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Weekly Update - 13 April 2016
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Mexico: Over 30 NGOs & trade unions call on Lexmark to respect human rights & freedom of association in Ciudad Juarez “maquila”
The Realilty Check; Guardian (UK)
- signed by intl. & Mexican NGOs & trade unions including: AFL‐CIO, CEREAL, Communications Workers of America, Cross Border Network for Justice & Solidarity, GoodElectronics, IndustriALL, Intl. Labor Rights Forum, Maquila Solidarity Network
- allegations include: dismissal of 120 workers attempting to organise, threats and intimidation, "extraodinarily" low wages, sexual harassment
- we invited Lexmark to respond; response provided
Photo credit: Asamblea Popular Regional Paso del Norte (via Facebook) |
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Amnesty Intl. report documents migrant worker abuse on construction of Qatar’s Khalifa Stadium, cites companies in contracting chain
- report finds evidence of “systematic abuse” & widespread failure of human rights due diligence
- cites concerns regarding conduct & impacts of: FIFA, Aspire Zone Foundation, Midmac, Six Construct (Besix), Eversendai, Nakheel Landscapes, Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy, Qatar Govt. - these entities responded to the report, directly or with public statements
- report also cites Seven Hills Trading & Contracting, Blue Bay Trading & Contracting
Jordan: NGO Tamkeen directs 86 reports to govt.'s Anti-Human Trafficking Unit during 2015
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Company responses
- Lexmark re anti-union activities in Mexico
- OceanaGold re mining activities in El Salvador contributing to conflict & violence
- S Alam Group re deaths of protestors against power plant in Bangladesh
- Al Futtaim Carillion, Atkins, Laing O’Rourke re labour rights in Gulf
- MTN re use of SIM cards to plan attacks by Boko Haram in Nigeria
- Allianz, Alstom, Anglo American, Coca-Cola,Deutsche Bank, ExxonMobil, Heidelberg Cement, HSBC, Inditex, Motorola Solutions, Nestlé, Pfizer, Rolls-Royce, Sanofi, Syngenta, Total, Vanguard re Facing Finance report
- Cerrejón Coal re alleged forced displacement in Colombia
Non-responses
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Forthcoming events:
- webinar: illicit goods in minerals supply chains (14 Apr, online)
- seminar on intl. investment treaties & human rights (14 Apr, Ottawa)
- 2016 Asia Regional Forum on Business and Human Rights (19 Apr, Doha)
- human rights impact assessment lab (19 Apr, Copenhagen)
- sustainable apparel forum (19 Apr, London)
- impact of UK Modern Slavery Act on Global Compact participants (19 Apr, online)
- workshop on business & human rights (19 Apr, London)
Details of these and other events further in the future can be found here. Please send relevant event information to Alex Janczenia: janczenia@business-humanrights.org
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