riches over rights in Vietnam trade deal", 13 February 2020...
Author: Anaïs Moutot, Les Echos
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Australia: Farms workers of fruit & vegetable grower Costa are found living in 'slum-like conditions'
Author: Katri Uibu & Erin Cooper, ABC News
"Dozens of farm workers found living in five-bedroom building in Latrobe in Tasmania's north", 7 February 2020...
- Related companies: Costa
Australia: Coles store managers underpaid $20 million over six years
Author: Dominic Powell & Anna Patty, The Age
"Government warns companies to 'get house in order' after Coles workers underpaid", 18 February 2020...
Myanmar: Govt. sets new rules for contract farming to reduce farmers' debt burden
Author: Htoo Thant, Myanmar Times
"Myanmar govt sets rules for contract farming", 11 February 2020 The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation has released rules for contract farming to boost Myanmar's agriculture sector. U Ye Tint Tun, director general of the Department of ...
Vietnam: NGOs call EU to postpone vote on free trade with Vietnam citing human rights concerns; EU says deal will address issues
Author: South China Morning Post
"Vietnam looks to burnish human rights image before EU trade vote", 11 February 2020...
Myanmar: Garment workers of foreign-run firms decry poor working conditions & low wages
Author: Tint Zaw Tun, Myanmar Times
"Myanmar garment workers protest poor working conditions", 29 January 2020 Garment workers at three foreign-run firms in Yangon marched to City Hall to decry poor working conditions. Ma Aye Thandar Win, chair of the labour union at Hunter Myanmar garm...
Front Line Defenders Global Analysis 2019
Global Analysis 2019 details the physical assaults, defamation campaigns, digital security threats, judicial harassment, and gendered attacks faced by HRDs and women human rights defenders (WHRDs) around the world. …HRDs are at the forefront of social...