Japan cracks down on 'black companies' - Business & Human …
WEB5 days ago — Japan's labour ministry has started a crackdown on about 4,000 "black companies" that force young employees to work extremely long hours for minimal pay, a step aimed at ending this exploitative business practice and improving their treatment. If gross labour law violations are detected during the month-long crackdown, the ministry …
Licence to operate: Goodwill may be key to gaining green light
WEB5 days ago — In the third quarter of this year, Xstrata Copper expects to begin developing a $4.2bn copper mine in the Apurimac Region of southern Peru. Construction of the Las Bambas project will be the culmination of a seven-year process to obtain not only regulatory consents, but the critical support of a local community that must be relocated to allow …
Zimbabwe: Mberengwa residents urge authorities to ensure that …
WEB5 days ago — “Our Participation And Benefit From Lithium Mining Is A Basic Human Right” – Mberengwa Community’ 29 November 2022. People from Mberengwa, Midlands have urged authorities to ensure that they participate and benefit from lithium mining in their area.
Report assesses financial institutions' responsibility to respect …
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Zimbabwe: A yet-to-be-released documentary exposes corruption …
WEB4 days ago — ‘Explosive Al Jazeera documentary on Zimbabwe's illicit gold trade causing headaches for government’ 6 March 2023. A hyped but yet-to-be-screened Al Jazeera investigation into the illicit gold trade and corruption linking powerful elites and politicians in Zimbabwe has sparked a public relations disaster in government and ruling party circles.
Reports allege poor working conditions in shoe supply chains in …
WEB4 days ago — The recently released reports by the Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC), “Labour on a Shoestring” and “Trampling Workers Rights Underfoot”, as well as the initiative “Change your Shoes” demonstrate the responsibility for respecting human rights for shoe brands and their suppliers. The reports found widespread denial of labour rights, …
What are global framework agreements? - Business & Human …
WEB5 days ago — What are global framework agreements? [describes global agreements between multinationals and labour federations whereby the company pledges to respect core labour rights in its operations worldwide] [refers to existing global agreements various labour federations have reached with Telefónica, Carrefour, OTE, ISS, Hennes & …
McDonald's refuses to operate in Jewish settlement [Israel
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India: H&M signs 'landmark' Dindigul Agreement to end gender …
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Botswana: Communities say they may take BCL to court over …
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