Report: 583 Nepali migrant workers died in Gulf last year
"583 Nepalis died in Gulf last year", 22 January 2016 More than 500 migrant Nepalis died in the Gulf in 2015, according to data compiled by the Nepali embassies in those countries. A total of 583...
View Articleتقرير: كيف تسهم الأعمال التجارية بالمستوطنات في انتهاك إسرائيل لحقوق الفلسطينيين
"كيف تسهم الأعمال التجارية بالمستوطنات في انتهاك إسرائيل لحقوق الفلسطينيين"، 19 يناير 2016 في أعقاب احتلال إسرائيل العسكري للضفة الغربية في يونيو/حزيران 1967، ومباشرة تقريبا، شرعت الحكومة الإسرائيلية...
View ArticleIsrael: Businesses should end settlement activity
"Israel: Businesses Should End Settlement Activity", 19 January 2016 Businesses should stop operating in, financing, servicing, or trading with Israeli settlements in order to comply with their human...
View ArticleComment of Business & Human Rights Resource Centre on the U.S. Reporting...
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre welcomes the opportunity to comment on the U.S. Reporting Requirements for Responsible Investment in Burma. We ask the U.S. Government to renew the...
View ArticleHuman rights in Thailand: Andy Hall's legal battle to defend migrant workers
22 Jan 2016 ...Hall’s case brings into focus larger issues for human rights defenders in Thailand and south-east Asia. He believes it is a way to silence him and incite fear in other activists. “It...
View ArticleMarco Simons of EarthRights Intl. responds to the assessment of Barrick...
"Many valuable lessons from Barrick's Remedy Framework; "it's cheaper to rape poor women" should not be one of them", 22 Jan 2016 ...There are lots of valuable lessons from the report, and anyone...
View ArticleSénégal: Teranga Gold soutient le développement socio-économique des...
"Construction d’un abri à moulin à Sabodala : Sgo décaisse plus de 3 millions", 21 janvier 2016 3 millions 715 mille 715 francs Cfa, c’est le coût de l’abri à moulin qui a été provisoirement...
View ArticleLes entreprises de la chimie et des pesticides font du lobbying auprès de...
"Stéphane Horel : « À Bruxelles, la vie des gens est moins prioritaire que la bonne santé de l'industrie chimique »", 25 janvier 2016 L’Union européenne n’a toujours pas réglementé l’usage des...
View ArticleSénégal: La réforme foncière en cours doit protéger les exploitations...
"Situation foncière en ville et en milieu rural - Des terres dépossédées au profit des riches", 25 janvier 2016 La réforme foncière en cours avec la Commission nationale de réforme foncière (CNRF) a...
View ArticleRecent updates on children's lawsuit against govt. & fosil fuel companies
"2015 Lawsuit" 21 young people from across the United States have filed a…lawsuit against the federal government in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. Also acting as a Plaintiff is...
View ArticleJob posting: Internship [Corporate Human Rights Benchmark]
The Corporate Human Rights Benchmark is a unique collaboration between private sector and not-for-profit organizations. The six organizations are Aviva Investors, Business & Human Rights Resource...
View ArticleWorld Economic Forum challenged to improve its own gender balance in order to...
"Davos: how can an event that's 82% male solve the digital gender divide?", 19 Jan 2016 …[T]he World Economic Forum’s annual meeting…this year focuses on the transforming power of technology…Last...
View ArticleTesco campaign to minimise global food waste launched at World Economic Forum
"Tesco CEO heads up global food waste campaign launched at Davos", 21 Jan 2016 …At the World Economic Forum…Tesco CEO Dave Lewis is chair of a coalition of 30 leaders…who want to prompt action to...
View ArticleNordea Asset Management joins the Corporate Human Rights Benchmark team
The founding partners of the Corporate Human Rights Benchmark – Aviva Investors, Calvert Investments, Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, Institute for Human Rights and Business, EIRIS (now...
View ArticleUSA: Trade associations join fight against climate change lawsuit brought by...
"Energy companies fight kids' climate change suit", 20 Jan 2016 A judge will allow trade groups representing major energy companies to join the fight against a lawsuit filed by a group of youths...
View ArticleWalmart & HSBC discuss why responding to climate change responsibly is...
"Wal-Mart CEO: Responding to Climate Issues Boosts Profitability", 20 Jan 2016 Wal-Mart Stores Inc…Chief Executive Doug McMillon said being responsive to the issues linked to climate change makes for a...
View Article中国：「貴社下請 ・委託工場の労働環境改善に関する質問・要請」への回答
弊社は、責任ある調達、適正な労働環境と正しい生産プロセスによる服づくりの実現を目指し、 サプライチェーンにおける人権の尊重と適正な労働環境の維持を最重要課題として取り組んで おります。問題点については、今後も継続的に事実確認と改善活動を行ってまいります。また、 これらの課題解決には企業の枠組みを超えたアパレル産業全体での協働が不可欠との認識にも...
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