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Paper finds severe labour exploitation in Spanish & Italian agricultural supply chains; reflects on potential action co's can take
Author: Cecilia Barral Diego & Lisa Szeponik, Loening - Human Rights & Responsible Business
Germany is the main market destination for Spanish and Italian exportations in the processed food market, with a particular focus on the fruit and vegetable sector. In crop year 2016/2017, Germany bought from Spain almost 2.0 billion kilograms of...
Sri Lanka: Recruitment agencies allegedly force female domestic workers to take contraceptives to secure work in the Gulf
Author: Sophie Cousins, The Guardian
"Recruiters order Sri Lankan women to take birth control before working in Gulf", 6 April 2018...
- Related in-depth areas: Employment & recruitment agencies
India: Gov't. blacklists two UAE shipping cos. over labour abuses
Author: World Maritime News
"India Blacklists Two UAE Companies for Abandoning Seafarers" 30 Mar 2018...
- Related in-depth areas: Maritime Industry Maritime Industry and Human Rights: Seafarers
New publication in Polish and English: "Introducing Business and Human Rights to the general public in Poland"
In February 2018, the Polish newspapers Rzeczpospolita[1] and Parkiet[2] published a 32-page supplement on Business and Human Rights (BHR) under the title: "Business and Human Rights. Responsibility, benefits, ethics". The publication is also...
UAE: Online portal for hiring Indian workers aims to prevent recruitment fraud
Author: Abdulla Rasheed, Gulf News
"UAE-India integrated hiring system soon to prevent fraud", 21 March 2018...
Qatar: Local World Cup organiser working with contractors to pay back recruitment fees to migrant workers
Author: Anthony Harwood, Global Construction Review
By the end of March more than 5,500 people from across South Asia, a third of the workforce, will be reimbursed money they paid to middlemen who hired them to work in [Qatar]. The Doha government is negotiating with its contractors in the hope that...
Australia: 'Serious exploitation' of cleaners in Woolworths' labour supply chain, inquiry finds
Author: ABC News online
"Woolworths contractors underpaying cleaners in 'serious exploitation' across Tasmania, inquiry finds", 14 February 2018...
- Related in-depth areas: Establishing a Modern Slavery Act in Australia Latest news on modern slavery & forced labour
- Related companies: Coles Group (part of Wesfarmers) Woolworths Limited
Nepal: Amnesty International survey documents exploitation of migrant workers by recruitment agents charging excessive, illegal fees
In December 2017, Amnesty International conducted a survey of 414 Nepali migrant workers. The results revealed that 88% reported that they paid fees to recruitment agents for their jobs overseas. Most workers also had to take out high-interest loans...
Saudi Arabia: Recruitment agents overcharge clients for recruiting migrant workers in violation of government pricing regulations
Author: Arabian Business
"Saudi recruitment agents charging 'twice as much as prices advertised'", 2 January 2017...
Human Rights Watch report says recruitment agencies complicit in exploitation of Tanzanian domestic workers in Oman & UAE, including sexual exploitation & excessive working hours
A report by Human Rights Watch on the abuse suffered by Tanzanian domestic workers in Oman & UAE says employment agencies are complicit in the workers' exploitation, including physical and sexual abuse, and excessing working conditions. It calls...