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H&M Responds Slowly to Bangladesh Factory Collapse Killing 1,100
Puck Lo
May 19th, 2013
H&M (Hennes & Mauritz), a major Swedish “fast fashion” retailer, led 30 international companies this week to commit to a new $3 billion fund to improve the safety of garment factories in Bangladesh. Watchdog organizations say the companies acted only because of external pressure by activists and workers.
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Ranbaxy Pays $500 Million Fine for Selling Bad Batches of Generic Medicines
Pratap Chatterjee
May 14th, 2013
Ranbaxy, a subsidiary of Japanese pharmaceutical company Daiichi Sankyo, has paid a $500 million fine and pled guilty to selling adulterated drugs manufactured in India. The settlement comes 16 months after the company signed an agreement with U.S. authorities to change its ways.
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Neither Admit Nor Deny: Big Business Allowed To Pay Millions to Avoid Jail
Pratap Chatterjee
May 5th, 2013
Record fines adding up to $36 billion have been paid out in the last 12 years by multinational corporations to the U.S. government to settle charges of corruption and fraud. But are they getting away with a slap on the wrist to avoid prosecution for major crimes?
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Benetton, Others Tied to Bangladesh Factory Disaster: 400 Killed
Pratap Chatterjee
May 1st, 2013
Multinationals like Benetton have tried to distance themselves from Rana Plaza, a Bangladeshi building housing five clothing factories, that collapsed last week killing over 400. Activists argue that change will only come when workers get more political support to challenge them.
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Arch Coal Denied Permission to Blow Up West Virginia Mountain
Puck Lo
April 25th, 2013
A subsidiary of Arch Coal of St. Louis, Missouri, was denied permission to dump nearly three billion cubic feet of dirt into local headwater streams after blowing up a mountain in West Virginia. The object was to extract coal from a project known as the Spruce No. 1 Surface Mine.
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 | | Activists Dump Coal Waste at U.S. Environmental Protection Agency headquarters in Washington DC. Photo: Rainforest Action Network. Used under Creative Commons license. |
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Guatemalan Lawsuit Against Canadian Mining Giant May Set Precedent
Jennifer Kennedy
April 19th, 2013
A lawsuit against HudBay Minerals in Canada for human rights abuses in Guatemala is the next case to watch for corporate accountability activists after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a case against Shell for aiding and abetting human rights abuses in Nigeria.
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 | | Angelica Choc stands next to a sign that says “Adolfo Ich murdered by CGN. Mining is responsible.” Photo: Daniel Sosa |
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U.S. Supreme Court Dismisses Lawsuit Against Shell in Nigeria
Pratap Chatterjee
April 17th, 2013
In a unanimous ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit against Shell in Nigeria for human rights abuses in the Ogoni region. The ruling effectively blocks other lawsuits against foreign multinationals for human rights abuse that have occurred overseas from being brought in U.S. courts.
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