Business & human rights: weekly update - December 24, 2008

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Weekly Update: Business & Human Rights Resource Centre - 24 Dec 2008

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Business & Human Rights Resource Centre wishes you a happy 2009. The Weekly Update will not be published next Wednesday, 31 December, and will resume Wednesday, 7 January.*

"The Real Price of Gold" - National Geographic report on the human & environmental toll of gold mininghttp://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/728143*

Report of consultation on improving non-judicial remedies for corporate human rights impacts - held to inform mandate of UN Special Rep. John Ruggie (Nov 2008)http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/991050*

G4S signs global agreement with Union Network Intl. on labour rightshttp://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/428727*

Brazil: Human rights & environmental activists face death threats because of fight against loggers, farmers & cattle ranchers, says reporthttp://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/174744*

Google, YouTube to promote human rights in North Korea via internet broadcastinghttp://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/461395*

USA Today report finds many US schools are near major industrial plants - raises concerns over effects of gas emissions on children's health- refers to ExxonMobil, and includes company responsehttp://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/961218*

Italy: Médecins Sans Frontières highlights "appalling" living & working conditions of migrant fruit pickershttp://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/145148*

Nepal: Intl. Alert survey assesses role of business in mitigating future conflict & peacebuildinghttp://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/176679*

USA: Human rights groups object to Florida official's statement on frequency of slavery cases among migrant agricultural workers- with full comments by Mary Robinson, Larry Cox (Amnesty USA), letter by 65 NGOs, religious groups, scholars & authorshttp://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/855196*

Women's health initiative by Levi Strauss & Business for Social Responsibility expands to Egypthttp://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/533013*

UK: Landmark rulings strengthen gay rights in workplacehttp://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/752432*

Report of Ecumenical Council for Corp. Responsibility debate on migrant workers in the UK economy: "Rights & responsibilities"http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/469370*

So. Korea: Natl. Human Rights Commission accuses Korean Air of discrimination against men - firm rejects allegationhttp://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/870929*

"Human rights Corporate Accountability Guide: from law to norms to values" (John F. Sherman, III, formerly of National Grid; Chip Pitts of Stanford Law School)http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/142328*

ExxonMobil statement marking 60th Anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rightshttp://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/606073*

So. Africa: Mine fatalities down but union's concerns remain - new safety law passedhttp://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/133042*

UK Govt. issues statement confirming pension funds can take social, ethical and environmental considerations into account when investinghttp://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/503594*

Español: Argentina: Concejo de Quilmes declara emergencia ambiental por contaminación de Repsolhttp://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/153640*

Español: Paraguay: Ministerio de Salud solicita cierre o traslado de fábrica Chemtec debido a riesgos para la salud de pobladoreshttp://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/303053*

Español: México: ONG dice que minería en Chiapas amenaza la supervivencia de pueblos indígenashttp://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/188904*

Español: Argentina: Trabajadores del ajo denuncian trabajo infantil y explotación por parte de cooperativashttp://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/575275*

Español: Chile: Ambientalistas denuncian proyecto de Colbún para construir nueva represa en el Bío Bío por su "impacto ambiental, social y cultural"http://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/687652*

Español: México: BID y CEMEX otorgarán 35.000 microcréditos a familias de bajos ingresos para pavimentar calleshttp://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/883576*

Español: Costa Rica: Profesores universitarios piden al gobierno moratoria a la actividad minerahttp://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/871395*

Français : Responsabilité du secteur privé dans le combat contre l'exploitation sexuelle des enfants à des fins commerciales - contribution d'ECPAT au Troisième Congrès Mondial Contre l'Exploitation Sexuelle des Enfants et des Adolescentshttp://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/156403*

Français : Programme de Cisco pour réduire les émissions des gaz à effet de serre des villeshttp://www.business-humanrights.org/Links/Repository/246856

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