Ethiopia: Human Rights Watch says "at least 75 protesters" killed by govt....
Human Rights Watch reports that "at least 75" peaceful protesters were recently killed and many others wounded when government security forces used lethal force to quell the protests. The protests...
View ArticleUganda: Tibet Hima's worker killed while operating company's mill
"Kilembe Mines worker killed in line of duty" Another employee of the Tibet Hima mining company worker died instantly at Kilembe in Kasese while operating a company mill. Enos Rusunzu 21 was...crashed...
View ArticleProtesters fight coal mining project in Bangladesh
For the last nine years the Committee to Protect Oil, Gas and Natural Resources in Bangladesh has organised protests in central London outside the AGM of coal mining conglomerate Global Coal...
View ArticleIndia’s new labour laws will put more children to work, warn charities
...The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, is heavily promoting his country as a global manufacturing hub, launching his “Make in India” drive last year to much fanfare...But with cheap labour being...
View ArticleIndia: Listed firms spent Rs.6,400 cr in 2014-15 on CSR, reports...
Over 1,000 Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)-listed companies together spent Rs.6,400 crore towards corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities last fiscal, the Confederation of Indian Industry...
View ArticleMéxico: Ex empleada acusa a cadena de cines, Cinépolis, por despido...
“Denuncia ex empleada de Cinépolis El Dorado despido por estar embarazada”, 18 de Diciembre de 2015 …Keyla Díaz Martínez tenía la ilusión de ser madre y a sus 23 años decidió que era el momento de...
View ArticleEspaña: Pacto Global y Organización Mundial del Comercio firman acuerdo que...
“Firmamos un acuerdo con la Organización Mundial del Comercio para fomentar la responsabilidad social en las empresas turísticas”, 15 de Diciembre de 2015 Promover el compromiso de los agentes del...
View ArticleHonduras: Documental critica zonas francas por impactos negativos en el...
“Documental denuncia apropiación ilegal de tierras en Honduras”, 4 de Diciembre de 2014 El documental "ZEDES: el neocolonialismo y el acaparamiento de tierras en Honduras" muestra como las Zonas de...
View ArticleInvestigative series on India's nuclear program highlights human rights...
India is planning to curb its greenhouse gas emissions partly by opening dozens of nuclear reactors over the next two decades, but domestic opposition to additional reactors has been fierce. Citizens...
View ArticleSénégal: Des mouvements de jeunes visitent les sites miniers pour mieux...
"Pacification du secteur minier : Des mouvements de jeunes veulent participer au processus", 22 décembre 2015 Pour s’enquérir de la situation de l’exploitation minière, de la collaboration des...
View ArticleUSA: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission inks settlement with Hillshire...
"EEOC wins record settlement for former Texas-based Sara Lee factory workers", 21 Dec 2015 Federal authorities are scheduled to announce Tuesday a record $4 million settlement for former Sara Lee...
View ArticleLaos: Group says US should withhold trade until govt. shows progress on human...
“US Should Withhold Trade, Aid From Laos Barring Rights Improvements: Advocacy Leader” Washington must withhold trade agreements and assistance from Laos until its government can demonstrate concrete...
View ArticleHeidelbergCement response
PFA has not informed HeidelbergCement about the decision to exclude the shares from its portfolios and no detailed information has been provided that would give a thorough explanation for this step....
View ArticleBrazil: UN Working Group ends visit saying that economic development should...
“Economic development should not be at the expense of human rights – UN expert group reminds Brazil”, 16 December 2015 ...The United Nations Working Group on business and human rights...encouraged...
View ArticleDenmark’s largest pension fund blacklists firm over links to Israeli...
Denmark’s largest commercial pension fund has blacklisted HeidelbergCement, over the German company’s links to the Israeli occupation of the West Bank. PFA Pension announced the exclusion on its...
View ArticlePFA Pension decision
PFA’s RI Board has excluded HeidelbergCement. PFA does not wish to contribute to any illegal activities in relation to the occupation of the West Bank. Throughout 2015, PFA has focused on the issue of...
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