Weekly Updates: Companies we have invited to respond to concerns
Section 3: Companies beginning with G-K
(10 Feb 2005 – 22 Jan 2014)
The following chart lists companies we invited to respond to concerns raised by civil society and highlighted in our Weekly Updates – indicating the country, issue, and whether or not the company has sent us a response
– with a link to the allegations and any response. Any company that has not yet responded is welcome to do so at any time.
This section of the chart covers companies with names beginning G-K; the other five alphabetical sections are here: http://www.business-humanrights.org/Documents/Update-Charts
Our free Weekly Updates incl ude the latest news and reports on companies’ human rights impacts: positive steps they are taking, and alleged abuses. Over 17,500 opinion leaders worldwide have registered for the
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When we plan to include allegations of misconduct in a Weekly Update, we invite the named company to respond, and any response appears in the Update. This helps ensure balance and encourages companies to address concerns raised by civil society. Since we launched the Updates in February 2005, over 70% of companies have responded. In some cases this has led to further comments, and then a further response by the company. In this way the Updates can help to keep issues alive until they have been addressed on the ground.
A list of the positive steps by companies that have been featured in our Weekly Updates is available here: www.business-humanrights.org/Documents/Update-Charts
Company
(G-K)
Country Date of our
Update
Issue Resp- onse?
G3 (UK)
G4 Industries
(UK)
G4S
(UK)
Bahrain 12 Dec
2012
Kenya
UK
13 Jul
2011
3 Nov
2010
"PR Watch" initiative raises concerns about PR firms' work in connection with Bahrain Govt., given the govt's human rights record. Click here
Villagers allegedly displaced as land in the Tana Delta is turned over to companies for biofuel crops. Click here
No
Yes
Yes
G4S
G4S
(UK)
(UK)
G4S
(UK)
Indonesia
Israel
9 Nov
2011
25 Apr
2012
16 May
2012
Commentary alleges G4S has "patchy record" of deaths, abuses when supplying immigration & prison services to govt. Click here
Reports of further violence at Freeport Indonesia ’s
Grasberg mine, G4S officers allegedly intimidated striking workers.
Click here
Palestinian civil society orgs. call for action against security firm over its role in Israeli jails Click here
Click here
Yes
Yes
Yes
G4S
(UK)
G4S
(UK)
G4S
Uganda
Nigeria
Global
25 July
2012
5 Sep
2012
New on our Business, Conflict & Peace Portal: Report criticises UN's growing use of private security companies known for their violence. Click here
Nigeria: Activists concerned that Shell's increased security spending in Delta region fuels human rights abuses. Click here
Yes
Yes
16 Jan 7 companies nominated for 2013 "Public Eye Awards for the Yes

(UK)
G4S
(UK)
G4S
(UK)
G4S
(UK)
G4S
(UK)
G-Star
(Netherlands)
Israel/
Palestine
Israel/
Palestine
Israel/
Palestine
Israel/
Palestine
Global
Gap
(USA)
Gardant
Communication s (UK)
Garib & Garib
(Bangladesh)
Gas Authority of India Limited
(India)
Gaslink
(Nigeria)
Global
Bahrain 12 Dec
2012
Banglades h
Burma
Nigeria
11 Dec
2013
17 Mar
2010
26 Oct
2011
26 Sep
2007
2013 worst cases of corporate human rights abuses & environmental misdeeds". Click here
30 Jan Israeli prisons equipped by G4S allegedly hold Palestinian
2013
3 Apr
2013
1 May
2013
15 Jan children in solitary confinement. Click here
NGO says G4S provides security for Israeli prisons holding
Palestinian women in violation of Geneva Convention. Click here
Electronic Intifada sceptical about G4S commitment to exit contracts in West Bank. Click here
Israel & Palestine: OECD to exam ine G4S’ alleged supply
2014
8 May
2013
21 Jan
2009 of surveillance kit to Israeli security services
AFL-CIO report "Responsibility Outsourced" raises several serious labour rights concerns including anti-union actions, harms to workers' health, harassment at audited & certified factories. Click here
Burma Campaign UK adds 30 firms to "Dirty List", including
Gaffney Cline & Associates. Click here
Gaffney Cline &
Associates
(UK)
GAIL of India
(India)
GAIL
(India)
GAIL
(India)
Gamma Group
(UK)
Gamma Intl.
