France : Un tribunal condamne le groupe bancaire BPCE pour non-respect de la...
« Surcharge de travail : le tabou commence à tomber », 25 janvier 2016 La décision est rare. Il y a quelques jours, le groupe bancaire BPCE a été condamné pour avoir enfreint la loi sur le temps de...
View ArticleSignet adopts policy promoting transparency in diamond supply chain
"Signet Jewelers adopts policy to promote more openness and trust in the diamond supply chain", Feb 16, 2016 Signet Jewelers Limited…announced it had launched the Signet Responsible Sourcing Protocol...
View Article“Indigenous Peoples’ Rights and Business in Myanmar” – briefing paper by...
This briefing paper, available in English and Burmese focuses on international standards for respect of Indigenous Peoples’ rights, and how they apply in a Myanmar legal, political and social context....
View ArticlePhilippines: Nike drops Manny Pacquiao after anti-gay comments
Nike just KO'd its endorsement deal with Manny Pacquiao. Nike made the announcement…days after Pacquiao made comments about how gay people are "worse than animals." In a statement, Nike said it found...
View ArticleKenya: Civil society organisations say lack of information causing...
The IHRB's Nairobi Process and the Institute for Law and Environmental Governance (ILEG), and a number of other actors drawn from business, civil society and academia under the Extractive Sector Forum...
View ArticleBrasil: Guarani Kaiowá resistirão à reintegração de posse à empresa...
“Guarani Kaiowá: polícia anuncia despejo para segunda-feira (vídeo)”, 18 de fevereiro de 2016 Ao menos 23 famílias Guarani Kaiowá do tekoha...Tajasu Iguá, em Douradina (MS), estão ameaçadas de serem...
View ArticleКазахстан: Директора модельного агентства судят за отправку девушек в...
"За отправку казахстанок в сексуальное рабство в ОАЭ судят директора модельного агентства"В Караганде начался суд над директрисой модельного агентства, которая отправляла девушек в сексуальное рабство...
View ArticleFrance : Un tribunal condamne Veolia pour avoir réduit le débit d'eau d’une...
« Réduction du débit d'eau:Veolia condamné », 15 février 2016 Veolia a été condamné pour avoir réduit le débit de l'approvisionnement en eau dans le logement d'une mère et de son fils qui n'avaient pas...
View ArticleUS court finds Iams & Mars not guilty of using forced labour in Thailand
“Iams' Parent Co. Dumps Suit Over Cat Food 'Slave Labor'”, 5 Feb 2016 The Iams Co. is off the hook in a proposed consumer class action over whether the company hid that the fish in its cat food was...
View ArticleUS court rules in favour of Nestlé in case alleging forced labour in Thailand...
“Plaintiff loses challenge to Calif. law in forced labor case over Fancy Feast, appeal to Ninth Circuit”, 27 Jan 2016 Plaintiff Melanie Barber has…lost the first in what is likely to be a wave of class...
View ArticleJohn Ruggie says review of Fifa's human rights policies could be a landmark...
"Fifa reform could be human rights landmark, says Harvard professor", 18 Feb 2016 The Harvard professor overseeing a review of Fifa’s human rights policies has claimed that if the embattled governing...
View ArticleJohn Ruggie receives American Bar Association's "World Order Under Law" Award
On behalf of the American Bar Association Section of International Law...I am honored to confirm your selection for this year’s “World Order Under Law Award.” This award was established to recognize...
View ArticleCompanies' social development initiatives cannot substitute for actions to...
"John Ruggie on Sustainable Development Goals and UN Guiding Principles", 18 Feb 2016 [Letter to Global Commission on Business and Sustainable Development] I am writing to call to your attention a...
View ArticleItaly: Migrants harvesting oranges continue to face dire working conditions...
"How Italy's oranges are linked to a modern day story of exploitation", Each year, thousands of migrant workers...flock to [Southern Italy] looking for work in the seasonal fruit and vegetable...
View ArticleBrazil: Journalist & human rights defender says Edição do Brasil newspaper...
Leonardo Sakamoto is a renowned and committed human rights journalist and defender, director of the NGO Repórter Brasil, a leading Brazilian NGO to combat forced labour. Sakamoto is also a journalism...
View ArticleOur Voices, our safety - Bangladeshi garment workers speak out
Two and a half years after the Rana Plaza building collapse and the launch of the first industrial reform programs to address the pervasive fire and structural hazards in Bangladeshi garment...
View ArticleRoşia Montană, A New Beginning - Screening and talk on building resilient...
At RCC, on February 23, we continue to celebrate the cultural and natural heritage of Roşia Montană, but mainly the recent victories won by civil society and local communities. That’s why we invite...
View ArticleEspaña: Iniciativas de la Red de Empresas por la Diversidad y la Inclusión...
“Nace REDI: Red de Empresas por la Diversidad y la Inclusión del colectivo LGTBI” “La legislación en España ha avanzado mucho en cuanto a lo referido a nuestro colectivo. Sin embargo, en lo que todavía...
View ArticleChile: Comunidades presentan demanda contra instalación de basurero de la...
“Locales contra depósito basuras Temuco Chile” Vecinos de Lautaro ingresaron este miércoles un recurso de protección ante la Corte de Apelaciones de Temuco buscando evitar que un vertedero sea...
View ArticleEstados Unidos: Empleadas mexicanas llegan acuerdo extrajudicial con Vail Run...
“Colorado: Empleadas dicen que centro permitió acoso sexual”, 16 de Febrero de 2016 …Dos de ocho empleadas mexicanas de un lujoso centro turístico en la localidad de Vail decidieron hablar sobre las...
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