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    Weekly Update 9 July | Exploitation alleged in factories supplying Primark, Boohoo, H&M & more

    9 Jul 2025

    Kenya: Human Rights Commission cautions leading telecoms firms against internet shutdown amid protests | Canada: Filipino workers win retaliation case against Best Western hotel after being dismissed for raising complaints | India: Indigenous communities in Assam protest Adani power project over alleged illegal forest land transfer & Indigenous rights violations | Russia: Agricultural co. Sad-Gigant accused of forced labour, abuse & detaining workers without pay | Israel: Chinese construction workers face exploitation & unsafe conditions amid armed conflict

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    Weekly Update 2 July | KLP divests from arms firms linked to Israeli military

    2 Jul 2025

    Kenya: Media companies respond to government blackout orders with “unprecedented defiance” amid historic youth protests | Brazil: Leather used in European designer handbags connected to illegal deforestation & violations of Indigenous Peoples’ land rights | Myanmar: Concerns over environmental impacts of rare earth mines in Shan State reportedly run by Chinese companies | Italy: Landmark “forever chemicals” case holds corporate managers criminally liable | Philippines: Labour rights groups protest to demand respect for freedom of association at a factory supplying to global fashion brands | and much more...

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    Weekly Update 18 June | Breakthrough for gig workers: ILO to develop first global standards

    25 Jun 2025

    Nigeria and Sudan: Major rulings advance oil company accountability for human rights failures and Niger Delta oil spills | USA: xAI faces lawsuit over unpermitted gas turbines reportedly posing health risks to predominantly Black community in Memphis | Cambodia: Hydropower dam set to displace nearly 4,300 Indigenous families amid consultation concerns | France: Migrant workers subjected to labour rights violations while constructing low carbon kiln at Eqiom plant | Israel/OPT: Shipping giant Maersk divests from companies linked to illegal West Bank settlements

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    Chinese Responsible Investment Overseas Newsletter Issue 37 (Jun 2025) | Thailand: Skyscraper built by China-Thai consortium collapses during Myanmar earthquake, trapping over 100 workers; samples suggest substandard steel use

    24 Jun 2025

    The bi-monthly newsletter serves as a platform for updates, insights and tools on key topics relating to social and environmental impacts of Chinese overseas investments and business and as a resource to promote peer learning and informed decision-making.

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    Weekly Update 18 June | Breakthrough for gig workers: ILO to develop first global standards

    18 Jun 2025

    100 companies responsible for 20% of world’s extractive conflicts, finds study | Mozambique: Korean financial institutions sued over Liquefied Natural Gas project funding | Brazil: Court rules social media firms can be held liable for user content | S. Korea: National Assembly reintroduces Asia’s first comprehensive corporate human rights & environmental due diligence bill | France: Senate approves law regulating fast fashion | Israel/OPT: Airbnb faces multi-jurisdictional legal actions over listings in illegal West Bank settlements | and much more...

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    Weekly Update 11 June | Privatised UK border regime puts lives at risk

    11 Jun 2025

    Kenya: Grassroots movement calls for EU ban on toxic pesticide exports | USA: Tech co. Palantir at centre of federal data integration project as mass surveillance concerns grow | Indonesia: Floods in Bekasi allegedly linked to environmental degradation caused by property developers | Russia: Recruitment of migrants into drone manufacturing at Alabuga SEZ fulfils "several conditions" of human trafficking | Saudi Arabia: Trade unions from 36 countries file complaint with ILO over migrant worker abuse ahead of 2034 FIFA men’s World Cup | and much more...

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    Weekly Update 4 June | Workers’ rights in global “free fall”, warns ITUC

    4 Jun 2025

    Migrant data workers contracted by multinational tech firms allege rights abuses & "constant" exposure to traumatic content | Uganda: German investor divests from TotalEnergies over EACOP abuse claims | Peru: Meta’s Oversight Board issues decision on content containing threats against human rights defenders | Singapore: Petroleum co. Interra accused of supplying Myanmar Junta with USD150m worth of oil | Germany: Court sets precedent in climate ruling that major emitters can be held liable for climate risks | Qatar: Jordanian whistleblower released, plans to sue FIFA & Supreme Committee over alleged reprisal for migrant worker abuse criticism | and much more...

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    Weekly Update 27 May | Chiquita terminates 5,000 striking workers in Panama 🇵🇦

    28 May 2025

    South Africa: Government faces lawsuit challenging TotalEnergies’ offshore oil approvals amid alleged human rights and environmental impacts | Brazil: TikTok data centre will allegedly use ‘vast amounts of water’ in a region already affected by droughts | India: Communities demonstrate against deployment of state armed forces to conduct project survey by NHPC in Arunachal’s Upper Siang | France: Uyghur group files lawsuit against Chinese tech firms over alleged Xinjiang surveillance | Saudi Arabia: Indian construction workers employed by Sendan Intl. allegedly subjected to wage theft and prevented from returning home| and much more...

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    Weekly Update 21 May: 46 global companies linked to alleged abuses associated with major Indonesian palm oil producer

    21 May 2025

    Kenya: Court suspends Netflix and Meta’s carbon credits project over land dispute with Maasai herders | USA: Colorado Supreme Court allows climate lawsuit against Exxon and Suncor to proceed | India: Migrant workers face economic fallout as India-Pakistan tensions disrupt seasonal labour and livelihoods | Economists and companies urge EU to protect CSDDD and Green Deal in light of Omnibus proposal | Egypt: Report says agribusinesses still using chemical banned in EU exports, presenting severe environmental and health risks

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