(part of Gamma
Group)
(UK)
Gap
(USA)
Gap
(USA)
Gap
(USA)
Gap
(USA)
Burma
Burma
Burma
Myanmar
Global
Global 8 May
2013
Sri Lanka 13 Jan
2010
Banglades h
31 Oct
2012
Global
Banglades h
19 Jan
2011
14 Dec
2011
26 Jun
2013
2 Oct
2013
8 May
2013
31 Jul
2013
EarthRights says Norwegian Govt. complicit in abuses in
Burma through investment in oil companies operating there including Gail of India. Click here
Shwe Gas Movement rejoinder to companies regarding report claiming displacement, forced labour, violence, deaths in construction of gas pipeline. Click here
NGO reports detail alleged human rights impacts of Shwe natural gas & Myanmar-China oil transport projects – company responses & non-responses provided
German companies’ surveillance technology allegedly used in connection with human rights abuses by authoritarian govts. Click here
"For Their Eyes Only: The Commercialization of Digital
Spying": Citizen Lab on role of Gamma Intl.'s "FinFisher" technology - reportedly used by many govts. for surveillance of human rights advocates. Click here
Protests against Gap, Victoria's Secret for sourcing from Sri
Lanka, over govt. abuses against Tamils. Click here
Labour groups call on Gap to strengthen its fire safety programme for its supply factories in Bangladesh. Click here
AFL-CIO report "Responsibility Outsourced" raises several serious labour rights concerns including anti-union actions, harms to workers' health, harassment at audited & certified factories. Click here
NGO statement on Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety led by Gap, Walmart claims that it contains "empty promises". Click here
10 companies with "worst corporate social responsibility records" nominated for 2014 Public Eye Awards. Click here
"PR Watch" initiative raises concerns about PR firms' work in connection with Bahrain Govt., given the govt's human rights record. Click here
Fire at Garib & Garib clothing factory kills 21, injures 50.
Click here
Shwe Gas Movement report claims displacement, forced labour, violence, deaths in the construction of the gas pipeline. Click here
Environmental groups warn of "unprecedented loss of lives" if safety concerns are not addressed in pipeline projects, particularly Gaslink's project. Click here
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Yes

Gateway
Terminals India
(India)
Gazprom
(Russia)
General
Electric
(USA)
General
Electric
(USA)
General
Electric
(USA)
General
Electric
(USA)
General
Electric
(USA)
General
Electric
(USA)
Gazprom
(Russia)
GCM
Resources
(UK)
GDF Suez
(France)
Gelmart
Industries
(USA)
Gem Diamonds
(UK)
General
Electric
(USA)
General
Electric
(USA)
(USA)
General Mills
General Motors
(USA)
General Motors
(USA)
General Motors
Colmotores
(Colombia)
India
Russia
Global
Banglades h
3 Feb
2010
6 Jan
2010
11 Dec
2013
28 Jan
2009
Global 22 Feb
2012
Philippines 27 Apr
2006
Intl. Transport Workers' Federation alleges Maersk contractor SC Thakur beat up port workers in Mumbai.
Gateway Terminals India (part of Maersk) responded. Click here
Protesters at Gazprom construction site beaten by Fort-S security guards after climbing scaffolding to unveil banner.
Click here
10 companies with "worst corporate social responsibility records" nominated for 2014 Public Eye Awards. Click here
GCM Resources' Phulbari coal project threatens health, water & livelihoods of local communities, inadequately assesses social impacts, according to NGO reports. Click here
SOMO report regarding transparency in supply chain of coal. Click here
Behind the Label (USA) alleges poor working conditions.
