KAMPALA (UGANDA) / BRUSSELS (BELGIUM) May 21, 2013 – European banks and pension funds are funding palm oil giant Wilmar International, a company implicated in land grabbing in Uganda, according to new research released today. [1] British, Dutch, French and●●●
From Whence the Wood?
SOMO
Supply chain transparency and the origin of solid biomass for electricity generation in the Netherlands The use of solid biomass as feedstock for electricity generation is becoming an increasingly prominent and controversial topic in the global debate about the transition●●●
Breathless for Blue Jeans: health hazards in China’s denim factories
War on Want, SACOM, IHLO, CCC
The Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) alongside with War on Want, SACOM and IHLO release new research that shows that the practice of sandblasting – used in order to give jeans a worn or ‘distressed’ look – is still widespread in●●●
👵👩 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...
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#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
