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Myanmar: Garment factory rehires union leaders who were sacked without notice
Author: Zaw Zaw Htwe, Myanmar Times
"Garment factory rehires workers, ending strike", 9 January 2019...
Thailand: 70,000 plus undocumented Myanmar workers deported; businesses face fine for hiring illegal migrants
Author: Zaw Zaw Htwe, Myanmar Times
"Thailand deported more than 70,000 Myanmar workers in 2018" 3 January 2019...
[Audio] Sweden: Human rights days focus on role of business in protection of human rights & of rights defenders
Author: Raoul Wallenberg Institute (Sweden)
"Human Rights Defenders and the Role of Business", 12 Dec 2018...
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Myanmar: Garment workers strike amidst labour dispute after factory fires 7 workers
Author: Zaw Zaw Htwe, Myanmar Times
"Garment workers strike over sacking of co-workers", 31 December 2018...
- Related companies: Cixing Knitting [Myanmar] Co.,Ltd.
Myanmar: Residents call for end to mining activities that cause drinking water shortage
Author: Radio Free Asia
"Residents Call For End to Mining Activities in Myanmar's Kachin State", 28 December 2018...
Acaparamientos de tierras y aguas: Impacto sobre los pueblos indígenas y sus convicciones religiosas
Author: Victoria Camarero Suárez, Universitat Jaume I
[Este estudio analiza las convicciones religiosas de los pueblos indígenas, protegida por el Derecho nacional e internacional, señalando la interrelación entre los pueblos indígenas y la protección de la biodiversidad y el cambio climático.] Este...
UN Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders' global survey highlights role of cos. in attacks in several countries
Author: Michel Forst, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders (Switzerland)
"World report on the situation of human rights defenders", 17 Dec 2017...
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Myanmar: Proposed gemstone law fails to address human rights problems in jade industry
Author: Hanna Hindstrom, Global Witness
"Back to business as usual in Myanmar's jade mines?" 28 November 2018...
Commentary: Surveillance capitalism & targeted advertising contributing to discrimination & violations of right to privacy
Author: Dr. Nathalie Maréchal, Motherboard
Social media companies are advertising companies... From today's vantage point, the Arab Spring stands out as an iconic cautionary tale... would-be revolutionaries, reformers, and human rights defenders were among the first to master the power of what...
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