Le Service américain des douanes et de la protection des frontières (CBP) a envoyé ce mois, des questionnaires aux négociants de cacao afin de se renseigner sur d’éventuels cas de …
WHY THE CONCOURT CASE FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS IS SO IMPORTANT – FOR EMPLOYERS TOO
In May last year, the High Court in Pretoria made a landmark ruling that could change the lives of over one million domestic workers in South Africa. That judgment allows housekeepers, gardeners, …
Nigeria: TOAN v. Registered Trustees of Tricycles Owners
Please find the decision from the National Industrial Court (Lagos): TOAN V REGISTERED TRUSTEES OF TRICYCLES OWNERS This decision recognizes that under Nigerian law, organisations registered as Incorporrated Trusteeship under …
ILAW, parceiro da NLC na Convenção 190 da OIT
A Rede Internacional de Advogados para Assistentes a Trabalhadores (ILAW) está apoiando o NLC do Congresso do Trabalho da Nigéria e as mulheres / jovens trabalhadoras de toda a Nigéria para dar voz à ratificação do Trabalho Internacional…
Nevsun Resources Ltd. contra Araya
Um processo contra uma empresa canadense por violações do direito internacional consuetudinário na Eritreia pode avançar, decidiu a Suprema Corte. A Eritreia é um país do leste da África. Tem …
ONGs protocolam petição para impedir importação de chocolate feito com trabalho infantil
O Corporate Accountability Lab (CAL), o International Rights Advocates (IRAdvocates) e a Clínica de Contencioso de Direitos Civis da UC Irvine apresentaram hoje uma petição sob a seção 307 da Lei de Comércio de 1930 para…
Total abuses in Uganda: French High Court of Justice declares itself incompetent in favour of the Commercial Court
The Nanterre High Court has handed down its decision on the summary proceedings brought by Friends of the Earth France, Survie and four Ugandan associations (AFIEGO, CRED, NAPE/Friends of the …
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LANDMARK NEVSUN RULING WILL PAVE WAY FORWARD FOR OTHER VICTIMS OF CORPORATE ABUSE
Last Friday, the Canadian Supreme Court announced its decision on jurisdiction in Nevsun Resources Ltd. v. Araya, in which a Canadian company is being sued for alleged violations of Customary …