Tag: Business and Human Rights
Malaysia: A Leader in Human Rights Once It Joined the TPP!
Human rights groups and some US lawmakers urged the US government on Thursday to reconsider plans to upgrade Malaysia from the lowest tier on its list of worst human trafficking hubs, citing a lack of evidence that Malaysia had made advances against trafficking.
Published: 10/07/2015 at 05:59 AM
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Do Tariffs Promote Human Rights?
A number of Republican Senators have written a letter to President Obama raising the issue of human rights abuses in Vietnam. They have a laundry list of good reforms they want to see in Vietnam before that country is included in the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement currently under negotiation.
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Will new NGO law in Cambodia curtail foreign investment?
The Cambodian government recently announced plans to revive controversial nongovernmental organization (NGO) legislation that would seriously curtail the activities of NGO groups. Confronted by domestic and international backlash, the legislation will undoubtedly affect the country’s image as a recipient of foreign direct investment.
by Laura Southgat, July 4, 2015
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Mass Fainting At Cambodia Factories Brings Country’s Textile Industry Under Scrutiny
Nearly 200 female garment workers were hospitalized after fainting while on the job in two separate Cambodian factories, prompting concerns over worker conditions in the country’s factories. The country's textile industry, which employs some 700,000 workers, has been criticized in recent years for inhumane working conditions.
By Michael Kaplan @michaeld_kaplan...
“I Have a Duty to Go Back to My Region and Help My People”
RWI believes these types of conferences are important because the issue of business, human rights and the environment is very topical in Southeast Asia given the rapid economic growth in the region which unfortunately leaves much to ask for in terms of ensuring people’s enjoyment of human rights and...
Indonesia to publish human rights guidelines for businesses
The Jakarta Post has reported that Indonesia’s National Commission for Human Rights (Komnas HAM) is preparing a national action plan containing guidelines aimed at prevent human rights abuses by business actors.
Indonesia to publish human rights guidelines for businesses | Indonesia June 25 2015
The Jakarta Post has reported that Indonesia’s...
Govt revokes licenses of six major fishing firms
The Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry revealed on Monday that it had frozen the operation of six large fishing companies for various illegal practices, including giving false reports on their catches to the government.
Hans Nicholas Jong, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | National | Tue, June 23 2015, 9:55 AM
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Cambodian Villagers Block Chinese Developer From Clearing Grazing Land
Around 150 villagers in northwestern Cambodia’s Preah Vihear province have blocked a Chinese concession holder from clearing land they say was reserved for grazing their cattle, an official from a nongovernmental organization and a local commune chief said Wednesday.
2015-06-24
Around 150 villagers in northwestern Cambodia’s Preah Vihear province have blocked...
Scarborough Shoal and the violation of human rights
Center Law Philippines yesterday (June 24) submitted an urgent appeal to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights to call attention to the human rights violations which took place on the fishing grounds of the Scarborough Shoal (locally known as “Panatag Shoal” or “Bajo de Masinloc”).
By Atty. Harry Roque...
H&M and Gap Inc. issue joint statement at the conclusion of the ILO Labor Capacity Building Forum in Myanmar
The Government of Myanmar together with the ILO and the Governments of the United States of America, Japan, Denmark and the European Union are jointly implementing the Initiative on Labour Law Reform and Institutional Capacity Building to improve labor rights and practices in Myanmar.
by EPR Retail News Editors
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