The crucial role played by transnational corporations (TNCs) on a planetary scale has been a point of focus for researchers and human rights militants for many years. In a recent publication, one of authors of this critical report summarized the…
In this report, we focus our attention on Morocco, carrying on from other work carried out by the Spanish Clean Clothes Campaign. The document shows the situation of female garment workers in the North African kingdom, paying special attention to the…
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The report contrasts the UK government’s preferred approach of ‘food security’, based on free markets supplemented by aid, with the positive alternative of food sovereignty, which returns control over the food system to farmers. Download PDF here:
This work was developed given the need to spread the accumulation of knowledge and experience in the area of the responsibility of transnational businesses for human rights violations, while noting possible methods of intervention. The guide aims to demonstrate some…
Every year, one of the world’s best-known corporations provides its shareholders a glowing image of a company that is handsomely rewarding its shareholders by expanding into new markets, developing new products, and overcoming market and regulatory challenges. The truth is…
Friends of the Earth International, May 2011: Friends of the Earth International have been following Shell and its activities for years now, worldwide. This Erratum is an account of their findings. It shows that across the globe, Shell’s activities are…
Friends of the Earth International, February 2011: This annual report analyses major new developments regarding genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in various regions around the world, including new evidence and testimony from our member groups. In this 2011 edition, we focus…
This report focuses on a proposed Anglo Gold Ashanti (AGA) gold mine in Mongbwalu, in the Ituri District of the DRC. It outlines some key concerns that will determine whether local people stand to benefit from this mine which will…
This is a Google Map created to show in a graphic way, what countries in the world have pending (blue pins in the map) and concluded (red pins) cases with transnational corporations in the International Centre for Settlement of Investment…
Shoprite is one of Africa’s largest retail groups. The research forms part of a broader research initiative, aimed at studying the operational behaviour of multinational companies within different Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries. It explores Shoprite’s impact on the…