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El moderno trabajo esclavo
La Alianza Global Jus Semper, 2007Este artículo discute cómo las condiciones laborales se han deteriorado a lo largo de las últimas décadas resultando en lo que el reporte llama “esclavitud moderna.” Se argumenta que a pesar de los organismos internacionales y de los convenios creados por los gobiernos de los países en favor de los derechos laborales, la realidad es que las práDocumentThe long march: survey and case studies of work injuries in the Pearl River Delta Region
China Labor Watch, 2007This paper reports on an extended research project following on from a study conducted in 2005. It focuses on a survey study based on interviews with 260 injured workers from the Shenzhen metropolitan area of China between May and November 2006.DocumentUndue influence: corporations gain ground in battle over China's new labor law: but human rights and labor advocates are pushing back
Global Labor Strategies, 2007This paper describes the behind-the-scenes battle that is raging over reforms in China’s labour law. U.S.-based and other global corporations have been aggressively lobbying the Chinese government to weaken or abandon significant pro-worker reforms it had proposed in March 2006.DocumentWomen’s general and reproductive health in global supply chains
Business for Social Responsibility, 2006In developing economies, women account for a disproportionately large percentage of the workforce engaged in manufacturing for export markets.DocumentSOMO briefing paper on ethics in clinical trials: Examples of unethical trials
Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations, 2006This briefing paper provides an overview of known examples of unethical clinical trials for pharmaceuticals with a focus on developing countries. The study makes the following general observations :DocumentRace to the Bottom: corporate complicity in Chinese internet censorship
Human Rights Watch, 2006This report documents how extensive corporate and private sector cooperation – including by some of the world’s major Internet companies – enables a system of internet censorship in China, popularly known as the Great Firewall.DocumentUndermining freedom of expression in China: the role of Yahoo!, Microsoft and Google
Amnesty International, 2006This briefing paper provides an overview of the use of the Internet as a tool to deny freedom of expression in China, focusing on both the Chinese government’s suppression of dissent and on the role of Yahoo!, Microsoft and Google in collaborating with the authorities.DocumentWhen in China: encounters with Human Rights
Amnesty International, 2006This paper provides guidance for companies doing business in China on how they can best avoid human rights violations. In order to do so, it provides an overview of the Chinese economy as well as the most frequent human rights violations.