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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group did not respond
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group to respond to a report mentioning the bank as a co-financier of the companies involved in the construction of the collapsed dam that forms part of the Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy...
- Related stories: Laos: Groups call on companies to be held accountable for collapse of Xe Pian-Xe Namnoy dam
- This is a non response from the following companies: Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
Myanmar's bloodstained jade mining industry is built on drug addiction, slave labour & environmental destruction
Author: Pearl Forss, Channel News Asia
"Blood jades: The dark side of Myanmar's trade with China" 8 September 2018...
Myanmar: Residents urge Govt. to halt dam project fearing Laos dam disaster to happen
Author: Naw Betty Han, Myanmar Times
"Residents urge govt to halt Upper Yeywa dam project in Shan", 27 August 2018...
Laos: Groups call on companies to be held accountable for collapse of Xe Pian-Xe Namnoy dam
On July 23, 2018, a dam in the Xe Pian-Xe Namnoy hydropower project collapsed and released massive amount of water that resulted to disastrous flooding in districts of southern Laos....
Laos: Developers continue dam projects despite govt. suspension order following recent dam disaster
Author: Radio Free Asia
"Developers Press Ahead With Dams, Despite Lao Order to Halt New Hydropower Projects", 16 August 2018...
Alliance plans on transitioning worker helpline to independent initiative, increasing access to millions more workers in Bangladesh
Author: The Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety (Alliance)
"Alliance to Transition Landmark Amader Kotha Worker Helpline to Independent Initiative, Expanding Access to Millions More Workers", 22 July 2018...
Laos: Official says project developer must be held accountable for dam collapse
Author: Radio Free Asia
"Lao Dam Collapse Caused by Heavy Rains, Faulty Construction: Minister", 26 July 2018...
- Related stories: Laos: Groups call on companies to be held accountable for collapse of Xe Pian-Xe Namnoy dam
- Related companies: Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy Power
Big banks respond to NGO call to end mine waste dumping at sea and into rivers
An campaign by Earthworks aimed at ending mine waste dumping in riverine and marine bodies of water is attracting the support of banking institutions. ...
South Africa: People in Highveld do not enjoy air quality required by Constitution due to pollution caused by coal-fired power stations
Author: Centre for Environmental Rights, groundWork, & Highveld Environmental Justice Network
Broken Promises: The failure of the Highveld Priority Area...
- Related companies: Sasol
Brazil: BHP signs deal with govt. to suspend $55 billion Samarco lawsuit; companies currently in talks with govt. to re-open mine
Author: David Chau, ABC (Australia)
"BHP signs deal to suspend $55 billion Samarco lawsuit for two years", 26 June 2018...
- Related stories: BHP Billiton & Vale lawsuit (re dam collapse in Brazil)
- Related companies: BHP Billiton Samarco (joint venture BHP Billiton and Vale) Vale