China: NGO publishes report raising concern on working conditions at Dongguan...
Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights publishes a new report, “Dirty Toys Made in China” on working conditions at DongguanZhenyang Toy Factory, owned by Tai Nam Industrial. The factory...
View ArticleActualités Hebdomadaires du 13 janvier : Lutte contre le travail des enfants...
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 13 de enero: Asesinan a líder ambientalista en...
Acá están las principales noticias sobre empresas y derechos humanos de esta semana. Se incluyen respuestas de empresas (Odebrecht, Cerrejón, Desarrollo Turístico Bahía de Tela/Indura Beach & Golf...
View ArticleKnowtheChain assesses 20 firms' action on forced labour in supply chains
As reports of human trafficking and forced labor abuses in corporate supply chains continue to increase, many companies are adopting policies and programs to mitigate these risks. Yet little is known...
View ArticleZimbabwe: Employees, union accuse Zimplats of firing sick workers, blame poor...
"Platinum Producer Zimplats Under Fire Over 'Poor' Health Standards", 10 Jan 2016 Zimbabwe Platinum Mines Ltd (Zimplats) [part of Impala Platinum] is under fire from employees who accuse the company of...
View ArticleA4ID Law & Development Training: Business & Human Rights
This event is aimed at practicing lawyers, and those with a strong interest in the role the law plays in the development agenda. A legal background is highly beneficial and you will need the critical...
View ArticleEFF says Cisco shouldn't get off the hook for torture in China
Cisco Systems built a security system for the Chinese government knowing it would be used to track and persecute members of the Falun Gong religious minority, according to the Electronic Frontier...
View ArticleWeekly Update 13 Jan: Strategic litigation to target modern slavery
Our run down of this week's top stories and breaking news about business & human rights. Includes company responses (including from Acacia Mining, Odebrecht, Foxconn, Indura Beach & Golf...
View ArticleUK: Tech firms protest provisions of proposed legislation over privacy concerns
Britain is planning a new internet surveillance law and big technology companies hate it. Facebook, Google, Twitter, Microsoft and Yahoo have joined forces to protest a number of provisions in...
View ArticleCRH sells controversial stake in Israeli firm Mashav over its role in West...
CRH has sold its 25pc stake in Israel’s only cement firm, Mashav, ending a focus of huge controversy for the Irish group. CRH has been targeted by pro-Palestinian activists at its AGMs who pressed for...
View ArticleUS church pension fund puts 5 Israeli banks on an investment blacklist over...
The pension board of the United Methodist Church — one of the largest Protestant denominations in the United States, with more than seven million members — has placed five Israeli banks on a list of...
View ArticleSNC Lavalin response re working conditions in Qatar
[We invited SNC Lavalin and other construction firms to respond to questions about the company's policies and practices on working conditions in Qatar.]
View Article“¡Injusticia!: Dictaminaron sólo 6 años de prisión para el asesino de Hitler...
Total indignación ha causado la sentencia a sólo 6 años de prisión al asesino de Hitler Rojas Gonzales, defensor del río Marañón en su resistencia contra la construcción de represas, asesinado el...
View ArticlePanamá: Modifican listado de trabajo infantil peligroso por ocupación
“Panamá modifica listado de trabajo infantil peligroso en el marco de sus peores formas”, 12 de Enero de 2016 Un importante paso en el cumplimiento de la hoja de ruta establecida, logró el Estado...
View ArticleMéxico: Proyecto inmobiliario de lujo de Black Creek tendría impactos...
“Tres Santos: despojo y corrupción en Baja California Sur”, 12 de Enero de 2016 Desarrollo inmobiliario estadunidense se implanta en Baja California Sur. Ya desarrolla un proyecto exclusivo en...
View ArticleNicaragua: Indigenous & Afro-Caribbean leaders report intimidation & pressure...
“Indigenous and Afro-Caribbeans say Nicaragua coercing them on canal”, 12 Jan 2016 Leaders of Nicaragua’s indigenous and Afro-Caribbean communities say government officials are pressuring them to sign...
View ArticleSeminario - Empresas transnacionales y medio ambiente: el caso de los...
El próximo martes 19 de enero se celebrará el seminario "Empresas transnacionales y medio ambiente: el caso de los acaparamientos de tierra", impartido por el profesor Francisco Zamora Cabot,...
View ArticleРоссия: Из-за невыплаты зарплаты рабочим Тихвинского лимонадного завода...
"Рабочим завода в Тихвине не выплатили зарплаты почти на 8 млн рублей"ЗАО «Тихвинский лимонадный завод - «Воды Лагидзе» в Ленинградской области имеет задолженность по выплате заработной платы в размере...
View ArticleUSA: 60% of women working in Silicon Valley experience harassment, says survey
"Sexism Valley: 60% of women in Silicon Valley experience harassment", 12 Jan 2016 Sixty percent of the women working in Silicon Valley experience unwanted sexual advances, according to a new survey...
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