Workers for the textile factory "Monclova International" in Mexico denounce violations of their human rights

Author: Terra Actualidad - Europa Press

[Original article in Spanish. Title translation, and following summary of the article's key points, provided by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre.]...

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Workplace hazards confirmed [Mexico]

Author: Mayté Parro, Vanguardia [Mexico]

[Original article in Spanish. Title translation, and following summary of the article's key points, provided by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre.]...

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Mexico: Concerns regarding working conditions at Monclova International (a Sara Lee/Hines factory)

Author: Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

[English summaries of key points in 4 Spanish-language articles]

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Pushed by Clients, Law Firms Step Up Diversity Efforts [USA]

Author: Karen Donovan, New York Times

The nation’s largest law firms...have struggled to attract, keep and promote minority and women lawyers. Now these firms have a powerful incentive to do better: Some of their biggest corporate clients are demanding that they increase the number of...

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[PDF] full report: "The State of the Workplace for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Americans 2005-2006"

Author: Human Rights Campaign

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[PDF] full report: "The Human Rights And Business Pages - Forced Labour"

Author: Amnesty Intl. Netherlands

In producing this series Amnesty International has collaborated and consulted with companies that participate in the section’s Round Table...The Members of the Round Table: ABN Amro, Ahold, Akzo Nobel, Boskalis Westminster, C&A, DSM, Heineken, ING...

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Sustainabilitea: The Dutch Tea Market and Corporate Social Responsibility

Author: SOMO, ProFound & India Committee of the Netherlands

...there is an urgent need for improvement of labour, social, ecological and economic conditions throughout the tea sector in the global south...Current responsible business initiatives of mayor players on the Dutch tea market are analysed [in this...

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