As pressure to extract transition minerals ramps up, meaningful engagement with mining-affected rights-holders must be a core feature of state and corporate commitments to a just energy transition - one that is built on fair negotiations and true access to information, respect for human and environmental rights and shared prosperity.

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Part of the following timelines China: Shein's sudden rise and the hidden costs borne by workers behind cheap fashion. Chinese fast fashion retailer Shein faces controversy over trip bringing American influencers to factory in China

May 14, 2024 · "Interviews with factory employees refute Shein’s promises to make improvements", 14 May 2024 “I work every day from 8 in the morning to 10.30 at night and take one day off each month.

This section features guidance on how companies and governments should implement the UN Guiding Principles. Under the UNGPs, companies should: express their commitment to respect human rights through a policy statement; conduct human rights due diligence; and remediate negative impacts they have caused or contributed to.. One of the key concepts set out in the UNGPs as part of companies ...

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Dec 18, 2024 · Insisting human rights be at the heart of business is not for the faint-hearted. The last year has seen moments of advance and satisfaction, such as Europe’s approval of mandatory corporate due diligence for human rights and the environment (CSDDD), alongside moments of fear and peril, such as the US election results, the disappointment of COP29, and the rising number of attacks on human ...

Sep 16, 2022 · "H&M to Remove Sustainability Labels from Products Following Investigation by Regulator", 14 Sep 2022. Fashion retailer H&M and sporting goods chain Decathlon have made commitments to the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) to remove sustainability-related labels from their products and websites, and to improve the use of sustainability claims in the future, following an ...

Joint Statement: Award of 2034 men’s World Cup to Saudi Arabia risks lives and exposes FIFA’s empty human rights commitments. A coalition of over 20 Saudi diaspora and Middle East, workers' origin country-based, international, trade union and fan organisations released a joint statement in response to the vote awarding the 2034 World Cup to FIFA.

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