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The Mighty Apple, Google, Tesla, Dell and Microsoft in “the dock” – A Look At the Child Labour Lawsuit

Apple, Google (through its parent company Alphabet, Inc), Dell, Microsoft and Tesla have been named as defendants in what could be a landmark case pertaining to the use of child …

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Child-Slavery Appeals by Nestle, Cargill Draw High Court Inquiry

The U.S. Supreme Court signaled interest in giving companies a broader shield from lawsuits by victims of overseas atrocities, asking the Trump administration for advice on a case stemming from …

Qualitative feedback from community participants, NGOs and external stakeholders on Freedom Fund interventions to reduce the prevalence of bonded labour in Northern India

This report evaluates the relevance, effectiveness and efficiency, and the sustainability of the Northern India Hotspot model in reducing bonded labor. The Northern India Hotspot model, launched in 2014, is …

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For migrants, letter of law not always guarantee of protection

The government issued Law No. 18/2017 as a new umbrella agreement for labor rights and protections two years ago in November, amending the previous 2004 Labor Law that activists deemed …

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Three national hotel chains in Houston sued for promoting sex trafficking

Three sex trafficking victims this month sued three major hotel chains in parallel lawsuits by advocates who say the companies exercised gross negligence about on-site prostitution at Houston branches despite …

NGOs, businesses urge US Labor Department include distant-water fishing in forced labor list

Greenpeace USA, AFL-CIO, Human Rights Watch, Environmental Justice Foundation, Whole Foods Market, and 19 other groups have sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Labor requesting the organization end its …

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Travail des enfants en RDC: plainte aux États-Unis contre les géants de la tech

Tesla, Apple, Google, Dell et Microsoft sont accusés de complicité de travail forcé d’enfants dans les mines de cobalt en RDC. Certains de ces enfants ont été tués et mutilés pour produire …

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Doe v Apple Inc., et al

On December 16, 2019. a lawsuit was filed in federal court in Washington DC against Apple, Google, Dell, Microsoft and Tesla by Congolese families who say their children were killed …

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Apple and Google named in US lawsuit over Congolese child cobalt mining deaths

A landmark legal case has been launched against the world’s largest tech companies by Congolese families who say their children were killed or maimed while mining for cobalt used to …

Picked by slaves: coffee crisis brews in Brazil

As the coffee harvest drew to a close in the rolling hills of southeastern Brazil, labor inspectors raced to two sprawling plantations with one goal – to rescue workers from …

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