Le travail des enfants dans les chaînes d’approvisionnement du cacao en Côte d’Ivoire

Le Service américain des douanes et de la protection des frontières (CBP) a envoyé ce mois, des questionnaires aux négociants de cacao afin de se renseigner sur d’éventuels cas de …

INSIGHT: There is No Social Distance in Supply Chains Tainted by Forced Labor

As the Covid-19 pandemic ravages communities across the globe, we are witnessing an unprecedented spike in demand for immediate supplies to quarantined citizens, medical workers, and governmental agencies struggling to …

U.S. Lifts Ban on Malaysian Medical Glove Maker Amid Shortage

KUALA LUMPUR — The United States has lifted a ban on a Malaysian medical glove maker it had accused of using forced labor, a government statement showed, amid a surge …

Covid-19 lockdown turns Qatar’s largest migrant camp into ‘virtual prison’

Qatar’s largest labour camp for migrant workers has become a virtual prison and is in total lockdown after hundreds of construction workers became infected with Covid-19. Police are guarding the …

Choppy Waters – Forced Labor and Illegal Fishing in Taiwan’s Distant Water Fisheries

Taiwan is one of the world’s largest distant water fishing (DWF) powers, with over 1,100 Taiwanese-flagged vessels fishing across our oceans and hundreds more Taiwanese-owned vessels flagged to other countries. …

Western companies must stop profiting from China’s crimes against humanity

INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS to hold China accountable for its campaign of cultural genocide against Uighur and other Muslim minorities have been weak, in part because it’s not easy for outsiders to …

U.S. lawmakers seek to tighten ban on forced-labor goods from China’s Xinjiang

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Leading U.S. lawmakers proposed legislation on Wednesday aimed at preventing goods made from forced labor in China’s Xinjiang region from reaching the United States. The legislation would …

LANDMARK NEVSUN RULING WILL PAVE WAY FORWARD FOR OTHER VICTIMS OF CORPORATE ABUSE

Last Friday, the Canadian Supreme Court announced its decision on jurisdiction in Nevsun Resources Ltd. v. Araya, in which a Canadian company is being sued for alleged violations of Customary …

‘Uyghurs for sale’: Report exposes forced labour beyond Xinjiang, implicating major brands

The Chinese government has secretly transferred thousands of Uyghurs and other ethnic minority citizens from Xinjiang to factories across the country, according to a new report that implicates brands including Apple, …

Uyghurs for sale

The Chinese government has facilitated the mass transfer of Uyghur and other ethnic minority citizens from the far west region of Xinjiang to factories across the country. Under conditions that …

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