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update Weekly Update 09 August | International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples: Climate action without informed consent branded ‘green colonisation’
In Mexico, 23 CSOs, including BHRRC, documented human rights harms against communities affected by the Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec mega-project; In Ecuador, Tsáchila Indigenous communities allege loans from the IFC and the IDB enabled Pronaca to expand farms causing human rights harms; In Colombia, 6 firms supplying palm oil to the EU have been linked to alleged violations of Indigenous rights and deforestation by a CSO study; and much more...
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update Weekly Update 02 August | Australia: Businesses support referendum on Indigenous Australians' voice in parliament
Indigenous group in Bolivia announces state of emergency following request from gold mining firms to expand extraction into protected areas; 8 union leaders & labour rights activists face trial in Myanmar on incitement charges after protests at Inditex supplier; Belgian firm New Lachaussée allegedly supplying ammunition to Russia despite sanctions; Migrants working for USM Qatar, which provided services for World Cup team hotels, allege rights abuses; and much more...
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update Weekly Update 26 July | AI: UN Secretary General calls for new body to tackle risks
Indigenous Kichwa organisations in Peru allege TotalEnergies’ purchase of USD84m of carbon credits has contributed to violation of land rights; EU MEPs condemn pesticide companies Bayer and Syngenta for withholding toxicity data; Migrant workers in Gulf exposure to extreme heat leads to chronic health problems, finds report; Experts criticise Myanmar military junta’s use of land mines in attempt to restart work at Letpadaung copper mine; and much more...
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update Weekly Update 19 July | Russia: Shell accused of making millions post-Ukraine invasion
Parents of 20 children in Gambia allegedly killed by cough syrups sue Maiden Pharmaceuticals Limited and government; Casino Group continues to buy meat from deforested Indigenous territory in Brazil, despite French lawsuit, says report; Facebook provided US authorities with private messages used to charge mother & teenager with carrying out illegal abortion; Amazon India warehouse workers allege intense pressure to meet productivity goals results in mental & physical exhaustion; and much more...
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update Weekly Update 12 July | Kenya: Guards at Del Monte farm accused of killings, rapes & assaults
IFC loan to Salala Rubber Corporation enabled human rights abuses, allege affected communities in Liberia; Belo Sun's gold mining project in Brazil would displace more than 800 Indigenous families without free, prior & informed consent, alleges CSO; Bacardi allegedly triples profits in Russia over past year despite promise to pause exports; Campaign calls on firms to end contracts with Mitie following concerns over conditions in UK immigration detention centres; and much more...
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update Weekly Update 05 July | Union leader killings: Garment industry unionists attacked in Bangladesh & Honduras
Shahidul Islam from the Bangladesh Garment and Industrial Workers Federation was killed allegedly after meeting with Jacquard Sweater Ltd factory management and workers to resolve a dispute; In Honduras, 4 union leaders were among 13 people killed in a shooting, the ITUC says the attack may be related to the victims’ role as leaders; and much more
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update Weekly Update 28 June | Food supply chain: Worker precarity highlighted by cases in US & UK
Mexican farmworkers in the US file a class action against Virginia Agricultural Growers Association (VAGA), Baskerville Farms & Dusty Farms over alleged wage theft; Workers on farms supplying Hannaford supermarkets allege abuses reported to the firm through its dedicated hotline are ignored; the Financial Times has investigated the link between the UK fishing industry dependence on ‘transit visas’ & migrant fishers’ vulnerability to labour exploitation; and much more...
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update Weekly Update 21 June | West Africa: Workers from EU-owned fishing vessels strike
Google earned USD10m from ads that misdirected people searching for information about abortion to anti-choice health centres; Communities in Jequitinhonha Valley, Brazil, report damage to housing & environmental harm caused by Sigma Lithium mine; EU Parliament adopts position on Artificial Intelligence Act; British Court orders company to pay compensation to Beirut port blast victims; and much more...
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update Corporate Legal Accountability Quarterly Update – Issue 45, June 2023: Vexatious lawsuits: Corporate use of SLAPPs to silence critics
"The Business and Human Rights Resource Centre’s global analysis of the state of Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) highlights the role of powerful business actors in the abuse of legal systems worldwide to intimidate and silence human rights defenders who speak out against corporate harms. Between January 2015-March 2023, the Resource Centre has identified 437 lawsuits that bear the hallmarks of SLAPPs, brought or initiated by just 144 business actors."
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update Chinese Responsible Investment Overseas Newsletter Issue 25 (Jun 2023) | China: Leading mining industry association launches mediation and consultation mechanism for complaints across mineral value chain
The China Chamber of Commerce of Metals, Minerals and Chemicals Importers and Exporters (CCCMC) launched the Mediation and Consultation Mechanism for the Mining Industry and Mineral Value Chain in May 2023. The mechanism aims to promote joint actions between upstream and downstream stakeholders to mitigate risks in the mineral supply chain through building a mediation and consultation platform with industry coordination, expert support, and voluntary participation of all parties.
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