Click here
Botswana
USA
China
Sudan
USA
Bahrain
USA &
Dem. Rep. of Congo
USA
Myanmar
Global
Global
USA
29 Oct
2008
24, 31
May
2006
17 Jan
2007
12 Dec
2007
30 April
2008
18 Apr
2012
23 May
2012
21 Nov
2012
20 Nov
2013
13 Mar
2013
24 Mar
2010
4 Apr
2012
Colombia 12 Oct
2011
Survival Intl. says De Beers returns to mine Central Kalahari
Game Reserve while Bushmen are still displaced – also refers to Gem Diamonds. Click here
"Toxic 100" list of corporate air polluters, prepared by Univ. of Massachusetts research institute (PERI): General Electric in top 10. Click here
Labor groups raise concerns about positions of multinational & their business organizations regarding
China’s proposed labour law reform. Click here
Olympic Dream for Darfur calls on Olympic corporate sponsors, including General Electric, to raise Sudan concerns with Chinese Govt. Click here
"Toxic 100" list of top air polluters, by Political Economy
Research Institute, Univ. of Massachusetts - we invited top
10 to respond, including GE. Click here
Concerns raised by NGOs about Formula One and its teams going ahead with the Bahrain Grand Prix, given the human rights situation in the country. Click here
Concerns raised over companies trying to undermine implementation of the US Dodd Frank 1502 requiring companies to carry out supply chain due diligence on minerals sourced from Dem. Rep. of Congo or adjoining countries. Click here
Global Witness calls on electronics companies to issue public statements outlining their position on lawsuit filed by business associations against rules on "conflict minerals."
Click here
EIRIS Conflict Risk Network urges Coca-Cola, Ford, GE to report robustly on investment in Myanmar under US Govt's
Responsible Investment Reporting Requirements, and
Capital Group to resubmit report. Click here
Oxfam launches campaign: “Behind the Brands - Food
Justice and the 'Big 10' Food and Beverage Companies".
Click here
SOMO report says top 10 auto-makers allegedly failing to address supply chain conflict minerals. Click here
Mohawk Indians Reservation inhabitants say company’s toxic landfill still contaminates their land Click here
General Motors Colmotores allegedly dismissed sick workers. Click here (Spanish only)
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

GeoProMining
(Russia)
GeoProMining
Gold
Giorgio Armani
(Italy)
Giorgio Armani
(Italy) e
(UK) e
(UK)
Glamis Gold
Glamis Gold
(USA) e
(Russia)
Georgia Gulf
(USA)
George Forrest
International
(Belgium)
GEPIL (Gujarat
Enviro
Protection and
Infrastructure
Ltd) (India)
Gibson, Dunn &
Crutcher
(USA)
Gilan Holding
(Azerbaijan)
Gilead
Sciences
(USA)
Gilead
Sciences
(USA)
Gilead
Sciences
(USA)
Gillette /
Procter &
Gamble
(USA)
(UK)
(USA)
GlaxoSmithKlin
GlaxoSmithKlin
GlaxoSmithKlin
GlaxoSmithKlin
Armenia 7 Oct
2009
Armenia 25 Apr
USA
DRC
India
Ecuador
Global
2012
15 & 22
Aug
2007
18 Apr
2012
1 Apr
2009
25 Jan
2012
Azerbaijan 23 May
2012
15 Feb
2006
Report says workers at Sotq gold (GeoProMining) deposit afraid to complain about unsafe working conditions. Click here
Company cyanic tailing dump poses environmental & health hazards, local NGO says Click here
Mossville, Louisiana residents have high levels of toxic chemicals in their blood & environment, according to US
Govt. data - NGO report says nearby factories, including a
Georgia Gulf facility, are responsible. Click here
Report accuses mining companies in Katanga (DRC) of negative impacts such as relocation, land grabbing and violence Click here
"Too hot to handle?" - Article says firms mishandling toxic industrial waste. Click here
Article on environmental pollution trial against Chevron in
Ecuador. Click here
Human rights concerns related to May 2012 Eurovision
Song Contest in Azerbaijan. Click here
Médecins Sans Frontières says prices of essential new
AIDS drugs in developing countries are too high. Click here
Global
USA
Bahrain
Turkey
Global
Guatemala
23 Aug,
6 Sep,
8 Nov
2006
21 Sep
2011
18 Apr
2012
28 Sep
2011
8 May
2013
10 Feb
2005
Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility rates 15 pharmaceutical firms on HIV/AIDS, including Gilead - finds none has comprehensive approach. Click here
AIDS Healthcare Foundation says Gilead's AIDS drug pricing "may break hard-hit AIDS drug programs" for the poor. Click here
Concerns raised by NGOs about Formula One and its teams going ahead with the Bahrain Grand Prix, given the human rights situation in the country. Click here
Campaign calls on fashion manufacturers to "Stop the Killer
Jeans" & ban sand-blasting over concerns about lung disease. Click here
AFL-CIO report "Responsibility Outsourced" raises several serious labour rights concerns including anti-union actions, harms to workers' health, harassment at audited & certified factories. Click here
One protester killed & many injured by security forces after indigenous people & environmental groups’ protest blocks equipment to be used for Glamis Gold’s Marlin mine, says
Friends of the Earth. Click here
Guatemala 21 Feb
2007
Global
Thailand 9 & 16
Aug
2006
Global
13 Jul
2005
23 Aug,
6 Sep,
8 Nov
2006
Global
Concerns about social & environmental impacts of
Goldcorp's Marlin mine, including threats against author of report on toxic run-off. Click here
Médecins Sans Frontières says prices of essential new
AIDS drugs in developing countries are too high.
