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Complaint filed by global union group under OECD Guidelines against BHP and Vale about Samarco dam burst
Author: Valentina Ruiz Leotaud, Mining.com
"Labour groups file OECD complaint against BHP and Vale over dam-burst disaster" 26 March 2018...
- Related in-depth areas: Extractives
- Related companies: BHP Billiton Samarco (joint venture BHP Billiton and Vale) Vale
East Africa: Extractives Baraza tracking publicly available oil, gas & mining agreements between govts. & investors
Author: Extractives Baraza (Kenya)
"Publicly Available Oil, Gas and Mining Agreements"...
- Related companies: Tullow Oil
Ethiopian court drops charges against human rights defender advocating for local community rights against agribusiness
Author: Anywaa Survival, Bread for All, GRAIN, Inclusive Development International, Oakland Institute
"Free at last: charges against indigenous land rights defender & former World Bank inspection panel translator dropped"...
- Related in-depth areas: Land Rights & Displacements Latest news on human rights defenders
Hong Kong: Study shows lack of awareness on importance of mental well-being in the workplace; calls on Govt. to help co.s tackle mental health education
Author: Yupina Ng, South China Morning Post
"Why mental health awareness should start in Hong Kong schools and companies", 7 Apr 2018...
Malawi: Govt. & mining investors should respect local communities' right to access information, says Human Rights Watch
Author: Katharina Rall, Human Rights Watch
"Malawi: Govt Should Keep Promises to Rural Residents, Protect Them From Mining"...
- Related in-depth areas: Land Rights & Displacements
Uganda Bankers Association urges members to ignore revenue authority's order to surrender customers' details
Author: Fredrick Obura, Standard Digital (Kenya)
“Uganda Revenue Authority orders banks to surrender customers account details”...
USA: Construction co. KS Industries to face employees' lawsuit alleging racial discrimination; co. denies allegations
Author: Jessica Holdman, The Bismarck Tribune (USA)
"North Dakota workplace discrimination trial set for 2019", 9 Apr 2018...
- Related in-depth areas: Latest Legal News
USA: Jury awards $37 mln to couple in lawsuit alleging Johnson & Johnson products containing talcum powder caused lung cancer
Author: Jen Christensen, CNN (USA)
"New Jersey couple awarded $37 million in talcum powder case", 6 April 2018...
- Related in-depth areas: Latest Legal News
- Related companies: Johnson & Johnson
Zimbabwe: HRW report claims child labour & rights abuses rife in tobacco farms
Human Rights Watch recently released a report titled A Bitter Harvest: Child Labour and Human Rights Abuses on Tobacco Farms in Zimbabwe, documenting how children work in hazardous conditions, performing tasks that threaten their health and safety or...
Cambodia: Garment workers of absconding factory owners say payouts by Govt. do not match what were owed to them
Author: Yon Sineat , The Phnom Penh Post
"Payouts raise concerns for garment workers at shuttered factories", 09 April 2018...