How can transnational litigation help to overcome corporate impunity? The Brazilian State’s inability to respond effectively to victims of environmental crimes has led to several legal actions in European countries, …
Tragédia Brumadinho: sindicatos e familiares cobram justiça e leis mais rígidas na Alemanha
Leis mais rígidas e justiça na Alemanha. Essas foram algumas das pautas levantadas pelo advogado alemão Rudiger Helm para tratar das medidas tomadas em relação à Tüv Süd, empresa alemã contratada pela Vale …
Vale ex-CEO charged with homicide over dam disaster
The former chief executive of mining group Vale was on Tuesday charged with homicide by prosecutors in Brazil for his role in a dam disaster last year that killed more …
THE SAFETY BUSINESS: TÜV SÜD’S ROLE IN THE BRUMADINHO DAM FAILURE IN BRAZI
Recently, a lawsuit was filed in Germany against the auditing firm which had declared the Brumadinho dam safe just prior to its collapse. At least 272 people were killed on …
Picked by slaves: coffee crisis brews in Brazil
As the coffee harvest drew to a close in the rolling hills of southeastern Brazil, labor inspectors raced to two sprawling plantations with one goal – to rescue workers from …
The safety business: TÜV SÜD’s role in the Brumadinho dam failure in Brazil
On 15 October 2019, five Brazilians who lost close family members in the dam failure, together with ECCHR and MISEREOR, and supported by Brazilian NGOs Associação Comunitária da Jangada and …
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Issues Detention Orders against Companies Suspected of Using Forced Labor
WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued five Withhold Release Orders (WROs) covering five different products, imported from five different countries yesterday, September 30. This action was based on information obtained …
Brazilian mining company to pay out £86m for disaster that killed almost 300 people
“Vale also agreed to pay £150,000 to close relatives of those killed when a dam collapsed at its iron ore mine in Brumadinho.” https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/16/vale-brazil-mining-dam-collapse-brumadinho
Reclamação por União Geral dos Trabalhadores contra McDonalds (Arcos Dourados Comércio de Alimentos Ltda)
A denúncia apresenta evidências de um padrão sistemático de assédio sexual e discriminação racial nas lojas McDonald’s, o que requer a intervenção imediata do Ministério Público do Trabalho. Texto em …
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