New study examines the business drivers behind the exploitative recruitment...
"Making Workers Pay: Recruitment of the Migrant Labor Force in the Gulf Construction Industry", 11 Apr 2017. [W]orkers often operate in a gray zone between home and host country protections that leave...
View ArticleThe Impact of Conflict Mineral Laws on Global Business, Trade & Human Rights
In recent years, there has been increased focus on the trade of minerals mined in conditions of armed conflict, i.e. conflict minerals. To address this problem, the Securities and Exchange Commission...
View ArticleReport: "Avocados and stolen water"
Avocado production in Chile is draining water resources to such a degree that local residents now lack water. In the area where most of Chile’s avocados are grown, a battle is being waged over water...
View ArticleActivist receives death threats following Danwatch avocado investigation
30 March 2017 …On Monday, March 20, Rodrigo Mundaca received an anonymous call on his mobile phone…Mundaca is an activist that works with the organisation MODATIMA to promote water rights in Chile....
View ArticleEni response
...Eni's filings in the pending proceeding in Milan will set forth the company's position regarding the acquisition of OPL 245. In addition, as noted in our letter of March 31, 2017, for further...
View ArticleShell response
Shell response on OPL 245 allegations, 8 April 2017 ...[B]ased on our review of the Prosecutor of Milan's file and all of the information and facts available to Shell, we do not believe that there is...
View ArticleNew Report by Global Witness & Finance Uncovered says Shell and Eni were...
A new report by Global Witness and Finance Uncovered reveals how Shell and Eni allegedly participated in a vast bribery scheme for one of Africa’s most valuable oil blocks, known as OPL 245 in...
View ArticleNationalism, xenophobia and authoritarianism: how should business respond to...
Gregory Tzeutschler Regaignon, Research Director As shocking as Donald Trump’s election was to all of us who believe in human rights and social justice in the US and globally, and as weak as...
View ArticleEU Prolongs Sanctions on Iran Over Human Rights Violations
The European Union on Tuesday extended until April 2018 sanctions against Iran for "serious human rights violations", a narrower measure than restrictions the bloc had already lifted after an...
View ArticleUnited Airlines CEO apologizes for ‘horrific event,’ promises review of...
After two days of conflicting explanations, falling stock prices and worldwide outrage, United Airlines [part of United Continental] entered mea culpa mode Tuesday afternoon when its chief executive...
View ArticleUnited Airlines passenger violently dragged from seat on overbooked flight
A man was violently removed from a United Airlines [part of United Continental] flight by aviation policeofficials at Chicago’s O’Hare international airport on Sunday, in an incident captured on video...
View ArticleMéxico: British American Tobacco desarrolla programa contra trabajo infantil...
“British American Tobacco, comprometida con la infancia nayarita”, 4 de Abril de 2017 British American Tobacco (BAT) México logró erradicar el trabajo infantil en sus campos de producción de tabaco, y...
View ArticleBurkina Faso: La société civile invite les sociétés minières à alimenter le...
"Code minier du Burkina : la Société civile demande l’accélération de l’opérationnalisation du fonds minier de développement local", 12 avril 2017 Dans le cadre du suivi citoyen de l’action publique,...
View ArticleBusiness coaching: How to do business with respect for children's rights?
Have you thought about how your company impacts children or how to manage those impacts? Have you considered a child rights angle in your sustainability work? In your supply chain? And how about when...
View ArticleActualités Hebdomadaires du 12 avril 2017 : Accusations de mauvais...
Vous trouverez ici un aperçu des meilleurs articles et des sujets brûlants relatifs aux entreprises et aux droits de l'homme. Avec les réponses des entreprises aux allégations ainsi que des annonces...
View ArticleWeekly Update - 12 Apr 2017: Improving access to remedy in Europe for...
Our run down of this week's top stories and breaking news about business & human rights. Includes company responses, the latest jobs; and events announcements. READ THE FULL UPDATE Archive of past...
View ArticleCommentary: Same as it ever was? Labour rights and worker organisation in the...
The ‘gig economy’. Platform-working. On-demand apps and algorithmic monitoring. Outside of some policy, technology and academic circles these terms will draw blank looks from most people. Yet ask...
View ArticleCommentary: A crisis of control: what should the on-demand workforce be...
When it comes to work, the UK is facing a crisis of control. We already feel among the highest sense of job insecurity of any country in Europe and work among the longest hours. Low unemployment...
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