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Author: Amnesty International
"Challenging power, fighting discrimination: A call to action to recognise and protect women human rights defenders", 29 Nov 2019...
New set of Equator Principles fails to act on indigenous rights and climate change, NGOs say
Author: BankTrack
“With New Equator Principles, Banks Fail to Act on Climate or Indigenous Rights”, 21 November 2019...
Singapore: 'Fake News' law grants temporary exemptions so tech companies can implement compliance measures
Author: Prinyaka Boghani, S&P Global
"Google, Facebook given breathing room as Singapore enacts 'fake news' law," 03 October 2019...
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Singapore most prepared among Asian countries against workplace ageing & automation; region lags behind overall
Author: The Straits Times
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Survey finds Singapore is 2nd-worst globally for workplace diversity while 1 in 4 workers are bullied
Author: The Straits Times
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- Related companies: SingTel (see Singapore Telecommunications)
Asia Capital Reinsurance (ACR) did not respond
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited ACR to respond to the latest report by Inclusive Development International and International Rivers entitled “Reckless Endangerment: Demanding Accountability for the Xe Pian-Xe Namnoy Dam Collapse” ...
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- This is a non response from the following companies: Asia Capital Reinsurance Group
Stock exchanges worldwide increasingly support investing in social impact
Author: Sarah Shearman and Annie Banerji, Thomson Reuters Foundation
"ANALYSIS-Want to invest responsibly? A new breed of stock exchange aims to help", 12 July 2019...
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Singapore: Landscaping company fined for violations of worker safety regulation
Author: CNA
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Commentary: ASEAN’s Safe Migration Campaign comes up short due to simplistic concept of safe migration
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Video: How do businesses affect Human Rights Defenders & how could they support them and civic freedoms?
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre interviewed Human Rights Defenders from Singapore, Turkey, Kenya, Uganda and Zimbabwe - visiting defenders at The Centre for Applied Human Rights at the University of York. They shared their views on how...