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UN Rights Chief Delays Report on Businesses in Israeli Settlements
March 07, 2019
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has delayed the publication of a report listing companies that do business in Israeli settlements located in lands claimed by Palestine, as some observers warn such a list will be used to organize boycotts against Israel and will harm businesses that have no influence over settlements policy.
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UN Agency Calls for More Plastics Bans in Tourism Industry
March 07, 2019
The UN Environment Programme has called for more measures from the tourism industry to respond to the world’s “plastic addiction” by phasing out “single-use plastics” as part of their contributions to the sustainable development agenda.
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UN Agent Blames Consumers for Working Conditions in Fishing Industry
March 07, 2019
In a recent report, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food Hilal Elver has blamed “worldwide demand for widely available cheap seafood” for poor working conditions in the seafood industry, asserting that consumers have a duty to buy locally caught fish.
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UK Supermarket Chain Discloses Tea, Coffee Suppliers
March 07, 2019
British supermarket chain Marks & Spencer has disclosed its tea and coffee suppliers in response to pressure for supply-chain transparency from nongovernmental organizations attempting to impose a responsibility on large companies to ensure workers receiving “living wages” throughout their complex, global supply chains.
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Article Calls for Removal of “Provably False” Online Content
March 07, 2019
The NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights has published an article asserting that social-media companies have a responsibility to remove “provably false information” from their platforms, whether the source of this information is foreign or domestic, “starting with content affecting politics or democratic institutions.”
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