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According to the Labor Ministry data, for the very first time, the number of foreigners working in Japan is expected to exceed the one million mark. This is a major turning point in the country’s...

9 June 2016

Great Britain: Lloyds bank to offer staff transgender surgery

Lloyds Banking Group will be the first business to offer gender reassignment surgery to its employees through its existing private healthcare provider.

11 May 2016

Switzerland: citizens get to decide on multinational human rights due diligence (in 2018 at the earliest)

The Popular Initiative for “Responsible Multinational Businesses” has received more than 140,000 signatures since it was launched a year ago. 100,000 signatures is the required threshold for a...

21 April 2016

Brazilian and German unions join forces to improve working conditions along the supply chain in the orange juice production sector

On 11 April during a press conference held in Berlin, representatives of the German services union Verdi, several of Brazil’s trade unions, and the Christian initiative Romero criticized...

12 April 2016

France: the draft law on due diligence returns to the Senate following its adoption by the National Assembly

On 23 March France’s National Assembly adopted the draft law that looks to oblige France’s largest companies to take reasonable care in order to pre-empt human rights violations and environmental...

23 March 2016

Great Britain: financial services to commit to making room for women

Several British banks have signed a Government charter in which they pledge for a better gender balance especially by placing more women in key roles. This represents a revolution in so far as the...

23 March 2016

Japan: Panasonic is to recognize its employees’ same-sex partnerships

At the end of February, Japanese electronics giant Panasonic, announced that employees working for the company who have entered into a same-sex partnership would, going forward, receive the same...

1 March 2016

Italy: Florence’s Filctem-CGIL union has launched a campaign for transparency in the fashion supply chain

Filctem-CGIL in Florence has launched a campaign on the social networks calling for transparency in fashion’s supply chains. Workers in the industry are bringing home the reality of the threatened...

26 February 2016

Portugal: the Forum for businesses promoting gender equality is growing and helping to change the situation

Set up in 2013 following calls by the Commission for gender equality at work and in employment (CITE), the Forum for businesses promoting gender equality (IGEN) now counts thirty-nine large...

15 February 2016

Child labor: Amnesty International criticizes the lack of due diligence by big brand electronics and automobile names over mining conditions being used in producing their products

Major electronics and automobile brands have not been doing basic checks to ensure that their products do not include cobalt mined by children, criticized Amnesty International and African...

19 January 2016

Primark and the British government join forces to improve workers’ conditions in developing countries

Almost three years after the Rana Plaza tragedy, Irish clothing brand Primark and the UK government are joining forces to try and improve the lot of textile workers, especially female workers in...

8 January 2016

France: together the Sherpa association and the consumer association Indocesa-CGT bring Samsung a summons to appear before the courts, on grounds of misleading commercial practices, following new revelations over child labor in China

On 17 December 2015, Sherpa announced that together with Indecosa-CGT it was bringing a summons to Samsung Electronics France (SEF) as well as Samsung in Korea to appear before the tribunal at...

17 December 2015

Great Britain: the jobs challenge for older workers

Mindful of the skill shortages that are expected to materialize over the next few years, some British companies are investing in ‘senior-friendly’ HR policies.

25 November 2015

Great Britain: a practical guide to implement the transparency in supply chains provision in the Act combatting modern slavery in businesses’ global supply chains

On 29 October 2015 measures in the Modern Slavery Law concerning the requirement for transparency along supply chains came into force. Any commercial organisation, including those established...

20 November 2015

NGOs, guardians of CSR

Faced with increasingly powerful cross border actors, NGOs are multiplying the number of detailed and comprehensive reports including recommendations as well as the number of their ‘name and...

22 October 2015

France: political tug of war over a proposed law on due diligence

On 21 October a proposed law on parent company and contracting businesses’ due diligence will go for examination before a Senate plenary meeting. The National Assembly previously adopted the text...

20 October 2015

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