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Myanmar: MCRB releases report to guide business, CSOs, and govt on biodiversity and human rights obligations
Author: Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business
"MCRB Publishes Briefing Paper on Biodiversity, Human Rights and Business," 05 November 2018...
Myanmar: Workers of Fu Yuen Garment Factory end 72-day strike after signing contract
Author: HRM Asia
"Myanmar's garment workers resume work after ending 72-day strike," 05 November 2018...
- Related companies: Fu Yuen Garment Factory
Ranking Digital Rights' Investor Update highlights that good governance in ICT sector requires focus on consumer privacy & expression-related risks
Author: Rebecca MacKinnon & Melissa Brown, Ranking Digital Rights
"Poor digital rights governance: Users, investors, and societies pay the price," 29 Oct 2018...
- Related in-depth areas: Technology and Human Rights Technology and Human Rights: Digital Freedom
- Related companies: Alphabet Amazon.com Facebook Google (part of Alphabet) Microsoft Twitter
Myanmar: Labor orgs call on EU to reconsider trade privileges withdrawal; loss of jobs & factory shutdowns feared
Author: Kyaw Thu & Kyaw Htun Naing, Radio Free Asia
"Myanmar Labor Groups Urge EU Not to Drop Crucial Trade Preferences," 29 October 2018...
Commentary: Everything but common sense
Author: Frontier Myanmar
11 October 2018...
Canada: Parliamentary report requests Govt. develop legislation that motivates business to eliminate child labour
In November and December 2017, the Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development undertook a study on child labour in supply chains. The Subcommittee received...
Myanmar military were prime operatives behind systemic, highly secretive Facebook campaign that targeted the Rohingya and fueled genocide, report alleges
Author: Paul Mozur, New York Times
"Myanmar’s Military Said to Be Behind Facebook Campaign That Fueled Genocide"...
- Related companies: Facebook
EU to launch withdrawal process of trade preferences in Cambodia over rights concerns & warns Myanmar of potential similar action
The EU is launching the process to end Cambodia's duty-free access to the European Market for exports, and is considering suspending similar trading privileges in Myanmar for human rights abuses in Rakhine state.
Caterpillar did not respond
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited Caterpillar to respond to the allegations raised in Swedwatch's report. Caterpillar did not respond.
- Related stories: Myanmar: Swedwatch reports inadequate human rights impact assessments in jade extraction operations; Volvo responds
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Komatsu did not respond
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited Komatsu to respond to the allegations raised in Swedwatch's report. Komatsu did not respond.
- Related stories: Myanmar: Swedwatch reports inadequate human rights impact assessments in jade extraction operations; Volvo responds
- This is a non response from the following companies: Komatsu