Tag: Business and Human Rights
Low Labor Cost Ranks Burma among Top Countries for Investment
Burma has been named one of the five best countries in the world for cheap labor, making it much more attractive for manufacturing investment than neighbors China and Thailand.
By WILLIAM BOOT / THE IRRAWADDY| Friday, February 6, 2015 |
Burma has been named one of the five best countries in...
Laos Faces Pressure to Stall Decision on Lower Mekong River Dam
Laos is facing increasing pressure to delay construction of a 260 megawatt dam on the Lower Mekong River because of concerns about its environmental and social impacts. A gathering last week in Laos highlights the continuing controversy surrounding the project.
Ron Corben
February 09, 2015 6:39 AM
BANGKOK— Laos is facing increasing...
Myanmar: Foreign mining companies colluding in serious abuses and illegality
Canadian and Chinese mining interests have profited from, and in some cases colluded with the Myanmar authorities in serious human rights abuses and illegal activity around the Monywa copper mine complex, which includes the notorious Letpadaung mine, Amnesty International said in a report released today.
10 February 2015
Canadian and Chinese...
Latpadaung: Denying evidence won’t make it go away
The people of Myanmar deserve investment and economic development that they genuinely benefit from, not corporate projects that lead to abuses.
By MEGHNA ABRAHAM | 16 February 2015
Amnesty International released Open for business? Corporate crimes and abuses at Myanmar copper mine on 10 February 2015. Our findings reveal serious human...
Most foreign investors evasive on human rights commitment: report
Amid human rights concerns linked to the investment surge in Myanmar, too few companies publicly discuss their human rights policies and due diligence efforts, according to the findings of the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre on February 17.
19 February 2015
Amid human rights concerns linked to the investment surge...
Burma’s human rights abuses highlight alarming corporate corruption
Attempts at holding companies to account ineffectual as growing foreign investment in Myanmar exposes Burmese to ongoing human rights risks
Bobbie Sta. Maria and Irene Pietropaoli
Bobbie Sta. Maria and Irene Pietropaoli are researchers at Business & Human Rights Resource Centre in southeast Asia.
Friday 20 February 2015 14.57 GMT
When Business &...
LGBT members of Congress question U.S. trade agreement
LGBT members of Congress on Wednesday urged the White House to reconsider its decision to allow two countries with anti-gay rights records to join a U.S.-led pan-Pacific trade agreement.
LGBT members of Congress on Wednesday urged the White House to reconsider its decision to allow two countries with anti-gay rights...
Foreign investors silent or evasive on human rights commitments
Amid rights concerns linked to investment surge, too few companies publicly discuss their human rights policies and due diligence efforts, according to the finding of Business & Human Rights Resource Centre.
Myanmar Eleven February 23, 2015 1:00 am
After reaching out to over 100 companies, the centre said that only a...
Ministry urged to assess impact of Mekong River damming
Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has told the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to assess impact of hydropower damming in the mainstream Mekong River on residents in the downstream.
Last update 11:51 | 08/03/2015
The ministry said at a meeting on Tuesday with the Deputy PM that it has...
The evolution of CSR in Singapore
Singapore companies have come a long way in the Republic's decade-long Corporate Social Responsibility journey, but it isn't nearly enough
Jessica Cheam For The Straits Times
Published
Sep 1, 2015, 5:00 am SGT
Greenpac is a home-grown green packaging company that has gained media attention in recent years, thanks to the numerous business...
