US Govt. prepares to enforce law restricting import of goods made with forced...
"Obama revives anti-slavery law to target Thailand's seafood exports" Federal officials are preparing to enforce an 86-year-old ban on importing goods made by children or slaves [including potentially...
View ArticleWTO ruling against India's protections for solar industry increases concerns...
"The WTO Gave Environmentalists A New Reason To Oppose The TPP" On Wednesday, the WTO, the international body that enforces trade law, said that India’s solar power subsidy violated trade rules. The...
View ArticleMéxico: Construcción de estadio del equipo de futbol Tigres aumentaría...
“Confirma Conagua inviabilidad del nuevo estadio de Tigres”, 26 de Febrero de 2016 La Comisión Nacional del Agua (Conagua) confirmó la inviabilidad de la construcción del Estadio de Tigres, sobre el...
View ArticleHonduras: Trabajadoras de maquilas, la mayoría jóvenes y madres solteras, no...
“Obreras de maquila entre pírricos salarios y pésimas condiciones laborales”, 26 de Febrero de 2016 La mayoría de los 147 mil obreros y obreras que laboran en maquilas en Honduras reciben salarios...
View ArticleTurkish government temporarily halts Cerattepe mine construction in wake of...
"Government orders halt to contested Cerattepe gold mine project", 24 Feb 2016 After meeting with representatives from Artvin in Ankara on Wednesday, a mine project that was to get under way in...
View ArticleBrazil: Mayor continues traumatic evictions in Vila Autodromo in preparation...
“Vila Autódromo: Target of the Ravenous Appetite of Olympic Construction-City ignores less traumatic options and spends the equivalent of a new sports arena”, 25 February 2016 ...[On...
View ArticleBeyond garments: prospects for economic diversification in Bangladesh
Bangladesh's garment industry now employs around 4 million workers and accounts for 84% of the country’s exports. But events like the Tazreen factory fire in 2012 and the collapse of Rana Plaza one...
View ArticleLaunch of the OECD-FAO Guidance for Responsible Agricultural Supply Chains
Enterprises operating in the agricultural sector can create employment, raise labour standards and bring new technologies to increase agricultural production. But their activities can also contribute...
View ArticleMyanmar migrant workers win $1.3m from Thai tuna firm
A Thai tuna processing factory has agreed to pay staff $1.3m compensation for labour abuses…in a rare victory for migrant workers in the country’s scandal-stricken seafood industry. Hundreds of...
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