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update Weekly Update 4 June | Workers’ rights in global “free fall”, warns ITUC
Migrant data workers contracted by multinational tech firms allege rights abuses & "constant" exposure to traumatic content | Uganda: German investor divests from TotalEnergies over EACOP abuse claims | Peru: Meta’s Oversight Board issues decision on content containing threats against human rights defenders | Singapore: Petroleum co. Interra accused of supplying Myanmar Junta with USD150m worth of oil | Germany: Court sets precedent in climate ruling that major emitters can be held liable for climate risks | Qatar: Jordanian whistleblower released, plans to sue FIFA & Supreme Committee over alleged reprisal for migrant worker abuse criticism | and much more...
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update Weekly Update 27 May | Chiquita terminates 5,000 striking workers in Panama 🇵🇦
South Africa: Government faces lawsuit challenging TotalEnergies’ offshore oil approvals amid alleged human rights and environmental impacts | Brazil: TikTok data centre will allegedly use ‘vast amounts of water’ in a region already affected by droughts | India: Communities demonstrate against deployment of state armed forces to conduct project survey by NHPC in Arunachal’s Upper Siang | France: Uyghur group files lawsuit against Chinese tech firms over alleged Xinjiang surveillance | Saudi Arabia: Indian construction workers employed by Sendan Intl. allegedly subjected to wage theft and prevented from returning home| and much more...
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update Weekly Update 21 May: 46 global companies linked to alleged abuses associated with major Indonesian palm oil producer
Kenya: Court suspends Netflix and Meta’s carbon credits project over land dispute with Maasai herders | USA: Colorado Supreme Court allows climate lawsuit against Exxon and Suncor to proceed | India: Migrant workers face economic fallout as India-Pakistan tensions disrupt seasonal labour and livelihoods | Economists and companies urge EU to protect CSDDD and Green Deal in light of Omnibus proposal | Egypt: Report says agribusinesses still using chemical banned in EU exports, presenting severe environmental and health risks
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update Weekly Update 14 May: Bangladesh: Women garment workers protest unpaid wages & sustain injuries in alleged attacks
NSO Group ordered to pay USD167 million for targeting journalists, activists and others with spyware via WhatsApp | Cameroon: Socapalm accused of replanting and expanding palm oil plantations without local communities’ consent; incl. co. responses | USA: OECD complaint filed against Ahold Delhaize, alleging ‘grave human rights violations’ in milk supply chain; incl. co. responses | India: Fears of escalating conflict trigger exodus of migrant workers amid fears of lockdown and job loss | France: Supreme Court upholds Vinci indictment over alleged forced labour in Qatar
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update Weekly Update 7 May: Brazil: Agribusiness accused of ‘chemical warfare’ as toxic attacks on communities surge
Nigeria: Women protest farmland destruction by Agbeyewa Farms | Mexico: Zinc Nacional commits to relocate following exposé linking factory to heavy metal pollution | India: Activists & community urge Australian & Japanese banks to exit controversial Odisha steel project as long-standing fight continues | France: Undocumented workers who built Adidas Arena still without legal status despite deal with Olympic contractors | Iran: Major explosion at Shahid Rajaee port kills 70, with many migrant workers missing
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update Weekly Update 30 April | Palm oil lobby pushes to weaken EU deforestation law
Swedwatch warns of threats to human rights defenders in global renewable energy transition | Kenya: Safaricom targets Nation Media Group journalists with ‘meritless’ lawsuit in response to exposé potentially linking data sharing to human rights violations | USA: Eight Brazilian workers sue Starbucks over alleged forced labour by company's supplier | Indonesia: Nickel producers under scrutiny after multiple tailings dams collapse in Indonesian industrial park | Luxembourg: Proposed Omnibus law risks weakening human rights and climate protections, coalition of NGOs & business representatives warn | Qatar: Migrant workers sue US PR firms Omnicom Group and Ogilvy over alleged 2022 World Cup worker abuse cover-ups
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update Weekly Update 23 April | Major brands rely on allegedly flawed audits to deny worker abuse
NSO Group names Mexico, Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan as spyware customers in 2019 WhatsApp hack case | Africa: Investigation uncovers alleged human rights violations at Socfin plantations | Brazil: Major coffee exporter cuts ties with farms linked to slave-like conditions | India: Supreme court orders permanent jobs & back wages for 580 waste collection workers | India: Supreme court orders permanent jobs & back wages for 580 waste collection workers | India: Supreme court orders permanent jobs & back wages for 580 waste collection workers | and much more...
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update Chinese Responsible Investment Overseas Newsletter Issue 36 (Apr 2025) | Zambia: Copper mining companies accused of dumping toxic waste into key Kafue River, causing environmental disasters
The bi-monthly newsletter serves as a platform for updates, insights and tools on key topics relating to social and environmental impacts of Chinese overseas investments and business and as a resource to promote peer learning and informed decision-making.
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update Weekly Update 16 April | USA: Clearview AI’s facial recognition tech allegedly designed for surveillance of marginalised groups
Amazon, Google, & Microsoft allegedly operating and expanding water-intensive data centres in some of the world’s driest regions | Uganda: Activists arrested for protests against funding of EACOP project | Canada: Migrant construction worker deported after whistleblowing in wage theft, contract substitution & exploitation case | S. Korea: USA bans imports from country’s largest salt farm over forced labour claims | Italy: Luxury brand Richemont sues union officials for defamation following migrant worker protests | Israel/OPT: Dutch company linked to export of dogs allegedly used by Israeli military to commit war crimes against Palestinians | and much more...
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update Weekly Update 9 April | 3,000 workers laid off as Amazon’s warehouse closures spark investor concern
UN Human Rights Council adopts resolution enhancing protections for human rights defenders from new tech threats | Kenya: Court rules it can hear case against Meta over alleged hate speech during Tigray war | Peru: Indigenous communities protest Glencore’s copper mine expansion | Malaysia: Glove maker YTY engaging supplier Mediceram over forced labour allegations | Germany: BDI urges German companies to uphold diversity programmes despite US pressure | Türkiye: Boycott call targets companies linked to government amid political crackdown | and much more...
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