Brazil files homicide charges against Vale ex-CEO, 15 others in deadly 2019 dam collapse

Prosecutors on Tuesday filed homicide charges against Fabio Schvartsman, the former CEO of the Brazilian mining conglomerate Vale, and 15 other people in the deadly dam collapse last year that killed at …

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Victims of environmental crimes in Brazil seek redress and justice in European courts (English) (Spanish) (Portuguese)

How can transnational litigation help to overcome corporate impunity? The Brazilian State’s inability to respond effectively to victims of environmental crimes has led to several legal actions in European countries, …

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Clean Slate for Worker Power: Building a Just Economy and Democracy

A year-long Harvard University project drawing on input from U.S. and global practitioners and academics issued a report offering a package of reforms that promise to help stop the self-reinforcing …

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Rising temperatures put more US workers at risk of dying from heat

Though the climate crisis is creating conditions where workers are facing hotter temperatures on a more frequent basis, there are no federal safety protections for workers in extreme temperatures, and only …

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Violencia y discriminación contra mujeres, niñas y adolescentes: Buenas prácticas y desafíos en América Latina y en el Caribe

La CIDH ha considerado pertinente la elaboración de un informe que identifique y analice los avances más significativos, los principales desafíos pendientes y las buenas prácticas existentes en el cumplimiento …

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Tragédia Brumadinho: sindicatos e familiares cobram justiça e leis mais rígidas na Alemanha

Leis mais rígidas e justiça na Alemanha. Essas foram algumas das pautas levantadas pelo advogado alemão Rudiger Helm para tratar das medidas tomadas em relação à Tüv Süd, empresa alemã contratada pela Vale …

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Vale ex-CEO charged with homicide over dam disaster

The former chief executive of mining group Vale was on Tuesday charged with homicide by prosecutors in Brazil for his role in a dam disaster last year that killed more …

Gig economy bills move forward in other blue states, after California clears the way

California was the first state to challenge tech companies such as Uber and Lyft with bold laws meant to reshape the gig economy by converting workers into employees. And now …

Gobierno aprobó decreto de urgencia para la negociación colectiva en el sector público

En la sesión de ayer del Consejo de Ministros, se aprobó un decreto de urgencia referido a la negociación colectiva en el sector público. Esta norma abarcará a los gobiernos locales y …

Costa Rica: proyecto aprobado – asi se regularan las huelgas en el pais

El proyecto de ley que regulara el derecho de huelga en el país fue aprobado este martes por una mayoría parlamentaria. La iniciativa, que paso por un largo camino en …

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