The risks of investment treaties for the Colombian people4 March, 2020Colombia is one of the 10 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean with the largest number of claims filed by foreign investors, amounting to billions of dollars.
Unions picket General Electric Nigeria over unpaid benefits to 150 workers20 February, 2020Unions in the oil and gas sector are furious over the refusal of General Electric International Operations in Nigeria (GEION) to pay millions of US dollars allegedly owed to its Nigerian sub-contractor, the Arco Group, which is prejudicing outstanding gratuities and allowances of 150 workers.
Nigeria: piquetes sindicales en General Electric por prestaciones impagas a 150 trabajadores20 February, 2020En Nigeria, los sindicatos del sector del petróleo y el gas están furiosos ante la negativa de General Electric International Operations (GEION) a pagar millones de dólares estadounidenses presuntamente adeudados a su subcontratista nigeriano, el Grupo Arco, lo que está perjudicando a las bonificaciones y compensaciones pendientes de 150 trabajadores.
Unions picket General Electric Nigeria over unpaid benefits to 150 workers20 February, 2020Unions in the oil and gas sector are furious over the refusal of General Electric International Operations in Nigeria (GEION) to pay millions of US dollars allegedly owed to its Nigerian sub-contractor, the Arco Group, which is prejudicing outstanding gratuities and allowances of 150 workers.
Deber de vigilancia: ¿ha abierto (efectivamente) Francia una vía contra la impunidad de las multinacionales?19 February, 2020El 24 de octubre de 2013, la catástrofe del Rana Plaza en Dacca, capital de Bangladés, provocó una profunda conmoción. Más de mil personas perecieron en el derrumbamiento de este edificio en el que se ubicaban varias fábricas de confección. Sin embargo, la tragedia favoreció que salieran a luz las condiciones de los empleados que trabajaban para subcontratistas de grandes empresas europeas como Carrefour, Mango, Auchan y Primark. A día de hoy, ninguna de estas multinacionales ha sido condenada por lo ocurrido. La culpa es de la relación de ordenante y de la dificultad (si no imposibilidad) de demostrar que las empresas matrices estaban al corriente de las condiciones de trabajo de los empleados de los subcontratistas.
Due diligence: has France really laid the foundations to end corporate impunity?19 February, 2020On 24 October 2013, the Rana Plaza disaster in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, triggered a huge outcry. Over a thousand people were killed when the building, which housed garment factories, collapsed. The tragedy drew attention to the conditions widely endured by workers employed by the subcontractors of major brands and European companies, such as Carrefour, Mango, Auchan and Primark. None of these multinationals have since been brought to justice. The obstacle lies with the buyer relationship and the difficulty, if not impossibility, of proving that the parent companies were aware of the working conditions of their suppliers’ employees.
Due diligence: has France really laid the foundations to end corporate impunity?19 February, 2020On 24 October 2013, the Rana Plaza disaster in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, triggered a huge outcry. Over a thousand people were killed when the building, which housed garment factories, collapsed. The tragedy drew attention to the conditions widely endured by workers employed by the subcontractors of major brands and European companies, such as Carrefour, Mango, Auchan and Primark. None of these multinationals have since been brought to justice. The obstacle lies with the buyer relationship and the difficulty, if not impossibility, of proving that the parent companies were aware of the working conditions of their suppliers’ employees.
Brazilian oil workers on strike against layoffs at Petrobas11 February, 2020Brazilian oil workers' union FUP have called an indefinite national strike, protesting against Petrobas' plans to shut down a nitrogen fertilizer plant and lay off more than 1,000 workers.
Brazilian oil workers on strike against layoffs at Petrobas11 February, 2020Brazilian oil workers' union FUP have called an indefinite national strike, protesting against Petrobas' plans to shut down a nitrogen fertilizer plant and lay off more than 1,000 workers.
Unifor maintains refinery blockade as lockout approaches second month30 January, 2020Eight hundred members of Unifor Local 594 have been blockading the Co-op Refinery in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada since they were locked out on December 5. They are offering to lift the blockade if the employer returns to the negotiating table.
