Human Rights
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Friday, August 15th, 2008For almost anybody who follows labor issues, the ILO Conventions are mentioned in the context of labor rights. However most people - myself included - have little understanding about what the Conventions are in any detail. In this post, I hope to clear this up.
The importance of these standards for individuals concerned about human rights cannot [...]
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Petrobras: People vs. Profit
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008Why does it seem that extractive industry companies are always the ones being picked on? After all, they have to make a profit too? Why should their operations be scrutinized ever more so than those of other industries? At the risk of generalizing, the history of extractive industries justifies such scrutiny—especially in regards to community [...]
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China-Congo Investment Deal – Who’s getting the Short Stick?
Thursday, August 7th, 2008China signed a $9 billion deal with the Democratic Republic of the Congo last year to allow China access to the African country’s mineral resources. In return, China plans to invest (by way of Chinese contractors) in a new transportation network—a 1,000-mile road from the Zambian border to northeastern Congo. Infrastructure improvements such as this [...]
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Will USA Basketball Take a Stand in Beijing?
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008Keep an eye out as to how members of this year’s “Dream Team” will respond to political questions during the upcoming Olympics. Last year, LeBron James declined to sign a letter drafted by teammate Ira Newble to the Chinese government regarding the genocide in Darfur. Since then, he says he has “educated himself” on the [...]
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GLOBAL RISK 2008: 16 Worst Places to Do Business
Friday, July 18th, 2008This is the first in a series of posts in which we discuss business risk around the world. Our focus is on those countries that we have identified as having the greatest human rights, governance and economic problems. From this, we arrive at what we believe are the riskiest places for business operating in the global economy.
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