Total abuses in Uganda: French High Court of Justice declares itself incompetent in favour of the Commercial Court

The Nanterre High Court has handed down its decision on the summary proceedings brought by Friends of the Earth France, Survie and four Ugandan associations (AFIEGO, CRED, NAPE/Friends of the …

French NGOs and local authorities take court action against Total

Groups claim that the oil giant has not done enough to tackle climate change An alliance of 14 French local authorities and several NGOs will take unprecedented court action this …

Evaluation de la mise en œuvre de la loi n° 2017-399 du 27 mars 2017 relative au devoir de vigilance des sociétés mères et des entreprises donneuses d’ordre

SYNTHESE Le drame du Rana Plaza au Bangladesh le 24 avril 2013 a déclenché une réaction mondiale. Même si la prise en compte des enjeux sociaux, environnementaux et sociétaux par …

3 French Executives Convicted in Suicides of 35 Workers

The employees at France Télécom killed themselves in the mid-2000s after management sought to reduce the work force through a policy of harassment, a court found. The former chief executive …

Two Years In: Has the Duty of Vigilance Law led to more Meaningful Disclosure?

Key Findings While reporting remains relatively immature, it appears that the requirements of the Duty of Vigilance Law have pushed companies to improve their reporting. In certain areas, such as …

NGOs file suit against Total over Uganda oil project

Six NGOs said Wednesday that they had filed a lawsuit against the French energy giant Total over an oil field project in Uganda, accusing it of failing to avert “disastrous …

France: Article on Discrimination in the workplace in the publication Courrier Cadre

More than one-fourth of French employees have been either a victim or a witness of sexism (30%) and racism (28%) in the workplace according to a study conducted by Glassdoor …

France: Article on Discrimination in the workplace in the publication Le Parisien

Witnesses of discrimination in the workplace confess these practices.  Recruiters are often required from their clients to find attractive candidates, people with any physical disparity such as obesity or high …

France: Article on Discrimination in the workplace in the publication Le Nouvel Obs.

France is a worldwide champion of discrimination. To get a job, it is always better to be young, white, and athletic. Even after the 2018 law was enacted, gender inequality …

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Transport giant served notice under French duty of vigilance law in landmark legal move

French law is being used to force a road transport and logistics multinational to take the necessary steps to stamp out human rights abuses in its supply chain, in the …