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Heat stress, health and the hidden cost of fashion: “We are not asking for luxury. Just cold water.”
Stories like Thangamal’s aren’t rare. Across Tamil Nadu’s garment factories, women are increasingly reporting heat-related ...
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The missing thread: Workers absent from fashion companies’ climate plans
Opinion pieces, interviews and blogs from across the business and human rights movement. Explore the big challenges, ...
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New Zealand: Privacy inquiry into supermarket use of facial recognition technology
The Privacy Commissioner says facial recognition technology in supermarkets has potential safety benefits, despite raising ...
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Indonesia: 46 companies linked to allegations of human rights and environmental abuses associated with 2nd largest palm oil producer; incl. cos. responses and non-responses
The United Nations singled out PT Astra Agro Lestari (AAL), the second-largest palm oil company in Indonesia, raising specific allegations of systemic human rights and environmental abuses linked to ...
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EU: OHCHR publishes commentary on Omnibus proposal & warns that the proposal risks backsliding on CSDDD
The European Union (EU) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) entered into force in July 2024... The directive has been welcomed by a wide spectrum of business enterprises, ...
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Big Tech companies face allegations of war crimes complicity amid Israel’s war in Gaza
Palestinians look for survivors after an Israeli airstrike in Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, on October 12 2023. Since October 2023, the Resource Centre has been actively monitoring the role ...
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Brazil: Sigma Lithium accused of harming water supply and driving community conflicts in among Vale do Jequitinhonha
Residents of the Jequitinhonha Valley say that the arrival of the Sigma Lithium mining company has brought new conflicts and problems to their communities. According to them: The company's lithium ...
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Nigeria: Accused of breaching local consumer protection and data privacy, Meta lost its appeal against $220 million fine
Meta Platforms has lost its appeal against a $220 million fine imposed by Nigeria’s Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) for violating local consumer protection, data privacy ...
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Sudanese conflict-affiliated arabic gum allegedly appears in major consumer goods companies supply chains, incl. Alland & Robert and Nestlé co.
Sudan produces about 80% of the world’s gum arabic, a crucial ingredient in major food and beauty products. Since April 2023, Sudan’s civil war has intensified, with the paramilitary Rapid Support ...
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Indonesia: United Nations express concerns over human rights & environmental abuses associated with PT Astra Agro Lestari's palm oil operations
"UN accuses Indonesia’s No. 2 palm oil firm of rights & environmental abuses" 3 March 2025 The United Nations has called out Indonesia’s No. 2 palm oil company for alleged human rights and ...
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EU: Major businesses urge Commission to ensure 'Omnibus' approach will not allow renegotiation of agreed texts, incl. CSDDD
…The undersigned companies and industry associations continue to support the goals of the European Union’s sustainability due diligence and company reporting rules... We write now to urge at this ...
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Weekly Update 15 January | Exploitation in Shein supply chains ahead of planned IPO
Our rundown of this week's top stories and breaking news about business & human rights. Includes company responses, the latest jobs, and events announcements.