Tag: Business and Human Rights
Myanmar: Serious risk of further human rights abuses at controversial Letpadaung mine
Two years after police used incendiary weapons against monks and villagers protesting a mining project in central Myanmar, no one has been held accountable, Amnesty International said ahead of the anniversary of the attack.
27 November 2014
Two years after police used incendiary weapons against monks and villagers protesting a mining...
Protecting profits over people
By KEVIN WOODS AND DANIEL AGUIRRE
30 November 2014
Myanmar is in the process of formulating an investment law and a land use policy that when combined will lay the foundations of development for the country. As it stands, these proposed instruments could have an adverse impact on human rights,...
Malaysia’s palm oil industry cited for using child labour, says US
Malaysia's palm oil industry has been cited by the United States Department of Labour for using child labour and for forced labour in the country's electronics and garment sectors.
Published: 2 December 2014
Malaysia's palm oil industry has been cited by the United States Department of Labour for using child labour...
No surprises for Suaram as Malaysia linked to forced child labour
A Malaysian human rights group said a recent report linking child labour to the country’s oil palm industry came as “no surprise”.
PUBLISHED: Dec 2, 2014 07:12pm UPDATED: Dec 2, 2014 07:12pm
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2, 2014: A Malaysian human rights group said a recent report linking child labour to the...
Whose job is it to protect human rights?
Businesses are being asked to take more and more responsibility for protecting human rights. But should governments really be outsourcing this role to companies?
Marc Gunther
Wednesday 3 December 2014 14.50 GMT
Scan the headlines about modern day slavery in Qatar, forced labor in Uzbekistan, a ban on trade unions in Swaziland,...
Dam projects on mighty Salween River threaten to re-ignite Myanmar’s civil war
Myanmar's government calls them signposts of modernity: a string of huge dam projects along the mighty Salween River, one of Asia's last untamed waterways, needed to meet economic goals and energy demands as the country opens its doors to the outside world.
Published December 11, 2014 | Associated Press
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Mega First of Malaysia Under Fire for Lao Dam Construction Plan
Plans for the Don Sahong dam in southern Laos have come under renewed fire from environmental activists. This week activists boycotted a regional consultation on the dam, just eight weeks after filing a formal request for an investigation of Mega First Corporation, the company that has the construction contract.
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Dam Projects Risk Reigniting Burma’s Civil War
Burma’s government calls them signposts of modernity: a string of huge dam projects along the mighty Salween River, one of Asia’s last untamed waterways, needed to meet economic goals and energy demands as the country opens its doors to the outside world.
By DENNIS D. GRAY / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS|...
Indonesia Business Council for Sustainable Development and ICCO Cooperation Strengthen Commitment of Indonesian Businesses on Human Rights
Shinta Widjaja Kamdani, President of IBCSD and CEO of Sintesa Group said, “We would like to send messages and invite more business leaders in Indonesia to concern more on respecting human rights towards sustainable development. We believe that mutual trust and understanding between the business sector and CSOs are...
Indonesia: Report highlights link between palm oil and illegal logging
By Graham Land Dec 19, 2014 6:00AM UTC
Palm oil — that nearly ubiquitous ingredient found in processed foods, hygiene products and cosmetics — fuels air and water pollution, climate change, extinction and human rights violations. A multi-billion-dollar industry, “big palm” has the governments of Malaysia and Indonesia, where around...
