El Caribe: Sindicatos solicitan a sus gobiernos reducir subcontratación por...
“Sindicatos del Caribe se unen para pedir a sus respectivos gobiernos combatir la subcontratación laboral”, 11 de Diciembre de 2015 …Los sindicatos de Antigua y Barbuda, Barbados, Surinam, Santa Lucía,...
View ArticleMéxico: ONG denuncia que publicidad de Coca-Cola “engaña” a consumidores al...
“Coca Cola usa artilugio legal para engañar a los mexicanos con su Sidral: The Guardian”, 19 de Diciembre de 2015 …Activistas y organizaciones mexicanas denunciaron hoy que la multinacional Coca-Cola...
View ArticleGuatemala: Amenaza de muerte contra defensor que acompaña la oposición de...
El defensor de Derechos Humanos, Pedro Rafael Maldonado, quién trabaja en la ONG guatemalteca, Centro de Acción Legal Social Ambiental de Guatemala (CALAS), recibió recientemente amenazas de muerte a...
View ArticleGuatemala: Nuevo reporte expone abusos e intimidación contra opositores a la...
El reporte, Estado de sitio: resistencia pacífica a Tahoe Resources y la militarización en Guatemala, escrito por Luis Solano y comisionado por Plataforma Internacional contra la Impunidad y Alerta...
View ArticleGuatemala: New report exposes abuses & intimidation against those opposing...
The report, Under Siege: Peaceful Resistance to Tahoe Resources and Militarization in Guatemala, was written by Luis Solano and commissioned by the International Platform Against Impunity in Central...
View ArticleChina: Police raid offices of Yixianglong, company reportedly managing...
"Chinese police raid offices of firm in dump site disaster", 22 December 2015 Chinese authorities raided the offices of a company managing the dump site where a killer landslide left 76 people missing,...
View ArticleWeekly Update 23 Dec: Bangladesh factories | China waste landslide | Workers'...
Our run down of this week's top stories and breaking news about business & human rights. Includes company responses (including from Tahoe Resources and HeidelbergCement); the latest jobs; and...
View ArticleActualités Hebdomadaires du 23 décembre : Samsung devant la justice pour...
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 ArticleActualización Semanal del 23 de diciembre: Respuesta de empresa minera sobre...
Acá están las principales noticias sobre empresas y derechos humanos de esta semana. Se incluyen respuestas de empresas (Tahoe Resourcess, Lexmark, CommScope) y anuncios relevantes. Lea la...
View ArticleCommentary: "This Holiday Season, Find Out What Your Favorite Brands are...
Last week, the Business & Human Rights Resource Center (BHRRC) shared a helpful instructional video on how to use its new Company Action Platform (the Platform), which measures company action on...
View ArticleThailand: Groups call for regulation of outbound investment ahead of court...
Thai NGOs monitoring foreign investment are calling on the government to enact an outbound investment law and oversight body to prevent harmful social and environmental impacts of Thai investment...
View ArticleMalawi govt. to investigate claims of land grabbing by multinational...
“Malawi investigates land grab report by multinationals” President Peter Mutharika ordered investigations into reports that big name multinationals are grabbing land from poor smallholder farmers to...
View ArticleUganda: World Bank stops financing road project after human rights concerns,...
"World Bank pulls funding for Uganda transport project" The World Bank on Monday cancelled funding for a Uganda transport initiative, citing environmental concerns and allegations of sexual misconduct...
View ArticleBrasil: GT da ONU sobre empresas e direitos humanos termina visita relatando...
“Declaração ao final da visita ao Brasil do Grupo de Trabalho das Nações Unidas sobre Empresas e Direitos Humanos Brasília”, 16 de dezembro de 2015. ...[E]ncerramos hoje nossa visita...ao...
View ArticleBrasil: GT da ONU sobre empresas e direitos humanos termina visita afirmando...
“Grupo de peritos da ONU lembra o Brasil de que o desenvolvimento econômico não deve ocorrer à custa dos direitos humanos”, 16 de dezembro de 2015 …Ao final d[a]…visita oficial…ao Brasil, o Grupo de...
View ArticleBrasil: GT da ONU sobre empresas e direitos humanos termina visita afirmando...
O Grupo de Trabalho das Nações Unidas sobre empresas e direitos gumanos visitou o Brasil de 7 a 16 de dezembro de 2015. No final da visita, o grupo - que se encontrou com vítimas, defensorxs de...
View ArticleGermany: Primark signs collective agreement with ver.di labour union to...
"Ver.di and Primark Germany agree collective agreement for 7000 employees" Ver.di and the fashion chain Primark have agreed that the regional collective agreements of the retail sector will in the...
View ArticleGermany: Woman sues Bayer over health risks due to contraceptive pill
"Bayer sued in Germany over contraceptive pill risks" A German woman is suing pharmaceuticals giant Bayer, claiming its contraceptive pill Yasminelle caused her to suffer a pulmonary embolism....
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