G4S Children’s Services Statement regarding Medway Secure Training Centre
Paul Cook, Managing Director for G4S Children’s Services in the UK said: “We are treating the allegations with the utmost gravity and have taken immediate action to suspend a number of staff members...
View ArticleMedway abuse claims: G4S workers accused of punching children and stabbing...
Staff members from the G4S security group punched and slapped children in a series of incidents amounting to abuse and mistreatment of the young people in their charge, it has been claimed. Seven...
View ArticleUS Congress opposes World Bank plan to weaken its environmental & social...
"US Congress opposes World Bank plan to weaken environmental and social protections, seeks transparency about “beneficial owners” of shell companies", 23 Dec 2015 After withering global criticism of...
View ArticleSeven G4S staff suspended over abuse claims at youth institution
Seven staff at a G4S-run young offender institution have been suspended after allegations concerning the use of unnecessary force, including claims that staff punched and slapped teenage children. The...
View ArticleUK: Police investigate claims of violent abuse against children by G4S staff...
G4S has confirmed that 7 members of staff have been suspended following allegations concerning the use of unnecessary force against children in their care. G4S's public statement regarding the...
View ArticleVestergaard develops innovative water filter & distributes to schools in...
"How a textile company became a development powerhouse", 7 Jan 2016 As the international community increasingly calls on business to help finance…Sustainable Development Goals, the private sector has...
View ArticleUSA: Hospitality industry faced most complaints before Equal Employment...
“Sex, race, disability claims remain EEOC's chief focus”, 6 Jan 2016 The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued restaurants and hotels more than any other employers last year, according to an...
View ArticleLessons from the Bodo Community v Shell Litigation in the United Kingdom -...
Dan Leader will explain the nature of Leigh Day’s international work, with a particular focus on the recently concluded Bodo Community v Shell litigation, in which Leigh Day secured compensation for...
View ArticleIndustriALL says recent global framework agreement with H&M already improving...
"Agreement with H&M proves instrumental in resolving conflicts", 7 Jan 2016 A global framework agreement (GFA) signed between IndustriALL Global Union and Swedish clothing company H&M has been...
View ArticleEnding impunity, securing justice: Using strategic litigation to combat...
Around the world, investigative reporters regularly unearth stories of human trafficking and modernday slavery. Human rights organizations document forced labor abuses in report after report. These...
View ArticleNew report calls for the use of strategic litigation to combat modern slavery
“Ending Impunity, Securing Justice: Using Strategic Litigation to Combat Modern-Day Slavery and Human Trafficking,” calls for the use of strategic litigation to combat modern slavery and provides a...
View ArticleAcacia's further response
"Acacia's response to rejoinder" ...NMGML and Acacia continually monitor the security situation in and around the mine in order to determing the optimal response to any threats, consistent with our...
View ArticleTanzania: Prime Minister orders land officials to address land conflicts...
"Address Land Conflicts Now, Premier Urges" Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa has told regional and district commissioners to address land conflicts in their areas..."Land is a property of the government,...
View ArticleIntel says its entire supply chain will be conflict-free in 2016
"In 2016, Intel's Entire Supply Chain Will Be Conflict-Free", 5 Jan. 2016 Seven years ago, if you bought a new [smartphone] or a laptop, you were probably also inadvertently supporting warlords and...
View ArticleUSA: 190 Somali Muslim workers fired from Cargill plant after walking out...
"Somali workers fired at Colorado packing plant in prayer dispute", 31 Dec. 2015 Nearly 200 workers, mostly Somali immigrants, have been fired from a meat-packing plant in Colorado after staging a...
View Article“Sobre la detención del Sr. Fernando Chuquiruna”
…Yanacocha en ningún momento ha solicitado la detención del señor Chuquiruna. Esta se ha producido por iniciativa del Juzgado Penal, y debido a que el señor Chuquiruna hizo caso omiso a la citación...
View Article“Yanacocha arremete otra vez: líder ambientalista es enviado a la cárcel por...
Antes fue con Máxima Acuña y las rondas campesinas. Ahora, los ataques de la empresa Yanacocha en Cajamarca se concentran en el ex regidor y líder ambientalista del distrito de Baños del Inca,...
View ArticlePerú: Detenido líder ambientalista acusado de sembrar árboles en propiedad de...
Tras la detención y posterior liberación de Fernando Chuquiruna Gallardo el 31 de diciembre, acusado por las autoridades judiciales de Cajamarca de haber supuestamente causado daños en terrenos de la...
View Article"Modern-day slaves are suing the traffickers"
The dirty secret of today's human trafficking is that almost no one is held accountable. Modern-day slavery, particularly in the transnational supply chains of major international corporations, is too...
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