China: Gig workers highlight precarity and poor working …
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Background & History of the Guiding Principles - Business
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USA: Supreme Court will hear case against Nestlé, Cargill, and Doe ...
3 days ago · "More trouble ahead for the ATS? SCOTUS grants cert in Nestle case," 2 Jul 2020. The US Supreme Court just granted Nestlé’s cert petition in a case based on forced child labor in Côte d’Ivoire.... Both the alleged facts in John Doe I et al v. Nestlé (forced child labor in the supply chains of giant chocolate brands) and the contours of the law under which Plaintiffs are suing …
A Global Heat Map: Identifying hot spots for corporate abuse
6 days ago · The Resource Centre database of news items is a mix of allegations of abuse as well other developments, both positive and negative. In developing the heat map, we wanted to gain a clear picture of abuse affecting rightsholders, and so to exclude as far as possible “positive” news stories from the Resource Centre database, such as developments in due diligence legislation, …
Poland: Recruitment agencies using exploitative practices target ...
Dec 7, 2024 · In January 2024, Al Jazeera reported on exploitative recruitment practices in Hong Kong, the Philippines, and Qatar targeting Filipino workers, advertising jobs in Polish factories.
UN Guiding Principles - Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
6 days ago · The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights are a set of guidelines for States and companies to prevent, address and remedy human rights abuses committed in business operations. The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights are a set of guidelines for States and companies to ...
France's Duty of Vigilance Law - Business & Human Rights …
Jun 2, 2022 · 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 …
Peru: Communities are considering restarting protests over non ...
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'Fast fashion' continues to put garment workers' health & well …
3 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.
Human rights defenders protecting our planet from irresponsible ...
Dec 13, 2024 · Between January 2015 – March 2023, the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre tracked more than 4,700 attacks against human rights defenders raising concerns about harmful business practice. In 2022 alone, we tracked 555 attacks, revealing that on average more than 10 defenders were attacked every single week for raising legitimate concerns about …