Hundreds protest against Glaxo HIV drug patent application over concerns about access for the poor. none has comprehensive approach. Click here
Click here
Click here
Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility rates 15 pharmaceutical firms on HIV/AIDS, including Glaxo - finds
12 Dec Oxfam report "Investing for Life" says drug companies not
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

e
(UK)
GlaxoSmithKlin e
(UK)
Glencore
(Switzerland)
Glencore
(Switzerland)
Glencore
(Switzerland)
Glencore
(Switzerland)
Glencore
(Switzerland)
Glencore
(Switzerland)
Glencore
Xstrata
(UK/Switzerland)
Glencore
Xstrata
(UK/Switzerland)
Glencore
Xstrata
(UK/Switzerland)
Global Coal
Management
(UK)
Global Coal
Management
(UK)
Global Metals
(Australia)
India
Colombia 29 Aug
2007
Africa
2007 doing enough to provide access to medicines for the poor - makes recommendations for "responsible business practices". Click here
10 Feb
2010
Women's NGOs object to HPV vaccines promoted by
GlaxoSmithKline, MSD Pharmaceuticals (part of Merck), citing health risks & unethical marketing. Click here
22 Feb
2012
Glencore accused of labour rights abuses, as well as two reported attempts on life of trade unionist from Glencorelicensed mine. Click here
John Capel of Bench Marks Foundation in So. Africa
Dem. Rep. of Congo
27 Jun
2012
Zambia 26 Sep
2012 criticises "African Mining Indaba" conference for excluding civil society. Click here
Intl. & Congolese NGOs accuse Glencore of human rights, environmental abuses in Dem. Rep. of Congo. Click here
Glencore's Mopani copper mine causes pollution & illness,
Argentina
Colombia
Global
Global
23 Jan
2013
24 Apr
2013
7 Aug
2013
14 Aug
2013 does not contribute to local development, says film. Click here
ECCHR files brief with Argentinean court regarding allegations of Minera Aguilar's (part of Glencore) complicity in abuses committed during military dictatorship. Click here
Prodeco/Glencore trade union leaders threatened, says
Amnesty Intl. - says their safety is at risk. Click here
OECD Watch issues "Calling for Corporate Accountability: A
Guide to the 2011 OECD Guidelines for Multinational
Enterprises". Click here
SOMO report examines records of 8 extractive companies on human rights & tax avoidance. Click here
Global
Global
Banglades h
Armenia
11 Dec
2013
12 Dec
2007
21 Mar
2012
23 Nov
2011
10 companies with "worst corporate social responsibility records" nominated for 2014 Public Eye Awards.
"Fanning the Flames": War on Want report alleges UK mining companies, including Global Coal Management, involved in human rights abuses overseas. Click here
UN experts warn about the threat to fundamental rights at the company’s Phulbari mining pit. Click here
Click here
GM Uzbekistan
(Uzbekistan)
Goldcorp
(Canada)
Goldcorp
(Canada)
Goldcorp
(Canada)
Goldcorp
(Canada)
Goldcorp
(Canada)
Goldcorp
(Canada)
Uzbekistan
Guatemala
Guatemala
Honduras
18 Dec
2013
21 Feb
2007
23 Apr
2008
Americas 11 Jun
2008
Honduras 15 Oct
2008
Honduras 20 May
2009
9 Dec
2009
Local NGOs concerned by Global Metals gold mine risks to local people, including air & water pollution, toxic waste.
