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UK: Council passes motion condemning shift changes for JD Sports warehouse workers, described as ‘a prison sentence’
Author: Nick Statham, Manchester Evening News
"'It's more like a prison sentence'... JD Sports urged to rethink Rochdale warehouse shifts after hundreds of complaints", 18 October 2019...
- Related in-depth areas: Health & safety in the workplace
- Related companies: JD.com
Author: Mara Javorovic, TextiWirtschaft
'"Die Kosten komplett weitergeben? Damit schießt Du Dich vom Markt."', 3. Juli 2019...
- Related companies: Vaude
Author: AFP et 20 Minutes (France)
"«Nous avons pris conscience», Nike va changer ses contrats pénalisant les athlètes enceintes", 26 mai 2019...
- Related companies: Nike
Author: Revista Fórum (Brazil)
“Instituto Brasil 200 vai abrir sede em Brasília. Lobby de empresários amigos de Bolsonaro faz chantagem por reforma - dizendo que se não for aprovada, não terá emprego - e prega fim de instrumento de combate à sonegação da Receita Federal”, 5 de abril...
- Related stories: Brasil: Governo Bolsonaro e suas políticas que colocam em risco direitos humanos e a democracia
- Related companies: Riachuelo
China: Ethnic minorities detained in internment camps reportedly subject to forced labour in factories supplying to major apparel brands; Incl. co responses
In December 2018, an investigation by the Associated Press linked US sportswear brand Badger Sport to a factory inside an internment camp in Xinjiang province, China, where Uighurs, Kazakhs and other minorities are allegedly being subject to forced...
USA: #VoteTogether campaign calls on cos. to encourage & support voting
Author: Sara Weinstein & Sarah Gwilliam, Civic Nation in Forbes (USA)
"More Businesses Are Encouraging Voting. Here's How You Can, Too.", 26 Sep 2018...
- Related in-depth areas: Latest news on human rights defenders Latest news: CEO activism and other positive business initiatives to protect civic freedoms
- Related companies: Dick's Sporting Goods Lyft MTV (part of Viacom) NFL Nike Patagonia Viacom Walmart
USA: Former Microsoft executive argues for cos. to urgently act to advance opportunity for all, in time of deep distress
Author: Jeff Raikes (Raikes Foundation & former Microsoft)
"We Need Corporate America in the Fight for Justice", 05 Sep 2018...
- Related in-depth areas: Latest news: CEO activism and other positive business initiatives to protect civic freedoms
- Related companies: General Motors Microsoft Salesforce.com Starbucks Walmart
Author: Petra Sorge, TAZ
„Die Zielvorgaben sind kaum zu schaffen“, sagt [...] ein Mitarbeiter der Adidas-Zulieferfabrik Bay Island in San Pedro Sula, Honduras... Adidas selbst erklärt, es unterhalte „keine direkte vertragliche Beziehung mit Bay Island“, sondern nur...
- Related companies: adidas Group Nike
Major World Cup sponsors, adidas & Nike, accused of paying "poverty wages" to women workers in their supply chains
A new report by Éthique sur l’étiquette and Clean Clothes Campaign, "Foul Play", accuses adidas and Nike, major sponsors of the 2018 World Cup, of paying poverty wages to the thousands of women in their supply chain that sew the football shirts and ...
Palestinian civil society welcomes end of partnership between adidas and Israel Football Association
In March 2018, 130 Palestinian football clubs urged adidas to end its sponsorship agreement due to the Israel Football Association's (IFA) complicity in violations of international law. According to the letter, “[t]he IFA sponsors football matches in...