Brazil: Rural workers denounce persecutions and attacks, including poisoning,...
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited Suzano Papel e Celulose to respond to allegations of involvement in agrarian conflicts, persecution and threats to landless rural workers and...
View ArticleBrasil: OIT fecha parceria com setor têxtil de São Paulo, incluindo a Zara,...
“OIT fecha parceria com setor têxtil de São Paulo para promover trabalho decente-Novo projeto terá como foco a melhoria das condições de trabalho e gestão nas oficinas de costura de São Paulo (SP).”, 2...
View ArticleResposta da Suzano Papel e Celulose
Diante de afirmações equivocadas relativas ao acampamento Buritirana, na Fazenda Rodominas,...Bom Jesus das Selvas..., a Suzano Papel e Celulose vem esclarecer...A pedido da...[empresa]...foi...
View ArticleBrasil: Trabalhadoras e trabalhadores rurais acampados denunciam perseguições...
“No Maranhão trabalhadores rurais acampados são perseguidos pela empresa Suzano-Denúncias de ataques aos trabalhadores Sem Terra acampados vêm à tona desde 2014”, 3 de abril de 2017 Mais um conflito...
View ArticleBrasil: Trabalhadoras e trabalhadores rurais acampados denunciam perseguições...
O Centro de Informação sobre Empresas e Direitos Humanos convidou a empresa Suzano Papel e Celulose a responder sobre alegações de envolvimento em conflitos agrários, perseguição e agressões a...
View ArticleLe gouvernement adopte son plan d’action pour les droits de l’Homme
Le gouvernement vient d'adopter son Plan national d’action pour la mise en œuvre des principes directeurs des Nations Unies relatifs aux droits de l’Homme et aux entreprises. Ce plan était attendu...
View ArticleQatar: Swiss Government Mediation between BWI and FIFA a Good Step
The ITUC has welcomed the outcome of a Swiss Government-mediated agreement between the Building and Wood Workers’ International and FIFA over conditions for workers building the stadiums for the 2022...
View ArticleAnnual Leadership Forum for Responsible Recruitment
The Annual Leadership Forum for Responsible Recruitment will bring together global brands, suppliers, recruitment agencies, governments, and NGOs to examine the challenges of recruiting migrant...
View ArticleHungary: Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights raises concerns...
"COE Human Rights Commissioner calls on Hungary to reject draft NGO law", 3 May 2017 In a letter addressed to the Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary, published today, Commissioner Muižnieks...
View ArticleAnálisis de ONG del Tratado de la ONU sobre empresas y derechos humanos ve su...
“Los Derechos Humanos en las políticas de comercio e inversión: el potencial de un tratado de la ONU sobre las empresas transnacionales y otras empresa. Recomendaciones de CIDSE – abril 2017 …El...
View ArticleA year after the UK Modern Slavery Act, time for a Global Modern Slavery...
Originally published by Thomson Reuters Foundation. One year ago today, companies started reporting under Prime Minister Theresa May’s ground-breaking legislation on modern slavery. The UK Modern...
View ArticleA treaty on business & human rights could help guarantee human rights are...
"Human rights in trade and investment policies: The potential of a UN treaty on transnational corporations and other business", Apr 2017 ...[W]hile the number of bilateral investment treaties and free...
View ArticleUn traité sur les entreprises et les droits de l’homme pourrait aider à...
« Droits de l'homme dans les politiques commerciales et d'investissement - les perspectives offertes par un traité de l'ONU sur les sociétés transnationales et autres entreprises », avril 2017 ...Bien...
View ArticleWeekly Update - 3 May 2017: Investors call for Australian Modern Slavery Act,...
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 ArticlePlanned power plants in the Balkans need review as EU adopts tougher...
The European Union has...approved an updated set of binding standards for power plants, which include new, stricter pollution limits. The standards, known as the LCP BREF...will help prevent thousands...
View ArticleWendy Bowman 2017 Goldman Prize Recipient for Islands and Island Nations
New South Wales (NSW), on Australia’s eastern coast, is a region with a rich agricultural history…However, in recent years, the region’s farms have become islands surrounded by oceans of open-pit coal...
View ArticleRodrigue Mugaruka Katembo 2017 Goldman Prize Recipient for Africa
In 2010, the Congolese government sold SOCO International, a British oil company, the right to explore for oil in an area known as Block V, about half of which extends into…a World Heritage...
View Articlemark! Lopez, 2017 Goldman Prize Recipient for North America
In LA’s Eastside…residents bear the brunt of the region’s pollution, with heavy cargo traffic…and industrial plants operating…Among these facilities was an aging battery recycling plant, which had...
View ArticleUroš Macerl, 2017 Goldman Prize Recipient for Europe
Uroš Macerl, 48, is the president of Eko Krog and an organic farmer whose family farm sits on the outskirts of the Lafarge plant….Many farmers suffered huge losses as industrial pollution wiped out...
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