Click here
Cotton Campaign review of 2013 cotton harvest says forced
& child labour continues despite presence of Intl. Labour
Organization observers
Concerns about social & environmental impacts of
Goldcorp's Marlin mine, including threats against author of report on toxic run-off. Click here
Death threats against bishop allegedly due to his criticism of mining practices in his diocese. Click here
Report raises concerns about human rights, environmental impacts of Goldcorp in the Americas. Click here
Video "The real costs of gold mining: Goldcorp in Honduras" raises serious health & other concerns. Click here
NGOs raise concerns of "serious pollution" at Goldcorp's
San Martin mine, affecting health of local communities.
Click here
NGOs say investigations conducted at Goldcorp's San
Martin mine show severe water contamination affecting communities. Click here
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes

Goldcorp
(Canada)
Goldcorp
(Canada)
Goldcorp
(Canada)
Goldcorp
(Canada)
Goldcorp
(Canada)
Goldcorp
(Canada)
Goldcorp
(Canada)
Golden Agri-
Resources
(Singapore)
Golden Agri-
Resources
(Singapore)
Golden Star
Resources
(Canada)
Golden Star
Resources
(Canada)
Golden Star
Resources
(Canada)
Golden Star
Resources
(Canada)
Golden
Veroleum
Liberia (Liberia)
Golden
Veroleum
Liberia (Liberia)
Goldfields
(So. Africa)
Goldfields
(So. Africa)
Goldman Sachs
(USA)
Goldman Sachs
(USA)
Guatemala
Guatemala
9 Mar
2011
12 Oct
2011
Guatemala 14 Dec
2011
Guatemala 25 Apr
Guatemala
,
Honduras,
Mexico
1 Aug
2012
Guatemala 26 Sep
2012
Mexico
Liberia
Global
2012
26 Jun
2013
6 Feb
2013
27 Nov
2013
Indigenous people protesting against Goldcorp's mine say they were beaten, threatened, arrested. Click here
Report says Goldcorp's Marlin mine contributes "little" to sustainable development, and long-term environmental risks "significantly outweigh" its economic benefits. Click here
Rejoinder to Goldcorp response regarding allegation that
Marlin mine contributes "little" to sustainable development & poses environmental risks. Click here
Company’s shareholders file resolution asking the firm to commit to full costs of closure of the Marlin mine; to do otherwise "puts health of local communities at risk"
Click here
Allegations of health and environmental problems in company’s operations in Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico.
Click here
Report makes suggestions to rectify "most serious errors", reduce social & environmental impacts of Goldcorp 's Marlin
Mine. Click here
Special investigation says mining complexes hurt agrarian, indigenous, and social rights - refers to Blackfire, Goldcorp,
First Majestic. Click here
Local & intl. NGOs say villagers losing livelihoods because of land acquisitions by palm oil companies Golden
Veroleum/Golden Agri-Resources, Sime Darby. Click here
"Conflict or consent? - The oil palm sector at crossroads".
Click here
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Ghana
Ghana
Africa
Ghana
Liberia
Global
Ghana
Africa
Global
Global
6 Jul
2005
4 Jun
2008
Government security forces open fire during protests over environmental, social impacts of Bogoso/Prestea mine –
Wassa Association of Communities Affected by Mining calls for government investigation. Click here
NGOs say mining companies have impeded food production, led to serious human rights abuses by the military. Click here
Report highlights negative social impact of tax avoidance by mining companies in Africa. Click here .
14, 28
Jul
2010
13 Nov
2013
6 Feb
2013
27 Nov
2013
Communitybased group in Prestea reports “brutalities” by
Golden Star Resources & state security against local residents, allegedly under guise of fighting illegal mining.
Click here
Local & intl. NGOs say villagers losing livelihoods because of land acquisitions by palm oil companies Golden
Veroleum/Golden Agri-Resources, Sime Darby. Click here
"Conflict or consent? - The oil palm sector at crossroads".
Click here
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
4, 11
Jun
2008
14 Jul
2010
3 Oct
2012
23 Jan
2013
NGOs say mining companies have impeded food production, led to serious human rights abuses by the military. Click here
Report highlights negative social impact of tax avoidance by mining companies in Africa. Click here .
