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Union Launches Legal Network for Global Worker Rights
December 18, 2018
The AFL-CIO’s global nonprofit arm Solidarity Center has launched a network called “International Lawyers Assisting Workers” to develop and share legal strategies to promote and protect the international labor rights agenda “against employer and government attacks” around the world.
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NGO Seeks Appointment of Canadian Business Ombudsperson
December 18, 2018
The Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability has published a press release “denouncing” the Canadian government’s delay in appointing an Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise, a post created over 10 months ago with the responsibility of investigating and recommending sanctions against companies that violate rights in their foreign activities.
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Activists Criticize Lack of Penalties in Australian Labor Law
December 18, 2018
The Thomson Reuters Foundation reports that, in November, the Australian Parliament adopted a law requiring large companies and public bodies to disclose annually the steps they are taking to remove forced labor from their global supply chains, eliciting critiques from activists focusing on the lack of financial penalties for non-complying companies.
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Switzerland Publishes BHR Guidance for Commodity Sector
December 17, 2018
Swissinfo reports that the Swiss government has published guidance for companies operating in the commodity sector on how to comply with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (BHR), including by setting up a system of BHR “due diligence” in their operations and global supply chains.
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NGOs Seek Mandatory Baseline for EU “Sustainability” Reporting
December 17, 2018
A coalition of nongovernmental organizations recently produced a statement calling on the European Commission (EC) to amend EU rules on corporate non-financial reporting to create a mandatory, EU-wide baseline of reporting requirements on “sustainability” issues in line with global standards.
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