USA: Meta agrees to a US$90 million settlement due to Facebook’s ...
WEB3 days ago · "Meta agrees to pay $90 million to settle lawsuit over Facebook tracking users' online activity", 15 Feb 2022. Facebook ()-parent Meta has agreed to pay $90 million to settle a decade-old class action lawsuit over a practice that allowed the social network to track users' activity across the internet, even if they had logged out of the platform.The …
100 companies are responsible for 71% of global emissions, study …
WEB3 days ago · Just 100 companies have been the source of more than 70% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions since 1988, according to a new report... Compiled from a database of publicly available emissions figures, it is intended as the first in a series of publications to highlight the role companies and their investors could play in tackling …
UAE provides fathers with 5 days paid leave in what is said to be a ...
WEB4 days ago · An amendment to UAE Labour Law was approved in August 2020 which gives employees five days of paid parental leave, to be taken within the first six months of the baby’s birth.
Mexico: Alleged bad working conditions at Goodyear plant
WEBAug 8, 2019 · The letter accused Goodyear of paying less than $2 per hour to junior workers at San Luis Potosi and just over $6 to the highest-paid workers. While in Mexico, the representatives met with several workers who were fired from San Luis Potosi after striking, according to the letter. "The workers provided compelling testimony about the …
Myanmar: Over 2,000 workers at adidas supplier factory protest …
WEB4 days ago · In October 2022, it was reported that over 2,000 workers from adidas supplier Pou Chen factory in Myanmar, with a total of 7,800 employees, protested to demand higher wages to meet rising living costs. The workers allegedly receive 4,800 kyat, or US $2.27 per day, and are calling for an increase to US $3.78.
USA: Wells Fargo allegedly conducted fake job interviews to boost ...
WEB3 days ago · "At Wells Fargo, a Quest to Increase Diversity Leads to Fake Job Interviews," 19 May 2022... For many open positions [at Wells Fargo], employees would interview a “diverse” candidate — the bank’s term for a woman or person of color — in keeping with the bank’s yearslong informal policy.
Labour Rights Defenders - Business & Human Rights Resource …
WEB4 days ago · Labour Rights Defenders. Labour rights activism makes societies fairer by addressing the imbalance of power between corporations and workers and improving working conditions. It is also at the heart of the broader struggle for human rights and social justice. Several examples of human rights movements that have been led and supported …
Cambodia: 1,200 former Violet Apparel workers demand US$1.4 …
WEB3 days ago · In July 2020, Violet Apparel - a garment factory in Cambodia producing for international brands - suddenly closed, leaving approximately 1,284 workers without jobs and legally owed compensation.
Age discrimination flourishes in Mexico - Business & Human …
WEB2 days ago · The offenders aren't just Mexican companies. In one recent newspaper ad, Office Depot sought a checkout supervisor age 22 to 35 for a store in a Mexico City suburb. Job websites are full of similar offers from Mars, 7-Eleven, Marriott Hotels and other non-Mexican companies. Most companies did not respond to requests for comment on their ...
China: Investigation finds labour abuse & sexual harassment at toy ...
WEB6 days ago · In November 2019, labour rights NGO China Labour Watch released a report raising allegations of labour abuses faced by workers at five factories producing for international toy brands in Guangdong Province, China. Allegations include low wages, excessive overtime, inadequate health and safety protections, poor living conditions in …