Swedish groups report below minimum wages, discrimination, other abuses on...
…This report examines the working conditions of Burmese migrants at hotels contracted by Sweden´s three major tour operators Apollo (REWE Group), Fritidsresor (TUI Group) and Ving (Thomas Cook Group)...
View ArticleThaïlande : Un rapport montre des violations des droits des travailleurs...
« Travail forcé en Thaïlande : après l’industrie de la crevette, celle du poulet », 6 décembre 2015 …Récemment, la Suède a lancé un Plan d’Action National sur les Entreprises et les Droits de l’Homme...
View ArticleDes victimes d’attentats au Kenya et en Tanzanie déposent une plainte aux...
« BNP Paribas : La banque mise en cause dans le financement d’attentats », 8 décembre 2015 Une action de groupe a été intentée le 4 novembre 2015 devant un tribunal de Washington DC contre BNP Paribas...
View ArticleIntl. Council on Mining & Metals publishes guide on responsible sourcing
"ICMM produces responsible sourcing guide for the mining and metals industry", Dec 2015 ICMM [International Council on Mining & Metals] has published its first ever comprehensive guide on...
View ArticleLe secteur de la finance privée se mobilise dans la lutte contre le...
« La mobilisation de la finance privée essentielle à la concrétisation d'un accord international sur le climat », 4 décembre 2015 Le 4 décembre, la journée thématique du Programme d'Actions Lima Paris...
View ArticleСуд сократил срок осужденному главе поселения эвенков Сергею Никифорову
Амурский областной суд сократил срок главе местного самоуправления эвенкийского села Ивановское Селемджинского района Сергею Никифорову, осужденному по обвинению во взяточничестве. Об этом сообщает...
View Article日本：ワタミ過労自殺訴訟が和解 「創業者の渡辺氏に重大な賠償責任」
ワタミグループの居酒屋「和民」で働いていた森美菜さん＝当時（２６）＝を過労自殺で亡くした遺族が、ワタミや創業者の渡辺美樹参院議員（自民）らに一億五千万円の損害賠償を求めた訴訟は八日、東京地裁で和解が成立した。「長時間労働を強いられ、心理的、身体的負荷を受けた結果で業務が原因」として、ワタミや渡辺氏らが計一億三千万円の賠償金を支払い、法的責任を認めて謝罪する内容。原告側代理人弁護士らが同日会見し、明ら...
View ArticleJapan: Pub chain Watami, founder settle suit over suicide of overworked staffer
... Mina Mori, 26, killed herself in June 2008, two months after beginning work with the company. She was forced to work long shifts until the early hours and often then hung around until the first...
View ArticleJapan: Pub chain Watami reaches settlement over case of worker suicide
The pub chain Watami has reached a settlement with the family of a woman who had committed suicide in 2008, two months after starting work with the company. She had worked over 140 hours of overtime...
View ArticleMizuno response to Clean Clothes Campaign rejoinder
... Mizuno has received a letter dated November 9, 2015 by [Clean Clothes Campaign] and IndustriAll Global Union which describes a demanded amount by GSBI-SBGTS for negotiations in Indonesia and has...
View ArticleRighting Wrongs? Barrick Gold’s remedy mechanism for sexual violence in Papua...
…This report analyzes Barrick’s remedy mechanism in light of human rights standards, and offers lessons learned for corporations, civil society, survivors and affected communities, and the...
View ArticleBusiness & human rights at COP 21 Paris climate talks
Below are key commitments by companies and calls by civil society related to the role of business in addressing human rights impacts of climate change leading up to and during the Paris climate talks...
View ArticleLand rights finally receiving attention in global development, says...
"Land Rights: From Awareness to Action" Recently, land rights issues have been getting a lot of global attention. At the 2015 climate change conference in Paris, for example, indigenous peoples leaders...
View ArticleMéxico: Confederación de empresas pide al gobierno que las políticas públicas...
“Empresarios rechazan pagar el costo del cambio climático”, 2 de Diciembre de 2015 …El sindicato patronal del país solicitó que las políticas públicas para frenar el cambio climático no trasladen a las...
View ArticleGlobal: Inversionistas exponen iniciativas para dirigir recursos hacia la...
“Inversionistas contra el cambio climático”, 9 de Diciembre de 2015 Los inversionistas, los banqueros y los aseguradores están viendo una oportunidad de negocio en la creación de instrumentos que...
View ArticleSoiled seeds : child labour and underpayment of women in vegetable seed...
Despite the decline, the total number of children still employed in the vegetable seed sector is huge. The conditions in the fields continue to be very unsafe and exploitative for the children. The...
View ArticleIndia: Child Labour and underpayment of women in vegetable seed production,...
Almost 156,000 Indian children are producing vegetable seeds (tomato, hot pepper, okra), of which 50,000 are below 14 years of age. The large majority of them are either Dalits, low caste or Adivasi...
View ArticleChild labour, cruelty to Indian cows exposed in Bangladesh leather industry
...[A]ctivists of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), along with international journalist Manfred Karremann, investigated the billion-dollar leather industry in Bangladesh...PETA video...
View ArticleSo. Africa: Women increasingly entering mining sector but sexual harassment...
"Mining sector exceeds 10% female employment target but sexual harassment, other challenges linger", 11 Dec 2015 There are still significant challenges faced by women in the South African mining...
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