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Africa: While demand for critical minerals is intensifying environmental & social harms, much of the extraction serves industries beyond clean energy; report

'Critical minerals race goes far beyond green energy: report’ 27 August 2026 A new report published by the US-based think tank the Oakland Institute warns that the rush for critical minerals comes wit ...
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Japan: Deaths of four Tobu Railway track workers highlight need for enhanced safety measures; incl. co. comment

At Shin-Kanuma Station, four of seven workers carrying out the weed-clearing work were struck and killed by the Tobu ...
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UK warns businesses in Georgia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, & Kyrgyzstan aiding Russia evade sanctions will be sanctioned themselves

"UK warns: businesses in Georgia and Armenia aiding Russia's sanctions evasion will be sanctioned", 29 June 2025 The document, available on the UK government’s official website, outlines practical ste ...
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Netherlands: NGO files suit against Boskalis for failing to provide social and environmental assessments for its dredging operations in Indonesia

Environment and human rights organisation Both ENDS is bringing legal action against Boskalis, after the Dutch dredging company continually ignored requests for information on a controversial sand ...
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EU: Social media companies face lawsuits over alleged mental health and safety harms to minors

Social media companies like Meta, Snap, TikTok, and others are facing an increasing number of lawsuits in EU jurisdictions ...
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U.S. Treasury Department files implicate banks in money laundering, facilitating work of terrorists and drug cartels, report claims

Deadly Terror Networks and Drug Cartels Use Huge Banks To Finance Their Crimes. These Secret Documents Show How The Banks Profit. 20 September 2020 A huge trove of ...
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Israel: A new report reveals 100% of Thai agricultural workers were sexually assaulted

Every foreign agricultural worker was sexually assaulted in Israel, according to a new report presented to the Knesset's Special Committee on Foreign Workers...Shocking levels of abuse were uncovered ...
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USA: 5 major tech companies not liable over alleged support of child labour in DRC cobalt mining operations, Appeals Court rules

A federal appeals court... refused to hold five major technology companies liable over their alleged support for the use of child labor in cobalt mining operations in the Democratic Republic of the ...
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South Korea: POSCO workers strike again over wage demands, incl. co. comment

Unionised workers at South Korean steelmaker POSCO launched a second 120‑hour partial strike at its Pohang and Gwangyang plants after wage talks stalled. The union demands a 7.1 % base‑pay rise, a 600 ...
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South Africa: Campaigners appeal rezoning approval for Equinix Cape Town hyperscale data centre

Cape Town’s Housing Assembly and UK-based non-profit Foxglove have filed an appeal with the City of Cape Town’s Planning ...
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Russia: At least 15 killed, 39 hospitalised from fire at Chemical Complex site co-invested by Sibur and Sinopec; companies did not respond

On August 25, 2026, an explosion occurred at the construction site of the Amur Gas Chemical Complex (AGCC), a joint venture between Sinopec and Sibur. Project officials stated on August 26 that a tota ...
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Nepal: Climate crisis driving vulnerable communities towards exploitation & modern slavery risks, research warns

Nepal is experiencing a deepening humanitarian crisis as climate-related disasters — including flash floods, droughts, and landslides — destroy homes, farmland, and livelihoods, pushing vulnerable com ...