13th UN Forum on Business and Human Rights - call for session …
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Child labour on Nestlé farms: chocolate giant's problems continue
5 days ago · A new report by the Fair Labor Association (FLA), commissioned by Nestlé, saw researchers visit 260 farms used by the company in Ivory Coast from September to December 2014.The researchers found 56 workers under the age of 18, of which 27 were under 15. At one farm in the Divo district of the country, the FLA found evidence of forced labour, with a young …
Questions and Answers: Migrant Worker Abuses in the UAE and …
5 days ago · In addition to these serious concerns, UAE-based migrant workers face widespread abuses. Migrant workers form 88 percent of the UAE’s population, and the preparation and delivery of COP28 also relied on workers who have faced labor abuses. As Human Rights Watch has recently documented, abuses of UAE-based migrant workers are linked more broadly to …
China: Apple accused of violating labour laws as employees at …
2 days ago · In September 2019, China Labor Watch released a report revealing numerous labour rights violations at the Zhengzhou Foxconn factory, the largest iPhone factory in the world. The report is based on the findings of undercover investigators employed at Zhengzhou Foxconn factory, one of whom worked there for over four years.
France's Duty of Vigilance Law
3 days ago · The 2017 French law on the corporate duty of vigilance places a due diligence duty on large French companies and requires them to publish an annual "vigilance plan." An unofficial English translation of the law is available here and a compilation of resources and analysis as well as an overview of legal actions – both lawsuits and notices – that have been brought under the …
Malaysia: Plastics co. supplying to Panasonic, Sony & Daikin …
5 days ago · In September, the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited Daikin, Panasonic, and Sony to respond to the findings, and: a) confirm whether they still source from Kawaguchi Manufacturing, and/or the date when they stopped sourcing from the company; b) disclose any human rights due diligence they undertake prior to entering into contracts with …
Belgium: Regional govt suspends arms export licenses to Israel, …
4 days ago · "Local Belgian govt suspends arms export licenses to Israel" The local government of the Walloon Region in Belgium has temporarily suspended two ammunition export licenses to Israel.... The news comes after several rights groups, including Amnesty International, called on Walloonia Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo to cancel the weapons sales.
'Fast fashion' continues to put garment workers' health & well …
4 days ago · "New study shows 'fast fashion' continues to risk garment workers' health and well-being", 23 Nov 2017. On the 24th November 2012, a fire in the Tazreen Fashions factory in Bangladesh led to the death of at least 112 workers, while the collapse of the Rana Plaza building just five months later killed 1,134 garment workers and injured hundreds of survivors.
Philippines: 9 trade unionists & HRDs killed and 4 arrested in …
5 days ago · On March 7, 2021, nine human rights defenders were killed while four were arrested. During the so-called "Bloody Sunday", the police and military served a total of 24 search warrants in the Calabarzon region, leading to 9 deaths and 7 arrests, in one of the deadliest days for activists in recent history for the Philippines.
Peru: Communities are considering restarting protests over non ...
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