Tax Justice Network alleges 16 banks aid the rich to avoid taxes, leading to the flow of capital out of developing countries. Click here
7 companies nominated for 2013 "Public Eye Awards for the worst cases of corporate human rights abuses &
Yes
Yes
Yes
No

Goldsmiths
(UK)
Goodrich
(USA)
Google
(USA)
Google
(USA)
Google
(USA)
Google
(USA)
GP Garments
(Sri Lanka)
Graciela Naum
(Argentina)
Global
USA /
Armenia
China
China
China
USA 10 Jul
2013
Sri Lanka 25 May
2005
Argentina
Colombia
Burma
11 Jul
2007
24 Jun
2009
17 May
2006
17 Jan
2007
21 Apr
2010
3 May
2006
5 Sep
2012
21 Jan
2009 environmental misdeeds". Click here
CAFOD calls on Goldsmiths to sign 12 "Golden Rules" to reduce harmful social & environmental impacts of gold mining. Click here
Companies including Goodrich "likely lobbied" against US bill to name Turkey's killing of Armenians in early 1900s genocide. Click here .
Amnesty Intl. urges Yahoo!, Microsoft, Google not to cooperate with Chinese Govt's censorship & prosecution of dissidents. Click here
Labor groups raise concerns about positions of multinational & their business organizations regarding
China’s proposed labour law reform. Click here
CSR Asia commentary says Google's decision to close
China search engine "has less to do with human rights and more to do with extreme business risk". Click here
Human Rights First writes to tech firms named in context of
US Govt. "PRISM" programme. Click here
Global textiles union (ITGLWF) raises concerns over labour rights issues at GP Garments factory in export processing zone. Click here
Allegations that Argentinean clothing brands sourcing from clandestine factories where Bolivians work in “slave-like conditions”. Click here
Two anti-mining activists fighting for rights of workers at
Gran Colombia subsidiary killed. Click here [Only in
Spanish]
Burma Campaign UK adds 30 firms to "Dirty List", including
Grand Circle Travels. Click here
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Gran Colombia
(Colombia)
Grand Circle
Travels
(USA)
Green
Resources
(USA)
Group Talent/
Jordan Silk
(China)
Grupo Agbar
(Spain)
Grupo Eulen
(Spain)
Africa
(general)
Jordan
Mexico
Ecuador
18 Oct
2006
2 Jul
2008
Mexico 22 May
2013
7 Mar
2007
Report by National Labor Committee (a U.S. NGO) alleges poor working conditions in garment factories including
Group Talent/Jordan Silk supplying US brands & retailers.
Click here
Allegations that water company Grupo Agbar “violated the human right to water” in Coahuila. Click here (Spanish only)
Young man seriously injured after allegedly runo ver by employees of Eulen security firm. Click here (only in
Spanish)
Report denounces anti-union practices of Grupo Flores de
Mont aña. Click here (Spanish only)
Mexico
9 May
2012
2006
29 Nov
Report alleges that carbon offset projects in Africa benefit corporations, not victims of pollution Click here
Concerns raised about mine safety, violations of unionisation rights. Click here (Spanish only)
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Grupo Flores de la Montaña
(Ecuador)
Grupo México/
Industrial
Minera México
(Mexico)
Grupo Pellas
(Nicaragua)
Grupo Pellas
(Nicaragua)
Grupo San
Jos é
(Spain)
Yes
Yes
Guatemala 20 Jun
2012
Nicaragua 23 Jan
2013
Paraguay 17 Apr
2013
Allegations of displacement by plantations of Grupo Pellas – organizations call to respect precautionary measures agreed with IACHR. Click here (Spanish only)
Video report on thousands of workers’ deaths allegedly caused by pesticides & excessive exposure to heat at sugar mill owned by Grupo Pellas. Click here (Also in Spanish)
Survival Intl. says construction firm Carlos Casado (part of
Grupo San José) is threatening survival of indigenous group
& calls on investors to take action. Click here
Yes
Yes
Yes

(
Grupo Tomza
Guatemala
(Dominican
Republic)
(Dominican
Republic)
)
Grupo Vicini
Grupo Vicini
Grupo Vicini
(Dominican
Republic)
Grupo Vicini
(Dominican
Republic)
Guangdong
Red Bay
Generation
(China)
Guangdong
