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Maldives: Bangladeshi migrant worker died after being buried & suffocating under garbage amid allegations of safety violations at WAMCO, the police investigation is ongoing - Business and Human Rights Centre
11+ hour, 42+ min ago (187+ words) In late January 2026, a Bangladeshi migrant worker employed at a waste site on Thilafushi in the Maldives was struck by an excavator and carried beneath piles of debris, where he suffocated and died. He was employed by the state-owned Waste…...
Weekly Update 20 May | Fortescue ordered to pay record sum to Yindjibarndi people over mining on Aboriginal land - Business and Human Rights Centre
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (46+ words) Weekly Update 20 May | Fortescue ordered to pay record sum to Yindjibarndi people over mining on Aboriginal land Business and Human Rights Centre Media Club via Flickr, CC BY-SA 2. 0 READ THE FULL UPDATE JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST FOLLOW THE WEEKLY UPDATE…...
Laos: Authorities crack down on alleged illegal gold mining, dismantling equipment linked to unauthorised operations - Business and Human Rights Centre
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (199+ words) 13 May 2026 Author: Laotian Times Date Reported: 13 May 2026 Source type: News outlet "Authorities Destroy Illegal Gold Mining Equipment in Savannakhet", 13 May 2026 Authorities in Phine district, Savannakhet, have taken action against illegal gold mining activities, destroying equipment " that had been linked to…...
Australia: Highest Court to hear environmental case against MACH Energy's mining expansion alleged to worsen climate impacts, incl. co. comment - Business and Human Rights Centre
1+ week, 3+ day ago (313+ words) 13 May 2026 Author: The Canberra Times Date Reported: 13 May 2026 External link to response: (Find out more) Source type: News outlet "Coal mine challenge reaches Australia's highest court", 13 May 2026 For the couple behind a coal mine expansion challenge that's reached three levels…...
Sri Lanka: Supreme Court orders environmental restoration & legal action regarding alleged illegal forest clearing for business purposes - Business and Human Rights Centre
1+ week, 4+ day ago (294+ words) 7 May 2026 Author: Daily Mirror Date Reported: 7 May 2026 Source type: News outlet Knut-Erik Helle, flickr CC BY-NC 2. 0 "Supreme Court orders replantation of Nakolagane forest", 7 May 2026 The Supreme Court " delivered a judgment ordering the Director General of Wildlife Conservation to initiate a…...
Weekly Update 6 May | Chiquita supply chain exposed: alleged worker abuse in Guatemala - Business and Human Rights Centre
2+ week, 3+ day ago (43+ words) Weekly Update 6 May | Chiquita supply chain exposed: alleged worker abuse in Guatemala'Business and Human Rights Centre Insights, news, research and publications from our global team of experts. READ THE FULL UPDATE JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST FOLLOW THE WEEKLY UPDATE ON…...
Bangladesh: Thirteen years after Rana Plaza Collapse, workers & families yet to see justice - Business and Human Rights Centre
3+ week, 13+ hour ago (334+ words) Mostrar todos os idiomas Informes e atualiza'es do Centro 18 abr 2026 Author: Adiba Afros & Sifat E Nur Khanam, The Daily Star rijans CC BY-SA 2. 0 "Rana Plaza, 13 years on: No justice, no memory", 18 April 2026 Thirteen years after the Rana Plaza building collapse,…...
EU: Meta in breach of DSA over failure to keep children off platforms, Commission's preliminary findings say - Business and Human Rights Centre
3+ week, 3+ day ago (113+ words) Insights, news, research and publications from our global team of experts. 29 Apr 2026 Author: Jennifer Rankin, The Guardian "Meta found in breach of EU law for failing to keep children off platforms", 29. April 2026 Following an initial assessment, Meta was found in…...
Sibur non-response re- alleged wage theft in supply chain - Business and Human Rights Centre
3+ week, 4+ day ago (50+ words) Insights, news, research and publications from our global team of experts. 27 Apr 2026 Author: Sibur SIBUR has not responded to Russia: Uzbek workers to receive around USD26, 000 in unpaid wages after reported wage theft in supply chain of petrochemical firm; incl. cos....
S. Korea: Outrage over sharp reduction in court sentence for executive in Aricell factory fire case that killed 23 - Business and Human Rights Centre
3+ week, 5+ day ago (370+ words) Insights, news, research and publications from our global team of experts. The content is also available in the following languages: " 22 Apr 2026 Author: Eun Kang, MBC Date Reported: 25 Jun 2024 Total individuals affected: 18 Story containing response: (Find out more) External link to…...