[ad_1] A consumer advocacy group is suing Starbucks, the world’s largest coffee brand, for false advertising, alleging that it sources coffee and tea from farms with human rights and labor…
Tag: Abuses
Opinion: Canada is falling behind on curbing corporate abuses
[ad_1] Open this photo in gallery: A giant Trojan horse statue holding EU and Canadian flags in its mouth in Toronto on Nov. 4, 2013.Mark Blinch/Reuters Barnali Choudhury is a…
Shell’s sale of its Niger Delta oil business must not worsen human rights abuses
[ad_1] Nigeria’s new government, which will be sworn in on 29 May, must ensure that Shell’s planned sale of its operations in the Niger Delta, does not lead to a…
Labour abuses, including slavery, found on European fishing vessels
[ad_1] Research by a Washington DC-based organisation which tracks illicit money flows has found that tens of thousands of workers every year on these boats are estimated to be trapped…
Sweden ordered to apologise to Tornedalian minority for abuses
[ad_1] A Truth and Reconciliation Commission has made a series of recommendations of how to strengthen the Tornedalian culture and language. ADVERTISEMENT The Swedish State and the Church of Sweden…
Kyrie Irving’s new Chinese shoe company is linked to human rights abuses, U.S. Congress warns league
[ad_1] Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving signed a new shoe deal with a Chinese apparel company earlier this year, which marked his first such sneaker partnership since his contract with…
Risch, Colleagues Encourage Biden Admin to Hold Former Ecuadorean President Correa Accountable for Corruption, Human Rights Abuses | United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
[ad_1] WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today led Senators Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Rick Scott…
EU examines Nvidia-dominated AI chip market’s abuses – Bloomberg News
[ad_1] The logo of technology company Nvidia is seen at its headquarters in Santa Clara, California February 11, 2015. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Sept 29 (Reuters) – The…
H&M probes alleged Myanmar factory abuses as pressure intensifies
[ad_1] H&M, the world’s second-largest fashion retailer, is investigating 20 alleged instances of labour abuse at Myanmar garment factories that supply it, Reuters news agency has reported, just weeks after…
EU parliament backs company checks on suppliers for human rights abuses
[ad_1] The European Parliament on Thursday approved a groundbreaking draft law that would make it mandatory for large companies to check whether their suppliers are using child labour or damaging…