TUT DIE TRANSPARENZ VON KALIFORNIEN BEI VERSORGUNGSKETTEN MEHR SCHADEN ALS GUT? (25. Juli 2017)

Der Beitrag beschreibt das kalifornische Gesetz zur Transparenz in Lieferketten (CTSCA - Transparency in Supply Chains Act) - als verfahrenstechnische und nicht als substanzielle Gesetzgebung - und weist auf seine Schwächen in Bezug auf die Rechenschaftspflicht von Unternehmen hin. Es setzt weiter voraus, dass die…

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OECD Case: Society for Threatened Peoples vs. Credit Suisse

NCPs involved: Switzerland NCP (lead), United States NCP COUNTRY OF OPERATIONS: United States DATE: 24 April 2017 STATUS: Pending ISSUES: The complaint alleges that Credit Suisse has breached both its …

U.S. Workers Need Not Apply: Challenging Low-Wage Guest Worker Programs

Stanford Law & Policy Review, Vol. 28, No. 1, 2017  Temple University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2016-44 The article argues that guestworker programs are harmful to all workers because …

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Handelskammer der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika, v. CITY OF SEATTLE

Die Beschwerde wurde beim Bundesgericht eingereicht, um die städtische Verordnung von Seattle aufzuheben, die es den in der Mietfahrzeugbranche tätigen Fahrern erlaubt, einen Vertreter zu wählen und mit den…

Doe gegen Nestle USA, Inc.

Plaintiffs were former child slaves forced to harvest cocoa in the Ivory Coast. They filed claims under the Alien Tort Statute (ATS) against defendants Nestle USA, Inc., Archer Daniels Midland …

The Rise of Supply Chain Transparency Legislation: What is at Stake for Canadian Investors?

Description: This report analyzes the impact and enforcement mechanisms for various pieces of legislation (specifically, the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act, the US Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act, …

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Sud v. Costco Wholesale Corp., 229 F. Supp. 3d 1075, 1079 (N.D. Cal. 2017)

Facts Plaintiff brought suit against Costco under the California’s Unfair Competition Law (“UCL”), Business and Professions Code sections 17200 et seq.; False Advertising Law (“FAL”), Business and Professions Code sections 17500 …

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Regulating the Human Supply Chain

Iowa Law Review, Vol. 102, 2017  Fordham Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2914424 U.S. employers’ recruitment of migrant workers from abroad has created a global “human supply chain” that is …

Regulating the Human Supply Chain

The Article highlights a stark governance deficit with regard to human supply chains, analyzing the causes and harmful effects of an effectively unregulated world market for human labor.  This paper …

Transnationalizing Unions: The Case of the UAW and the IG Metall

This case study documents the Transnational Partnership Initiative between the United Auto Workers union in the United States and the IG Metall union in Germany. The two unions joined efforts …

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