Weekly Update - 8 April 2015

Guardian (UK); Sydney Morning Herald; EarthRights Intl.

(photo credit: EarthRights Intl.)

Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at Oxford University; Guardian (UK)

• we contacted the top 20 asking how they are mitigating climate & human rights impacts from these plants, and if they have plans for phase-out
• responses so far from: AGL, American Electric Power, Eskom, RWE
• we will indicate if the remaining companies respond in a future Update

Salil Tripathi of the Institute for Human Rights and Business

Fairtrade Intl.

Privacy Intl.

• we invited the companies to respond - response by Trovicor provided
• Gamma & Elaman did not respond

Danish Institute for Human Rights & South African Human Rights Commission

Institute for Human Rights and Business

Human Rights Campaign; DiversityInc; ABC News; Washington Post; Bloomberg

• Apple, Eli Lilly, Levi Strauss, Microsoft, Replacements Ltd, Salesforce, Starwood Hotels, Symantec, Wells Fargo & others opposed the law

Guardian (UK)

Colombia Informa

• allegations only available in Spanish
• we invited Anglo American to respond - response provided

NDTV (India); Times of India; Wired; Scroll.in (India)

Mizzima News (Myanmar)

• we invited PTT Exploration & Production to respond - response provided

CEE Bankwatch, Both ENDS, Focus on the Global South, Intl. Rivers, Mekong Watch, NGO Forum on the ADB

• allege dam failed to bring intended development benefits, instead unleashed a range of negative social & environmental impacts 

Japan Times

Caixin

Reuters

Trade Arabia

ILO

• will help stop discrimination between different migrant worker nationalities

Guardian (UK)

Caux Round Table Japan

• available in English & Japanese

• investigating corporate human rights abuses in the US & abroad (New York, 9 Apr)
• using access to justice to face socio-economic challenges (Doha, 14-16 Apr)
• 5th International Uranium Film Festival 2015 (Quebec, 15-25 Apr)
• webinar on labour exploitation in the construction industry (online, 15 Apr)
• conference: slavery, law & intl. supply chains (New York, 15 Apr)
• consultation: US National Action Plan (Washington DC, 16 Apr; register by 10 Apr)

• Conectas (Institutional Development Officer)
• Friends of the Earth Europe (call for tender, legal research on UN HRC Proposal for Business & Human Rights Treaty)
• Impactt Limited (Senior Policy Officer, China Office)
• NYU Stern Center for Business & Human Rights (Policy Associate)
• Oxfam GB (Private Sector Policy Adviser - Finance)