Business & human rights: Weekly Update - January 9, 2008

From the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre:
Weekly Update: Business & Human Rights Resource Centre - 09 January 2008

CLICK THIS LINK FOR ALL TOP STORIES added past 7 days / Principales
noticias / Articles de premier plan:
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Categories/Topstories?date=2008/01/09

The top stories include / Las noticias incluyen / Les articles
incluent:

* Interview with UN High Commissioner Louise Arbour in Financial Times:
discusses John Ruggie's work, UN Global Compact
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/266960

* Specifying states' duty to protect against corporate human rights
abuses - concept paper prepared for John Ruggie
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/244845

* "Powers without strength": Update on John Ruggie's work looking at
state duty to protect
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/364750

* Indonesia: Building boom drives "exponential" rise in HIV-AIDS -
Asian Development Bank provides loan for construction sector prevention
strategy
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/684515

* Japan: Court ruling on "death by overwork" puts pressure on companies
to pay for "free overtime"
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/309128

* WorldWatch "State of the World 2008" highlights environmental
initiatives by companies
- Article refers to steps by Alcoa, Citigroup, Dow Chemical, Duke
Energy, General Motors, Goldman Sachs, Kenya Airways, McKinsey, Wal-Mart,
Xerox, others
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/340488

* China develops guidelines for state-owned enterprises addressing
safety, labour & environmental issues
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/424962

* Klaus Schwab in Foreign Affairs: Key part of corporate governance is
development & implementation of programs to promote human rights &
labour standards - companies must address global challenges such as climate
change, access to water
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/247776

* India: Govt. steps up action on child labour - will extend list of
hazardous sectors, develop protocol on rehabilitation
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/325383

* So. Korea: Fire at Korea 2000 warehouse construction site kills 40
workers
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/405518

* Chapter by Salil Tripathi of Intl. Alert in "Human Security &
Business": "Best intentions cannot go far enough"
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/269155

* India: Pepsi aims to make net contribution to water supplies by 2009
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/458895

* Aspen Institute job announcement: Manager, Faculty Networks, Business
and Society Program, New York (deadline 31 Jan 2008)
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/332808

* Español: El Salvador: Grupo Calvo lleva a cabo programa para
reinsertar laboralmente a jóvenes ex pandilleros
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/899820

* Español: México: Dejan accidentes en instalaciones de Pemex 157
muertos en últimos tres años
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/325224

* Français : Corée du Sud : 40 morts dans l'incendie d'un entrepôt de
Korea 2000 en construction
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/912558

* Français : Procter & Gamble lance un programme qui vise à aider les
jeunes filles africaines à demeurer à l'école
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/655602