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Corporate Legal Accountability project of the Business and Human Rights Center. Latest news, case profiles, lawyer directory & interviews, guidance & resources
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Read SOMO's latest commentary on the Bonaire ruling: #Climate action as a legal obligation: What the Bonaire ruling means for corporate accountability #BizHumanRights
https://t.co/h4DU9zUPsT
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#Brazil: Vale and TÜV SÜD criminal trial hearings over Brumadinho dam collapse started on 23 February https://t.co/Mdckq5XKMt
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#USA: Supreme Court agrees to hear Boulder climate lawsuit against Exxon and Suncor #BizHumanRights #ClimateChange
https://t.co/91umUDNEcZ
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The Milan Public Prosecutor's Office has been busy! Days after the Foodinho/Glovo investigation, #Deliveroo has now been placed under court administration over 'genuine labour exploitation', including pay '90% below the poverty line and CBAs'. #gigeconomy
https://t.co/wnEFPNBpn7
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Prosecutors said the "genuine labour exploitation" went on for years at Deliveroo Italy
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Our latest #BizHumanRights newsletter! 📩 https://t.co/vfM8UGJeZl 🔹Climate leader Daria Egereva detained 🔹Upcoming climate litigation landmarks 🔹New text suggestions for the UN #BindingTreaty 🔹Thailand's OECD accession Sign up for the next issue⬇️ https://t.co/nymYyJljjt
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🚨Uruguay Supreme Court rules that #Uber drivers are employees - 6th SC globally to recognise an employment relationship for #gigeconomy on-demand workrs Crucially, Court applies ILO R198 test. Court also disapplies mandatory arbitration in NL as per Uber's T&Cs. BIG!
⚠️ La Suprema Corte de Justicia de 🇺🇾 dictó la Sentencia 25/2026 en el caso "Guizado c/ Uber". Un fallo que cambia las reglas del juego para las plataformas. Abro hilo con las claves y su conexión con mi investigación. Spoiler: Fin del partido, los choferes son dependientes 👇
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🔴 The #Omnibus I package was officially adopted today – confirming the EU’s worrying U-turn on its ambition to be a standard-setter at a time of escalating climate and human rights crises. Read more from @fidh_en's Maddalena Neglia in @ensured_eu: https://t.co/99q3bHLtAe
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🔥⚖️#𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐭: 𝐎𝐧𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 in historic case against @TotalEnergies, today & tomorrow, 🇫🇷🧑⚖️ French court holds landmark hearing that cld redefine corporate climate accountability. 📝🧵Live reporting from Paris Judicial Court⬇️
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EU working group on Platform Work Directive transposition now out. Helpful clarifications from Commission, including need to guarantee equal protection for workers engaged via intermediaries (even if joint-several liability unavailable). #gigeconomy LINK: https://t.co/7s3rOMyP4p
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#USA: Uber found liable for alleged sexual assault carried out by its driver and ordered to pay USD8.5m to victim https://t.co/HoHy9W6kgY
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The Office looks forward to working with all partners in implementing the policy, including States, civil society, and the private sector. Read the Policy ⤵️ https://t.co/yvdluuFlO4
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UN #BindingTreaty on Business & Human Rights: the Chair's new textual proposals are out! While there are some welcome clarifications, some persistent gaps risk leaving key issues such as access to justice, information & consent unaddressed. Our comments:
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States and non-State actors taking part in the negotiations of an international legally binding instrument to protect human rights from corporate (…)
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On this International Day of Clean Energy, SALC stands with Zambian communities seeking justice for the 2025 tailings dam disaster. Clean water, healthy land, and accountability cannot wait. #EnvironmentalJustice #CleanEnergy #salcat20
https://t.co/95CY3pICpz
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Case proceeds after High Court dismisses mining company’s bid to throw out the case Lusaka/Johannesburg – The High Court of Zambia has dismissed the applica ...
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That's why FIDH supports farmer Hugues Falys & 3 NGOs in asking Belgian courts to recognise the climate responsibility of one of these majors: TotalEnergies. Final replies take place today & tomorrow. A just transition also happens through the law! https://t.co/beFkL0HbcQ 2/2
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It is a groundbreaking case: never before has a multinational been brought before a Belgian court for this reason.
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#UberEats to end self-employment model in Spain belatedly bringing it into compliance with the country's Rider Law - following enforcement action by the authorities. Spanish govt leading the charge against #gigeconomy worker abuse. https://t.co/a4YYH4nilE
surinenglish.com
The company has announced it will no longer use self-employed couriers in Spain
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¿Cómo evitamos que el modelo energético “verde” reproduzca las patrones coloniales y extractivistas del pasado? Exploramos la aplicación de principios para una transición energética justa y basada en derechos en Colombia: https://t.co/ivc0OftLGQ
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#Taiwan: Parliament passes law to protect food delivery workers' rights #BizHumanRights #GigEconomy
https://t.co/prs7H6Fp9y
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Checkout @CorpAcctLab blog on five reasons litigators should join the climate fight #BizHumanRights #ClimateCrisis
https://t.co/bR5TtXbV8G
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#Switzerland: Court admits climate lawsuit brought by 4 Indonesian fishermen against Holcim https://t.co/LZu9jCNNO1
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Our latest Corporate Legal Accountability Quarterly Update includes tracking on major lawsuits include: ⚖ Anglo American (lead poisoning) ⚖ BHP (Fundão dam collapse) ⚖ NSO Group (Pegasus spyware) Read more: https://t.co/5gLGhrONel
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