Electric Power
Development
(China)
Guangdong
Yudean
(China)
Guangdong
Yudean
(China)
Guatemala
Dominican
Republic
Dominican
Republic
Dominican
Republic
Dominican
Republic
China
China
China
22 Jun
2011
30 Sep
2009
18 Jan
2012
12 Sep
2012
6 Nov
2013
14 Jun
2006
14 Jun
2006
14 Jun
2006
Unions allege Grupo Tomza fired 12 employees for exercising their freedom of association. Click here (Spanish only)
Report raises concerns about treatment of Haitian sugar cane workers at Grupo Vicini's plantations, including
"atmosphere of racism, ongoing child labour". Click here
Company loses lawsuit against Dominican Republic on slavery like conditions of Haitian sugarcane workers in their operations. Click here
Click here [in Spanish]
US labour inspectors warn of repressive working conditions on Grupo Vicini sugar cane plantations. Click here [Spanish only]
Videos about working conditions of Haitian workers in cane plantations Vicini Group and other companies. Click here
(in Spanish)
Shooting of protesters who opposed power plant construction at Dongzhou village, Shanwei. Click here
Shooting of protesters who opposed power plant construction at Dongzhou village, Shanwei. Click here
Shooting of protesters who opposed power plant construction at Dongzhou village, Shanwei. Click here
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Guangzhou
Development
Industry
Holdings
(China)
Gulf Air
(Bahrain)
H&M
(Sweden)
H&M
(Sweden)
H&M
(Sweden)
H&M
(Sweden)
H&M
(Sweden)
H&M
(Sweden)
Habib Rafique
(Pakistan)
Hacking Team
(Italy)
China
China
12 Sep
2012
14 Jun
2006
Nearly 200 children living near Guangdong Yudean power plant found to have excessive lead levels in blood. Click here
Shooting of protesters who opposed power plant construction at Dongzhou village, Shanwei. Click here
Yes
No
Bahrain 10 Aug
2011
Banglades h
24 Oct
2012
Cambodia 19 Dec
2012
Uzbekistan 20 Feb
2013
Cambodia 20 Mar
2013
Cambodia 17 Apr
Banglades h
Pakistan
Syria &
Middle eastern
2013
8 May
2013
7 Apr
2010
25 Jan
2012
Over 2000 workers allegedly fired as punishment for participating in pro-democracy protests, says to Human
Rights Watch. Click here
H&M CEO calls on Bangladesh Govt. to raise minimum wage in textile industry. Click here
Campaign calls on retailers to publicly support living wage for Cambodian garment workers. Click here
Cotton Campaign calls for stronger commitment from H&M to rid supply chain of Uzbek child & forced labour - company responds. Click here
Garment workers protesting unpaid wages after owners closed factory demand action from H&M and Walmart, which workers say bought from the factory. Click here
Clean Clothes Campaign calls on H&M to commit to providing a living wage to workers in Cambodia. Click here
Rana Plaza garment factory collapse in Bangladesh; over
1100 dead. Click here
Judicial inquiry reports serious abuses by property developers Bahria Town, Defence Housing Authority, Habib
Rafique - alleges forced evictions, killings. Click here.
Report alleges companies selling of surveillance equipment to repressive govts. Click here
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No

Hackett
(UK)
Halliburton
(USA)
(USA)
(China)
Harbin
(China)
Hasbro
(USA)
Head &
HEG
(China)
(Germany)
Heineken
Heineken
Heineken
(Croatia)
Herakles
Capital
Herakles
Capital
Hanesbrands
Hantai Shoe
Shoulders /
Procter &
Gamble (USA)
Electronics
HeidelbergCem ent
(Netherlands)
(Netherlands)
(Netherlands)
Hellas Gold
(Greece)
Helwan
Fertilizers
(Egypt)
Helwan
Fertilizers
(Egypt)
Henan Rebecca
(China)
HEP
(USA)
(USA) countries
Bahrain
Nigeria
Jordan
China
Sudan
China
Bahrain
18 Apr
2012
19 Oct
2011
17 Sep
2008
30 Jul
2008
12, 19
Sep
10 Oct
2007
6 Aug
2008
18 Apr
2012
Concerns raised by NGOs about Formula One and its teams going ahead with the Bahrain Grand Prix, given the human rights situation in the country. Click here
Report alleges Shell fuelled armed conflict by funding groups linked to militia violence; Siapem allegedly replicating mistakes.
