Advancing a new regulatory regime for Transnational Corporations and Investment Towards An International Peoples’ Treaty Thursday, September 5th 2013, 15.00-18.30 EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, Room ASP 3G3 (Interpretation: EN, FR, DE, ES, NL, DA, EL, PT, SV, CS, LV, HR) The impunity of Transnational Corporations (TNCs)●●●
Contracts, human rights and taxation: How a company exploits a country. The case of Glencore in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Bench Marks Foundation
This investigation conducted in the mining region of Katanga impressively demonstrates how human rights are constantly violated and the social consequences of such violations. The most serious problems are the precarious situation of artisanal miners, the working conditions in the●●●
Policy Gap 6: Communities in the Platinum Minefields
Bench Marks Foundation
In 2007 the Bench Marks Foundation published Policy Gap 1, looking at the impacts on local communities from platinum mining in the North West province. The findings showed that despite the great value extracted from platinum mining, there are harmful●●●
👵👩 A nos grands-mères, mères, soeurs, filles et petites-filles, cette journée est dédiée à vos combats ✊. Avec une pensée particulière pour les paysannes 👩🌾 et les travailleuses exploitées dans le monde entier...
📽️ A voir - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEniQgRKEXc
#femmes
As #HRC55 moves ahead following #WTOMC13AbuDhabi, let's confront the reality: transnational corporations wield immense power, often at the expense of #HumanRights
It's time to demand accountability, regulation and justice in light of their violations
