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update Corporate Legal Accountability Quarterly Update – Issue 49, July 2024: Unjust transition on trial: Communities and workers litigate to shape corporate practice
As the world approaches a critical tipping point in climate breakdown, the rapid shift to renewable energy is essential. To ensure that no one is left behind, this transition must balance the need for swift climate action with the equitable sourcing of transition minerals and the construction of solar, wind, and hydropower plants that respect human rights...The new Just Transition Litigation Tracking Tool from the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre has documented 60 legal cases from around the world initiated by Indigenous Peoples, other communities and workers or their representatives directly impacted by human rights harms associated with the growth of the renewable energy value chain. Together, these cases challenge the unfair “distribution of benefits and burdens” of the transition (not the transition itself), painting a clear picture of the growing refusal by rightsholders to accept these violations as an inevitable cost of the world’s transition...
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update Weekly Update 10 July | Cambodia: UN experts, CSOs call for release of convicted environmental defenders
Kenya: Lipton Teas & Finlays boycott KTDA factory over Director in sex abuse expose | Brazil: Data protection authority orders Meta to halt personal data processing for AI training | S. Korea: Over 6,000 Samsung Electronics workers strike to protest company 'falling short' of union demands | EURO 2024 sponsors face allegations of human rights abuses & unethical practices | Saudi Arabia: Migrant workers at Newcastle Utd sponsor Noon tell of labour rights abuses | and much more...
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update Weekly Update 2 July | Taiwan: Bike manufacturer Giant linked to migrant worker abuse
Belgium: CSO coalition takes Israeli shipping company ZIM to court over alleged illegal weapon transfer | Russia: Investigation alleges satellite firms sold images of Ukrainian locations later targeted by missiles | Lesotho: Diamond mining giant accused of polluting drinking water & air | USA: County jail inmates not entitled to minimum wage, California Supreme Court rules | Indonesia: Alleged explosion injures 2 workers, 6 months after furnace fire claimed 21 lives inside same nickel smelter | France: Protests over alleged ‘serious safety issues’ at Olympic construction site | Egypt: 16 tourism companies blamed as 1,300 haj pilgrims die due to inadequate medical services amid extreme heat | and much more...
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update Weekly Update 26 June | Türkiye: Levi's accused of about-turn on worker rights
Israel/OPT: UN experts call on Google, Meta, Telegram and X to address alleged human rights concerns linked to their operations in OPT | France: Duty of vigilance cases against TotalEnergies and EDF ruled admissible by court | Kenya: Safaricom denies claims of supporting surveillance of anti-tax-hike protest leaders | USA: Texas court dismisses ExxonMobil's lawsuit against climate activist shareholders | South Korea: Battery manufacturer CEO insists compliance with safety rules following deadly fire | France: Some business leaders allegedly 'courting' far right amid Europe-wide calls to stand against populism & hatred | Saudi Arabia: FIFA 'failing' to uphold its own human rights standards by entertaining Saudi Arabia bid for 2034 World Cup, finds Equidem | and much more...
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update Weekly Update 19 June | India: Amazon workers endure 50°C heat without water or breaks
British Overseas Territory: KBR allegedly mistreating migrant workers on UK & USA military base, incl. failure to repatriate worker's body after unexplained death | Russia: imports of goods returns almost to pre-war trade levels despite sanctions, investigation shows | Tanzania: Police linked to deaths & injuries at gold & copper producer Barrick Gold’s subsidiary | Suriname: ‘Landmark ruling’ protects local & Indigenous groups following approval of injunction halting Amazon development | Sri Lanka: Judges 'appalled' by conditions for plantation workers following first-ever workers’ tribunal | Sweden: Wines sold by state-owned retailer Systembolaget allegedly linked to worker abuse on South African farms | Kuwait: At least 49 migrant workers dead & 50 injured in accommodation fire; employer & building-owner NBTC denies overcrowding | and more...
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update Weekly Update 12 June | USA: Chiquita liable for deaths of Colombian terror victims
Israel/OPT: Former Meta engineer sues company over alleged wrongful termination & bias in handling Palestinian posts | Intl: Workers face severe health risks ahead of ‘hottest summer on record’ | Namibia: Mineworkers Union says Xinfeng & Rössing Uranium mines are responsible for the deaths of 2 mineworkers | Brazil: Vale is included in the ‘dirty list’ of slave labour following 2015 case | S. Korea: Labour union criticises shipyards for lack of safety measures amid rising fatalities | Austria: Microsoft accused of tracking children & breaching EU privacy regulation with education software | Saudi Arabia: Global union files ILO forced labour complaint ahead of 2034 FIFA World Cup bid amid 'epidemic' of migrant worker abuse | and much more...
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update Weekly Update 5 June | UAE: 100 seafarers ‘abused & neglected’ by Middle East Marine
UAE: Dubai-based Middle East Marine 'systematically abused & neglected' over 100 seafarers, says Intl. Transport Workers' Federation | France: Govt. bans Israeli arms companies from major weapons show over bombardment of Rafah | Intl: Meta shareholders call for assessments & public disclosure on human rights impacts of content moderation | Liberia: SOAR Mining allegedly engaged in illegal mining & failing to provide promised benefits to local communities | Brazil: Workers at health insurance giant Hapvida NotreDame Intermédica Group workers stage protests over harassment & overwork | S. Korea: Authorities request removal of products by Shein from sale after high levels of toxic chemicals detected | Europe: Central Asian migrant workers experience rights violations, incl. extortionate recruitment fees & no severance pay | Türkiye: Court annuls Kale Mining expansion permit in Latmos Mountains over environmental concerns | and much more…
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update Who Pays For The Crisis? | Newsletter
Understanding the impact of purchasing practices | Feature focus: the Bangladesh wage crisis | Acute minimum wage crisis in Bangladesh | The role of purchasing practices | Government response and aftermath | Brand responses and purchasing practices | Latest trends (May 2024 update) | In-depth allegation tracker | and more...
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update Weekly Update 29 May | EU: Transformative due diligence law finally & formally adopted
Israel/Occupied Palestinian Territory: CSOs file criminal complaint in the Netherlands against Booking.com for allegedly profiting from illegal Israeli settlement listings | S. Africa: Security clash with protestors after death of man locked in Shoprite cold room triggers demonstrations | Brazil: Investigation concludes major companies bought carbon credits from suspected illegal timber laundering scheme | Indonesia: Delong Nickel accused of restricting workers' freedom through 'systematic wage withholding', arbitrary fines & sexual harassment | UK: Leading supermarkets asked to meet costs of implementing the Employer Pays Principle across supply chains | Egypt: Luxury perfume supply chains linked to child labour | and much more…
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