China: Trial of OSI China for allegedly selling out-of-date meat products...
"McDonald's Supplier OSI China Trial Concludes in Shanghai", 30 Dec 2015 A Shanghai court concluded a trial of OSI Group LLC, the U.S. meat supplier that sells to McDonald’s Corp. but got ditched by...
View ArticleWebminar summary on Business & Human Rights in ASEAN & China: Trends, Risks &...
...[T]he Global Compact Network Australia (GCNA) and the Global Business Initiative on Human Rights (GBI) have published a summary of a jointly convened webinar focused on business and human rights in...
View ArticleChina: Microsoft allegedly covered up targeted hacking by the state; company...
"Microsoft disputes that it covered up China’s relentless hacking of separatist activists", 31 Dec 2015. Hotmail users in China were the target of a concerted hacking campaign by China…apparently...
View ArticleChina: Opinion piece on latest crackdown on labour activists and roles of...
"Cruel irony: China’s Communists are stamping out labor activism", 3 Jan 2016 …China’s labor nongovernmental organizations have suffered regular rounds of repression and harassment…But this most recent...
View ArticleBangladesh: 2015: A year of RMG buyers’ confidence building
RMG manufacturers have termed the just concluded 2015 the year of “buyers’ confidence building” as it was a great challenge for the apparel sector to restore retailers’ confidence in workplace safety...
View ArticleIn FY15, India Inc took to social causes in a big way
The move to make corporate social responsibility (CSR) spending mandatory has resulted in a spurt in social spending by India Inc. Spending on CSR activities by top 100 companies increased to Rs 5,240...
View ArticleUS Govt. sues Volkswagen over emissions scandal citing impacts on environment...
"'Unlawful Pollution': Volkswagen Charged With Crimes Against Climate", 4 Jan 2015 The U.S. Department of Justice…filed suit against Volkswagen…The civil suit…alleges that nearly 600,000 diesel engine...
View Article£352 billion investor coalition calls on companies to use 100% renewable energy
"£352bn investors' coalition launched to push for clean energÿ", 9 Dec 2015 A new £352bn coalition of investors including large insurer Aviva and major public and private funds in the UK, Norway and...
View ArticleEquateur : Agrogana s’engage à produire des fleurs en respectant davantage...
« Les roses aussi peuvent être équitables », 23 décembre 2015 L’association Max Havelaar (Fairtrade International) labellise une cinquantaine de fermes horticoles à travers le monde, employant près de...
View ArticleModern Slavery Act and anti-human trafficking Toolkit
This slavery toolkit combines legal and commercial resources to help organisations:take steps to comply with section 54 of the Modern Day Slavery Act 2015 tackle human trafficking and slavery in their...
View ArticleMalaisie : Les peuples autochtones du Sarawak menacés par les licences...
« Accaparement des terres : une ombre sur Sarawak », 4 janvier 2016 Du fait des différentes vagues de colonisation...la Malaisie compte une diversité ethnique importante...Avec l'industrialisation du...
View ArticleGibe III Dam on Ethiopia’s Omo river causing hunger & conflict, says columnist
"Dam on Ethiopia’s Omo River Causing Hunger and Conflict", 2 Dec 2015 In the lower Omo River Valley of southern Ethiopia..The filling of the reservoir behind Gibe III Dam on the Omo River is holding...
View ArticleColombia: Pobladores de municipio de Nariño rechazan proyectos mineros en su...
“En San Lorenzo le dijeron no a la minería” Con el firme propósito de rechazar los actos de minería que afectan el recurso natural del norte de Nariño, la comunidad de San Lorenzo participó de la Minga...
View ArticleChile: Minera El Toqui, de Nyrstar, es señalada por locales de contaminar...
“Alto Mañihuales: Pobladores entregan fotografías para denunciar que empresa minera habría vertido desechos en lecho de río” Como una muestra gráfica de que “la institucionalidad administrativa y...
View ArticleColombia: Recomendaciones del proyecto de Inversiones y Derechos Humanos del...
“Recomendaciones para el plan nacional de acción sobre empresas y derechos humanos en materia de inversión extranjera “ …El trabajo del IHRP en Colombia busca contribuir al esfuerzo del gobierno...
View Article"Investment & Human Rights Project” submits recommendations for Colombia’s...
“The IHRP issues recommendations on investment for the Colombian National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights” On 26 November the Investment & Human Rights Project (IHRP) issued its...
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