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Commentary: Columbian NAP allowed progress in business and human rights, but requires strengthening in conflict regions
Author: Germán Zarama, RightsasUsual
"The Colombian National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights: from Regional Milestone to Effective Local Implementation", 16 August 2018...
- Related in-depth areas: Government policies & practices Latest news on National Action Plans
Scotland: Human Rights Commission invites submissions to undertake comparative study on development of NAPs in other countries; study to inform Scottish framework
Author: Scottish Human Rights Commission
"Research Tender: Business and Human Rights", 24 July 2018...
- Related in-depth areas: Government policies & practices Latest news on National Action Plans
Opinion: Continued construction at Imperial Pacific casino in Saipan warrants worker-led, independent monitoring of labour conditions
Author: Aaron Halegua, Jennifer Rosenbaum & Mariam Bhacker, Marianas Variety (USA)
[C]onfiscation of worker passports, failure to pay workers the minimum wage, high rates of injury and even deaths, and retaliation against complaining workers have all been well-documented...If Imperial Pacific is serious about eradicating abuse from...
Access Now warns of risks inherent in national digital identity programmes
Author: Access Now (USA)
"National digital identity programmes: what’s next?", 21 Mar 2018...
- Related in-depth areas: Technology and Human Rights Technology and Human Rights: Digital Freedom
Roundtable addresses need for improved corporate governance by investors, CEOs & business networks to end slavery in supply chains; incl. contribution by BHRRC
Author: Joanna Radeke and Tammi L. Coles, Corporate Knights
Slavery remains a disturbing reality of the world's labour markets. In the private sector especially, some 16 million people are enslaved – forced to work in sectors as diverse as agriculture, construction and the cosmetics industry. And while cases...
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Poland: Interview on monitoring the supply chain by CSR Coordinator of LPP S.A.
Author: Anna Migdalska, Rzeczpospolita
Anna Miazga the CSR Coordinator at LPP SA, a polish retailing company, points out in this interview, respecting human rights by enterprises is an important topic not only from the point of view of one country or industry. It's a global problem. The...
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- Related companies: LPP (Lubianiec Piechocki & Partnerzy)
China: Privacy worries increase among internet users, as Tencent denies storing WeChat records, Alibaba’s Ant Financial apologises for opting in users for credit scoring system
"Tencent Holdings, whose WeChat messaging app has more than 1 billion users worldwide, said it does not store any user chat histories, after Chinese automotive industry tycoon Li Shufu reportedly slammed the company for invading user privacy. "..."Ant...
UAE: International Centre for Justice and Human Rights calls on UN to investigate corporate accountability for human rights abuses
France: Analysis of penalties imposed on companies in new 'duty of vigilance' law
Author: Stéphane Brabant & Elsa Savourey, International Review of Compliance and Business Ethics
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