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update Weekly Update 17 May | Indonesia: ExxonMobil settles case over alleged torture
PwC leaks confidential Australian government information to help clients in Australia & the US avoid tax; 27 workers die in fire at gold mine in Peru which is part of a Metalor initiative to ensure responsible sourcing from informal miners; Ukrainian refugees reportedly subject to labour rights abuse amid high levels of informal employment across Europe; UK government reportedly encouraging investment in Saudi mega-project Neom despite allegations of rights abuses; and much more
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update Weekly Update 10 May | Brazil: Google, Spotify, Meta ordered to testify on ‘Fake News Law’
Colombian coal victims file OECD complaint against European energy companies with Dutch National Contact Point; Rising demand for bauxite taking a toll on mineral-rich communities in Guinea; Cargill faces US legal challenge over deforestation & rights abuses from its soya supply chain in Brazil; Cambodian factory supplying bags to US brand defies govt. order to reinstate dismissed union leaders; Iraqi environmental & human rights activist whose cancer was attributed to pollution from oil production & gas flaring dies ahead of BP meeting; and much more...
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update Weekly Update 03 May | International Labour Day: Workers protest government dismantling of labour rights
Surge in Russian state media posts on Twitter after change in policy; Facebook, YouTube & TikTok content moderators form labour union to push for better working conditions; Nestlé supplier farms in Brazil spraying pesticides banned in EU for suspected links to cancer, alleges investigation; ENEOS has failed to exit Yetagun gas project in Myanmar responsibly, allege CSOs; 131 investors call on ICT sector to ensure respect for fundamental freedoms in Iran; and much more...
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update Weekly Update 26 April | Rana Plaza 10th anniversary: Harmful brand purchasing practices persist
Online abuse of climate scientists slowing action on climate emergency, reports CSO; CAD100mil lawsuit against Greenpeace brought by Resolute Forest Products dismissed; Microsoft should suspend investment in cloud data centre in Saudi Arabia over human rights risks, says CSO; 1 worker killed & 36 hospitalised allegedly due to methanol poisoning at Samsung supplier factory in Vietnam; and much more...
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update Weekly Update 19 April | Netherlands: Supreme Court reclassifies Deliveroo riders as employees
Kenyan digital loan firm Whitepath fined for breaking data protection laws; Serabi Gold allegedly mining in Amazon without approval from land agency or consent of Indigenous communities; Uncontacted tribe in Indonesia might not survive destruction from nickel mining project for electric car batteries, alleges CSO; Civil society urges EU MEPs to include downstream & climate in due diligence law ahead of key vote; negotiators reach political agreement; and much more...
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update Weekly Update 12 April | Kenya: 'Landmark' decision to review tea multinationals' plantations
Sri Lanka medicine decision exposes lack of transparency in Facebook content moderation exceptions; Chocolate companies allegedly fail to pay agreed living wage premium for cocoa from Ivory Coast; Quilombola community of Baião alleges it was not consulted by Aura Minerals on mining project to extract gold from their territories; Pakistani security guards engaged during Qatar World Cup allegedly detained & deported following wage complaint; and much more
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update Weekly Update 05 April | USA: Migrant forced labour on farms supplying major supermarkets
Haas Automation, Siemens & DMG Mori allegedly continuing business with Russian arms industry; CSOs in South Africa say advertising & public relations agencies undermine human & environmental rights by working for fossil fuel firms; Ecuadorian court revokes Llurimagua copper mining project’s licence after confirming violation of community’s right to consultation; CSOs call on Boeing to urge Saudi Arabia to lift travel bans on activists; and much more...
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update Weekly Update 29 March | UK: Migrant farmworkers supplying major supermarkets allege labour abuse
US commits to spyware ban following joint CSO call for states & tech investors to prioritise rights protections; Concerns raised over TikTok’s human rights due diligence as firm launches new 'Focused View' feature; 6 killed & 30 families forced to relocate after attacks on Indigenous groups in Nicaragua; Hawaii supreme court recognises human right to stable climate & rejects challenge from Hawaiian Electric Company; Western companies seeking to exit Russia will be obliged to make direct donation to government; Social media platforms allegedly enabling digital targeting of LGBT people in MENA region; and much more...
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update Weekly Update 22 March | AI: Misinformation concerns over ChatGPT and Google Bard
Indigenous leaders allege SpaceX internet service facilitating irregular mining expansion in Brazil's beleaguered Yanomami region; Companies & investors that allegedly support Myanmar military junta named in CSO report; Oil firms in Azerbaijan committing widespread abuses including illegal termination of contracts and health & safety violations, says CSO; Progress on labour rights, employer accountability & dialogue in Qatar have ‘ceased’ following World Cup, say unions; and much more...
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