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China: Amazon accused of child labour after schoolchildren found working in supply chain; Incl. co. comments
In August 2019, leaked documents to China Labor Watch revealed that more than 1,000 schoolchildren aged 16-18 were employed by Foxconn, Amazon's supplier, to meet targets during peak production periods. According to the documents, children were drafte...
China: Amazon and Foxconn respond to allegations of child labour in supplier factory
Author: VOA News
"Amazon Pledges to Probe Claims of Worker Abuse at China Factory", 12 August 2019 ...
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- Related companies: Amazon.com Foxconn (part of Hon Hai)
Author: Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung
Mit der Veröffentlichung der Fortschrittsberichte legen dieses Jahr erstmals alle Bündnismitglieder öffentlich Rechenschaft darüber ab, was sie tatsächlich im letzten Jahr erreicht haben, um menschenwürdige Arbeitsbedingungen, Umweltschutz und faire...
Calls for major reforms to UK Modern Slavery Act & mandatory due diligence growing, Ethical Corporation reports
Author: Katherine Steiner-Dicks, Ethical Corporation
"‘We know most global companies have modern slavery in their supply chains’", 6 Aug 2019...
- Related in-depth areas: Latest news on mandatory human rights due diligence Latest news on modern slavery & forced labour
- Related companies: "S Group" Argos (part of Home Retail Group) ASDA (part of Walmart) ASN Bank (part of SNS Reaal) ASOS Barry Callebaut Bavaria (part of SABMiller) Cargill Heineken Home Retail Group Homebase (part of Home Retail Group) John Lewis Partnership Marks & Spencer Rabobank Sainsbury's SNS Reaal Tesco Tony's Chocoloney Travis Perkins Vedanta Resources Waitrose (part of John Lewis Partnership) Walmart Wickes
Navigating a new era of business and human rights
Author: Article 30, Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies, Mahidol University
In this open-access collection, more than thirty frontline and forefront contributors provide their insights via ranging formats and styles. Each chapter in this collection reckons with a vexing issue in the field of business and human rights (BHR)....
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Cambodia: Report shows that poor farmers experience land loss and human rights abuse in Cambodia's micro-finance sector
Author: LICADHO & STT
"Collateral Damage: Land Loss and Abuses in Cambodia's Microfinance Sector", 7 August 2019...
China: Schoolchildren found working nights & overtime to meet production targets in Amazon supply chain; Incl. co. comment
Author: Gethin Chamberlain, The Guardian
"Schoolchildren in China work overnight to produce Amazon Alexa devices", 8 August 2019...
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- Related companies: Amazon.com
Ivory Coast rejects US proposal to block its cocoa from US ports to fight child labor
Author: Peter Whoriskey, The Washington Post
"U.S. weighs plan to block cocoa imports produced with child labor. Ivory Coast calls ban unfair.", 7 August 2019...
UN adopts resolution declaring 2021 as the Intl. Year for the Elimination of Child Labour
Author: Times of Oman
"UN declares 2021 'International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour'" 28 July 2019 ...
- Related in-depth areas: Child labour