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New guide stresses urgent need for rights-respecting renewable investment – or risk a failed energy transition
Project delays, community conflict and ballooning costs are the price investors could pay if they ignore human rights risks in the renewables sector.
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Crackdown on trade unions leads to increased worker exploitation in Asia’s garment sector
Suppression of freedom of association has caused a spike in other labour abuses, including gender-based violence and harassment.
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Leading businesses, investors and civil society groups call on the Prime Minister to pass new law requiring companies to carry out human rights and environmental due diligence
Signatories include British Retail Consortium, Tesco, Mars, abrdn, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International.
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Surveillance technology companies complicit in human rights abuses in MENA region
Surveillance industry secrecy puts migrants, asylum seekers and refugees at risk due to lack of regulation over these technologies.
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New digital hub spotlights human rights and environmental abuses linked to UK companies
A new digital hub for information on human rights abuses linked to UK companies demonstrates the harm being caused to people and the planet by UK business operations.
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Just four of 19 FIFA & World Cup sponsors engaging on risks to migrant workers
With just under 100 days until the FIFA Qatar World Cup 2022 kicks off in Doha, most tournament sponsors remain tight-lipped on their human rights policies and processes to protect migrant workers.
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100 days to kick-off: Paper pledges on labour rights reform in Qatar need actioning
With just over 100 days until the FIFA Qatar World Cup 2022 kicks off in Doha, life remains bleak for migrant workers integral to the tournament’s success.
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Fashion brands fail to protect workers under Myanmar’s military coup
Garment workers have risked their lives to report labour violations in the country, facing violent attacks, arrest, torture, killings – or being forced into hiding.
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Exploitative recruitment remains risk for migrant workers ahead of Qatar World Cup
Qatar hospitality sector must use this opportunity to address abusive recruitment practices for migrant workers – who are likely to face consequences long after the World Cup has ended.
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press release Renewable energy transition in Africa risks being derailed by human rights failures
As the energy transition gathers pace in Africa, new research from the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC) highlights the opportunities for businesses, states and local communities of embracing green energy – and the significant risks of getting it wrong.
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