On July 5, the investigating chamber confirmed the indictment of Vinci Construction Grands Projets in the forced labor case on its construction sites in Qatar. Sherpa, which filed the complaint …
France Says It Built the Olympics Safely. Migrant Workers Don’t Count
France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, promised to build the Summer Olympics safely, free of the construction hazards and migrant worker abuses that tarnished soccer’s 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Months before …
French Supreme Court issues decisive ruling on charges faced by the multinational
Today, the French Supreme Court confirmed the charge of complicity in crimes against humanity against French cement manufacturer Lafarge (now part of Holcim group). However, the court dropped the charge …
La Poste condamnée à renforcer son devoir de vigilance, une première
La Poste a été condamnée le 5 décembre 2023 par le tribunal judiciaire de Paris pour des manquements au devoir de vigilance, impliquant l’emploi de travailleurs sans papiers par des …
SUD PTT v La Poste
C’est la première fois qu’une entreprise française se fait reprendre par la justice en matière de devoir de vigilance, avec la circonstance aggravante qu’il s’agit d’un employeur public. Ce délibéré …
UBER FRANCE: THE COMPANY DEFINITIVELY CONDEMNED FOR ITS FORMER UBER POP SERVICE
The Court of Cassation confirmed this Tuesday the conviction of the company Uber France for deceptive commercial practice and complicity in the illegal exercise of the taxi activity. This is …
Uniqlo, Zara owners face new Paris lawsuit over Uyghur forced labor
Uniqlo parent Fast Retailing, Zara owner Inditex and Skechers are among the retailers facing fresh allegations of human rights abuses in Xinjiang and other parts of China in a new …
French court dismisses case against TotalEnergies E. Africa oil project
A French court on Tuesday dismissed a landmark case against TotalEnergies for a massive oil project in Uganda and Tanzania after several NGOs filed a suit to suspend the controversial …
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Leveraging Data Protection Law for Protecting Workers’ Fundamental Right to Health and Safety in the Workplace: the Amazon Case
The American company Amazon has made headlines several times for monitoring its workers in warehouses across Europe and beyond.1 What is new is that a national data protection authority has recently …