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India: Around 2,000 contractual Honda workers protest after workers asked to go on indefinite leave
Author: Shubhra Pant, The Times of India
"Gurugram: Workers protest as Honda sends nearly 300 on ‘indefinite leave'", 6 November 2019...
- Related stories: India: Contractual workers strike at Honda plant after workers sent on 'indefinite leave'
- Related companies: Honda
India: Traders' body accuses Amazon & Flipkart of violating foreign direct investment policies, through 'predatory pricing' and 'deep discounting'
Author: The Economic Times
"CAIT alleges violation of FDI policy by Flipkart, Amazon; companies reject", 11 October 2019...
- Related in-depth areas: Technology and Human Rights: Gig Economy
- Related companies: Amazon.com Flipkart
India: Kerala becomes first state to declare access to internet a basic human right
Author: Nidheesh M.K., Live Mint
"Now, Kerala aims for internet in every household", 7 November 2019...
- Related in-depth areas: Internet
India: Facebook allegedly being used as 'megaphone of hate', after report shows widespread sharing of hate speech directed at Bengali Muslims
Author: Pranav Dixit, BuzzFeed
"Facebook Failed The Rohingya In Myanmar. Now It May Be Repeating Its Mistakes In Assam.", 28 October 2019...
- Related in-depth areas: Technology and Human Rights
- Related companies: Facebook
Kuwait: Domestic workers traded on Facebook, Google and Apple-owned apps; includes company comments
Author: Owen Pinnell & Jess Kelly, BBC
"Slave markets found on Instagram and other apps," 31 Oct 2019...
- Related in-depth areas: Technology & telecommunications Technology and Human Rights
- Related companies: Apple Facebook Google (part of Alphabet) Instagram (part of Facebook)
UK: Google's contracted cleaners threaten strikes over alleged labour violations & dismissal of union members
In October 2019, members of Google's contracted cleaning team in London went on strike over labour rights concerns and the dismissal of two union representatives. The cleaners, contracted by cleaning firm Principle Cleaning Services, say Principle has...
Google's response
Author: Google
While our suppliers determine wages and benefits for their employees, we want working at Google to be a positive experience. We choose our partners and staffing agencies carefully, and review their compliance with our Supplier Code of Conduct. In a...
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- This is a response from the following companies: Google (part of Alphabet)
Calls for advancement of dignity and human rights in the built environment lifecycle in new report
Author: Annabel Short, Institute for Human Rights and Business
“Dignity by Design – Human Rights and the Built Environment Lifecycle”, 1 July 2019...
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- Related in-depth areas: Construction & building materials Housing Linking development & human rights - an introduction
Draft Principles for Dignity in the Built Environment
Author: Institute for Human Rights and Business
"Draft Principles for Dignity in the Built Environment Open for Consultation", 18 July 2019...
- Related stories: Draft Principles for Dignity in the Built Environment launched
- Related in-depth areas: Construction Housing Linking development & human rights - an introduction
Draft Principles for Dignity in the Built Environment launched
In July 2019, the Institute of Human Rights and Business (IHRB) published a report entitled 'Dignity by Design' which calls for action in the built environment lifecylce, shaping society's response to global challenges like inequality, mass-migration,...