International Academy and Forum on Peace Mediation and National Dialogue:...
The conference will be held from July 12th to 19th 2016 in Caux, Switzerland. With the choice of this topic we want to highlight the challenges arising over the last years due to the impact of...
View ArticleBrasilien: Nach Giftschlamm-Unglück Firmenvermögen der Bergbauunternehmen...
Nach der Giftschlamm-Katastrophe in Brasilien hat ein Gericht das brasilianische Vermögen von zwei Großunternehmen blockiert, die für die verheerenden Schäden bezahlen sollen. Der brasilianische...
View Article深圳滑坡附近居民：日夜运土达2年没人管
12月20日…深圳光明新区柳溪工业园与恒泰裕工业园区附近发生山体滑坡，致22栋民宅和厂房被埋，涉及15家公司… 有员工对《每日经济新闻》记者透露，滑坡的并非山体本身，而是堆积成山的泥 土，该员工表示，两年来，工业园外每天有上百部泥头车进出，对该地造成污染的同时，泥头车运来的泥土也在工业园旁边堆出了一座山，“我们也投诉过，因为一 是污染，二是危险，那个土是松的，很容易出问题。”…...
View Article深圳滑坡渣土受纳场运营方另有蹊跷：绿威物业收75万将项目转予他人
…《每日经济新闻》记者独家从绿威物业公司获得了一份协议文件，文件显示，绿威物业同深圳市益相龙投资发展有限公司…就红坳余泥渣土受纳场市场化运营的相关事宜达成协议，绿威物业一次性收取75万元合作管理费，受纳场的运营管理转让给益相龙…双方还约定，项目的盈亏由益相龙公司承担。两方还对安全事故做了约定，“在经营活动中，如出现安全事故等重大意外，均由乙方（指益相龙）承担…...
View Article物业公司运营深圳滑坡余泥场 环评获批前已运营
20日发生在深圳的山体垮塌是否包含人为因素，尚无官方定论。目前有消息称：事故原因或与附近红坳余泥渣土临时受纳场违规作业有关。公开资料显示，该受纳场建设运营管理方为深圳市绿威物业管理有限公司…在工商资料中…绿威物业不具备工程项目施工资质。...
View ArticleA predictable landslide in Shenzhen has raised more doubts about China’s...
A massive landslide rocked an industrial park in China’s southern city Shenzhen on Sunday (Dec. 20), burying 33 buildings and leaving at least 91 people missing by Monday. Authorities said the...
View ArticleBangladesh: 24 murder suspects in Rana Plaza building collapse case abscond...
A Bangladeshi court has ordered the arrest of 24 people and seizure of their assets after they failed to turn up to face murder charges over the collapse of a clothing factory that killed more than...
View ArticleBGMEA slams New York University study on Bangladesh RMG workers
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association has rejected outright a report on Bangladesh’s apparel workers by the New York University’s Stern Business School Centre for Business and...
View ArticleOman: Over 3,000 workers of construction firm on strike demanding unpaid wages
"Over 3,000 workers of construction firm on strike demanding unpaid wages", 17 December 2015 More than 3,000 workers of a construction company are on strike demanding unpaid salaries. They have even...
View ArticleIsrael: Rights and safety of construction workers in Israel neglected
"No One Cares About Israel's Marginalized Construction Workers", 15 December 2015 “A 30-year-old construction worker was killed this morning when he fell from a height at a building site on Adanei Paz...
View ArticleEgypt: Coal use expands, regulation enforcement still weak
"Coal use expands, regulation enforcement still weak", 14 December 2015 In an interview with Daily News Egypt in November, Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy denied that the health of citizens was...
View ArticleQatar World Cup 2022 workers "earning as little as $1.50 per hour"
"Qatar World Cup 2022 workers 'earning as little as $1.50 per hour'", 18 December 2015 A total of $15 billion profit will be made by companies working in Qatar on infrastructure for the 2022 FIFA World...
View ArticleРоссия: 1 рабочий погиб, еще 4 пострадали от отравления газом на стройке
"Пять человек отравились газом на подмосковной стройке", 18 декабря 2015 года Пять человек отравились газом в Сергиево-Посадском районе Подмосковья. Как сообщает РИА Новости, все пострадавшие –...
View ArticleRussia: Coal mining results in “contamination of air, water, and soil, high...
"The Cost of Coal: Impact of Russian coal mining on the environment, local communities and indigenous peoples", December 2015 ...[P]eople of Kuzbass...get used to open-cut mines operating and huge...
View ArticleDeutschland: Amazon in Leipzig und Koblenz - Verdi streikt im...
Verdi ruft Amazon-Beschäftigte an zwei Standorten erneut zum Streik auf. Die Gewerkschaft will einen Tarifvertrag auf dem Niveau des Einzelhandels durchsetzen. In Koblenz soll der Arbeitskampf bis...
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“Joint Civil Society Demands On The Proposed Revision On The World Bank’s Environmental & Social Framework (Esf)” We, the representatives of civil society working with World Bank project-affected...
View ArticleAfrican civil society groups call for revisions to World Bank Environmental &...
Civil society groups working with communities affected by World Bank-financed projects have called for a revision to the World Bank Environmental & Social Framework that ensures they uphold and...
View ArticleJournalist says locals opposed to "land grabbing" for lease to investors from...
"NPR: Crackdown Turns Deadly In Ethiopia As Government Turns Against Protesters" The big picture here is that the world’s population is growing and there’s a big push for food and farmland. Something...
View ArticleHuman Rights Watch says at least 75 protesters against land grabbing for...
"Ethiopia: Lethal Force Against Protesters" Ethiopian security forces have killed dozens of protesters since November 12, 2015, in Oromia regional state, according to reports from the region. The...
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