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Author: Ouest-France
« En Ouzbékistan, l'espoir de la fin du travail forcé dans le coton », 11 novembre 2019...
- Related in-depth areas: Dernières infos juridiques
- Related companies: adidas Walmart
KnowTheChain: Ranking companies' efforts to address forced labour in their supply chains
KnowTheChain is a resource for businesses and investors who need to understand and address forced labor risks within their supply chains. In 2020/2021 KnowTheChain will be becnhmarking 180 companies in three sectors. In 2019 will be publishing inves...
Oxfam reveals poverty pay, harsh working conditions & gender discrimination in intl. supermarkets' food supply chains; Includes company responses
Oxfam has released new research, which included in-depth interviews with workers in India and Brazil and a survey of workers in five other countries, revealing widespread labour rights allegations - including poverty pay, harsh working conditions, and...
Walmart's response
Author: Walmart
We believe in promoting shared value through our business operations and that includes supporting our suppliers and advocating for workers in the supply chain. We appreciate the Oxfam research and report, which sheds light on important issues...
- Related stories: Oxfam reveals poverty pay, harsh working conditions & gender discrimination in intl. supermarkets' food supply chains; incl. co. responses
- Related companies: Walmart
Walmart did not respond
- Related stories: Les supermarchés européens manquent de vigilance quant aux conditions de travail dans leurs chaînes d'approvisionnement, selon Oxfam Oxfam reveals poverty pay, harsh working conditions & gender discrimination in intl. supermarkets' food supply chains; Includes company responses
- This is a non response from the following companies: Walmart
UK supermarkets admit they cannot guarantee their supply chains are free of soya linked to deforestation despite commitments made
Author: Anna Sophie Gross, Uki Goñi and Bibi van der Zee, The Guardian
"Tesco and M&S likely to have soya linked to deforestation in supply chains", 5 Oct 2019...
- Related in-depth areas: Mitigation Responsible public policy
- Related companies: ASDA (part of Walmart) Marks & Spencer Morrisons Tesco Walmart
Gun companies are not exempt from responsibility to respect human rights, investors say
Author: Investor Alliance for Human Rights
Members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) and the Investor Alliance for Human Rights announced that they are calling on fellow shareholders in gun maker American Outdoor Brands (AOBC) to support a proposal requesting the...
- Related companies: American Outdoor Brands Corporation Coca-Cola Hershey Microsoft Philip Morris International Walmart
USA: Walmart to discontinue handgun ammunition sales following civil society pressure after El Paso attack
On August 3, 2019, a man killed 22 people and injured another 24 people with an assualt rifle in a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas. The perpetrator drove about 11 hours from his home in Allen, Texas to the Walmart in El Paso to commit the attack. In...
New ‘industry-driven’ building safety initiative launched in India & Vietnam to promote garment worker safety meets criticism for ignoring ‘vital lessons from the past'
In August 2019, the Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH) launched the Life and Building Safety Initiative (LABS) programme in Vietnam and India, which aims to promote safe working conditions in apparel and footwear industries. It is now set to expand to...