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Weekly Update - 19 October 2016
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World Bank investment dispute tribunal rules in favour of El Salvador in arbitration case brought by Pacific Rim (now OceanaGold)
Intl. Allies against Mining in El Salvador; Guardian; OceanaGold
(Photo credit: Resumen)
- tribunal orders company to pay the govt. USD 8 million to cover legal costs
- Pacific Rim claimed El Salvador Govt. had unfairly refused to grant it a concession and sued for loss of potential profits of up to USD 300 million
- Govt. held OceanaGold failed to meet regulatory requirements; lacked crucial environmental permissions; did not hold the rights to much of the land required for its project, and failed to submit a final feasibility study
- civil society groups cheer decision but call company’s legal claims “blackmail” that chills environmental protection; company is “disappointed”
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KnowTheChain publishes benchmark of 20 food & beverage firms
KnowTheChain; Responsible Investor
- finds companies are not taking sufficient action to address supply chain forced labour despite acute risks
First analysis of FTSE100 statements under UK Modern Slavery Act
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre; Financial Times; Reuters
- the 27 firms from FTSE100 that have reported so far were tiered on their reports under the Act
Post-US Presidential elections, will big business take the high road or the low road?
Annabel Short, Deputy Director
"Syrian refugees in supply chains: Exploitation or opportunity?"
- video & insights from 26 Sep Mary Robinson Speaker Series event in New York City now online
We're hiring: Development Officer, based New York or London (deadline 23 Nov)
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Middle East & North Africa |
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Company responses
Non-responses
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Forthcoming events:
- 2 events with UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Assembly & Association (20 & 21 Oct, New York)
- "Intl. Conference on Business and Human Rights" (20-21 Oct, Seville)
- summit meeting on sustainable supply chains (20-21 Oct, London)
- legal training including business & human rights (21 Oct, Edinburgh)
- 2nd session inter-govt. working group on business & human rights (24-28 Oct, Geneva)
- conference on managing human rights risks in business (24-25 Oct, London)
- briefing on DRC, human rights & natural resources sector (26 Oct, London)
- access to justice for victims of corporate human rights violations (3 Nov, register by 24 Oct, Milan)
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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Business & Human Rights Resource Centre (Development Officer)
Other current vacancies:
- Corruption Watch (Senior Legal Researcher with Investigative Skills)
- CSR Europe (Project Manager Supply Chain Sustainability)
- Intl. Alert (2 posts: Country Manager DRC; Head of Finance & Operations)
- JUST Capital (Associate, Products & Engagement)
- OECD Watch/SOMO (Advocacy Lead)
Further details and other recently posted jobs available here. To submit a new job announcement in business & human rights please go here.
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