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Weekly Update - 12 November 2014
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India: Civil society warns that govt.'s recent changes to environmental & land acquisition policies could severely harm environmental & tribal rights

Business Standard; Mint; Amnesty International India; The Hindu (India)
 


 
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International
UN Forum on Business and Human Rights in less than 3 weeks (Geneva, 1-3 Dec) - register by 26 Nov

Draft UN Guiding Principles Reporting Framework for companies published

Shift & Mazars


adidas establishes complaint mechanism process aligned with UN Guiding Principles

adidas; TriplePundit

  • with analysis by lawyer Michael Kourabas
Commentary: Incorporating UN Guiding Principles into maritime sector "should be part of smart business practices"

Human Rights at Sea, in Maritime Executive


New overview of current human rights tools & guidance for business

econsense

  • covers human rights policies, impact assessment, organizational integration, tracking & reporting, grievance mechanisms
Africa
African Barrick Gold to appear in UK court over alleged excessive use of force by security guards against villagers in Tanzania

Mining Weekly (So. Africa)


African business leaders pledge to support Ebola response initiative

African Development Bank


So. Africa: Advocates for striking miners massacred at Marikana in 2012 make final statements to commission of inquiry

SAPA; City Press; Business Day (So. Africa)

  • Legal Resources Centre argues Lonmin should be held responsible
  • also includes statements by Lonmin
Americas
Brazil: Guarani leader killed after campaigning for her tribe’s ancestral land to be returned from illegal occupation by ranchers

Survival International; Folha de São Paulo

Colombian Govt. says companies should be fully involved in the peace process

Agencia Colombiana para la Reintegración (Colombian Agency for Reintegration)


USA: Philip Morris's new tobacco purchasing model could reduce child labour, says Human Rights Watch
Asia & Pacific
Summary & recommendations of study on corporate social responsibility & human rights in ASEAN

Study Team on Business & Human Rights of ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights


East Timor: More efforts needed to increase women’s participation in labour force, especially in formal sector

Asian Development Bank; Timor-Leste Govt.; UN Women


Further to last week's Update: Samsung responds to allegations of child labour at Chinese suppliers

Friends of the Earth France & other NGOs
Europe & Central Asia
Kazakhstan: 1 dead, 1 injured in KAZ Minerals' mine explosion - criminal proceedings initiated

Tengrinews (Kazakhstan)


UK Govt. guidance to its embassies on business & human rights

Azerbaijan: 1 dead, 1 missing after Socar oil platform accident

Interfax

  • only available in Russian: Азербайджан: 1 человек погиб, еще 1 пропал в результате аварии на нефтяной платформе SOCAR
Middle East & North Africa
Complaint over human rights issues in awarding of Formula 1 Grand Prix to Bahrain "merits examination", says UK Govt. panel for OECD Guidelines

BBC; UK National Contact Point for OECD Guidelines


Investor briefing paper: "Building a Legacy? Human capital risks in the Qatari construction sector"

Global Unions' Committee on Workers' Capital


North Koreans working as forced labourers in construction in Qatar

Guardian (UK)
Company response
Announcements
First public database on government actions on business & human rights to be launched in early 2015

Business & Human Rights Resource Centre


Business & Human Rights Resource Centre appoints Joe Bardwell as Corporate Accountability & Communications Officer
Events
Forthcoming events:
  • Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) seminar: "Human Rights and Businesses" (Hanoi, 17 Nov)
  • workshop on latest developments in CSR (Århus, 18-19 Nov)
  • "Trust Women Conference 2014" (London, 18-19 Nov)
  • forum on responsibility, business & investment (Colombo, 25-27 Nov)
  • 3rd Annual Forum on Business & Human Rights (Geneva, 1-3 Dec)
Details of these and other events further in the future can be found here.  Please send relevant event information to Sam Whannel: whannel@business-humanrights.org
Jobs
Vacancies at Business & Human Rights Resource Centre: Other current vacancies: Further details and other recently posted jobs available here.  Please send job announcements to Sam Whannel: whannel@business-humanrights.org
Español
El Centro de Información sobre Empresas y Derechos Humanos (CIEDH) convoca postulaciones para un/a Investigador/a y Representante para México, Centroamérica, y el Caribe - Últimos 4 días para postularse! (fecha límite 16 de noviembre)

Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos expresa preocupación por impactos de proyectos empresariales en la región

IPS; CIDH

  • En particular, hace referencia a la "persistencia" del trabajo esclavo, el trabajo infantil, la discriminación, los impactos sobre pueblos indígenas, y el rol de las empresas mineras canadienses
Venezuela: Comunidades denuncian que la contaminación petrolera afecta medios de vida campesina en Barinas

Aporrea (Venezuela)


Argentina: Organización Vía Campesina lamenta no poder constituir alegato en juicio contra empresarios por asesinato de campesino en 2011

Telam.com (Argentina)

  • Por el asesinato está acusado el empresario José Ciccioli, además del autor material del crimen
Chile: Empresas, gobierno y sindicato realizan seminario para inclusión de género en minería

Seremi de Minería de Coquimbo (Chile)


Argentina: Acuerdo de empresa de radio Mitre con la Defensoría para contrarrestar ataques contra personas LGBT

Telam.com (Argentina)


Colombia: Asociación Nacional de Empresarios dice que terminó contrato antes del incendio de bodega de llantas de Greener Group; contaminación del aire afectó la salud

Caracol (Colombia)


Con tres aplicaciones la empresa Facebook busca contribuir a combatir el Ébola

CompromisoRSE.com (España)


Cumbre de los pueblos sobre cambio climático reúne en Venezuela movimientos de 48 países

Adital (Brasil) y AVN (Venezuela)
Français
Sénégal : A l'occasion de l'ouverture du salon international des mines, les populations de Kédougou dénoncent la pauvreté de leur région pourtant riche en minerais

Journal de l'économie sénégalaise ; Sud Quotidien ; Le Soleil ; Le Quotidien ; Tambacounda.info (Sénégal)


Facebook, Google et Microsoft font des dons pour la lutte contre l’Ebola et appellent leurs utilisateurs à faire de même

AFP & L'Expansion (France)


Entretien avec Olivier de Schutter sur la responsabilisation des entreprises pour respecter les droits de l’homme dans leurs opérations

Amnesty International


Sénégal : Symposium sur les bouleversements environnementaux et sociaux engendrés par les entreprises dans les sites miniers

Sud Quotidien (Sénégal)


Tchad : Atelier pour la mise en œuvre des Principes directeurs des Nations Unies par les industries extractives

Agence d'Information d'Afrique Centrale


France : La Saur, une entreprise privée de l’eau, conteste en justice le droit à l’eau pour tous

France Libertés Fondation Danielle Mitterrand


Pour 71% des français, les entreprises ne sont pas assez impliquées contre la discrimination à l'égard des personnes handicapées, selon un sondage

AFP


France : Casino publie un guide managérial pour lutter contre la discrimination à l’embauche

Le Figaro
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