Investment arbitration cases are brought by foreign investors against governments following alleged breaches of international investment agreements. Emblematic cases include tobacco giant Philip Morris suing Uruguay and Australia over health warnings on cigarette packets; and Swedish energy multinational Vattenfall seeking●●●
Massmart: Walmart into Africa. African Retain Unions form an Alliance to Fight for Decent work at Massmart/Walmart
Michelle Taal, Labour Research Service
Massmart now has 384 operational stores in 12 African countries. As a subsidiary of the retail giant Walmart it is part of a network of 10 524 operations around the world. The Massmart / Walmart head office is in Johannesburg●●●
BAIN & CO. ADVISED BIG TOBACCO, WOMEN TARGETED IN POST-SOVIET RUSSIA
CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY INTERNATIONAL
As the presidential candidates were prepping for their fiery debate last week, Huffington Post broke a story linking Mitt Romney’s pre-Bain Capital consulting company, Bain & Co., to Big Tobacco’s expansion in Russia. The tobacco epidemic currently devastating Russia, which Prime Minister●●●