Click here
Human trafficking & wide range of abuses at Mediterranean
Resources, according to US-based National Labor
Committee – supplies Hanesbrands, Wal-Mart. Click here
China Labor Watch report alleges abuses at Hantai Shoe, supplier to Wal-Mart.
Merowe dam project.
Click here
UN Special Rapporteur on adequate housing concerned about forced evictions & other abuses related to the
Click here
National Labor Committee alleges abuses at Hoida factory in Shenzhen, China, producing "Ernie" toys. Click here
Concerns raised by NGOs about Formula One and its teams going ahead with the Bahrain Grand Prix, given the human rights situation in the country. Click here
China
Israel & the
Occupied
Territories
29 Jun
2011
Cambodia 7 June
2006
Global
Mexico
Greece
Egypt
Egypt
22 Aug
2012
15 Jul
2009
14 Nov
2012
23 Oct
2013
21 Aug
2013
4 Sep
2013
China Labor Watch alleges child labour at Samsung supplier HEG Electronics - Samsung announces investigation. Click here
HeidelbergCement accused of violating intl. law, OECD
Guidelines, UN Global Compact - mining activities said to infringe on Palestinians' rights to self-determination. Click here
Australian Council of Trade Unions campaign raises concerns about health & working conditions of "beer promotion women". Click here
SOMO "Overviews of controversial business practices in
2008" on companies including Heineken. Click here
Mexico: Local communities protest major wind farm in
Oaxaca claiming it would adversely affect their livelihood; protesters allegedly subject to intimidation & death threats.
Click here
Local protests over environmental & social impacts of
Eldorado Gold's mine in Halkidiki continue. Click here
Helwan Fertilizers reportedly uses "thuggery law" to silence protests against pollution allegedly causing damage to health & environment. Click here
Rejoinder by Habi Center for Environmental Rights to
Helwan Fertilizer, regarding pollution concerns & alleged repression of protests. Click here
South China Morning Post article says Henan Rebecca uses forced prison labour. Click here
China
Croatia
24, 31
Aug
2005
23 Nov
2011
Cameroon 21 Mar
2012
Global 11 Dec
2013
Environmental NGOs urge European Bank for
Reconstruction & Development to withdraw from Ombla hydropower plant implemented by electricity firm HEP due to “high environmental risks”. Click here
Report raises concerns regarding sustainability and intentions of company project in Cameroon. Click here
Further to our 27 Nov Update: Agumil/PPVOMI, Agusan
Plantations, Herakles Farms/Herakles Capital, Musim Mas,
SIVA Group, Wilmar Intl. did not respond to a report on negative impacts on land rights. Click here
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No

Herakles Farms
(USA)
Herakles Farms
(USA)
Cameroon 21 Mar
2012
Cameroon 19 Dec
2012
Herakles Farms
(USA)
Heritage Oil
(UK)
Heritage Oil
(UK)
Hershey’s
(USA)
Hidralia
Energía
(Spain)
Hidro Santa
Cruz
(Guatemala)
Hill + Knowlton
Strategies
(USA)
Hilton HHonors
(USA)
Hilton
Worldwide
(USA)
Hilton
Worldwide
(USA)
Hilton Hotels
(USA)
Himagiri Hydro
Energy
(India)
Hindalco
(Aditya Birla)
(India)
Hindalco
(Aditya Birla)
(India)
Hindalco
(Aditya Birla)
(India)
Hi Tan Security
(Taiwan)
Hobbs
(UK)
Hoffman-La
Global
Uganda 17 Mar
Global
Western
Africa
2010
27 Feb
2013
26 Sep
2012
Global
11 Dec
2013
15 Jan
2014
Guatemala 20 Jun
2012
Bahrain 12 Dec
2012
Bahrain
South
Africa
Global
18 Apr
2012
16 Jun
2010
11 Aug
2010
Report raises concerns regarding sustainability and intentions of company project in Cameroon. Click here
Cameroon: Director & staffers of NGO opposed to Herakles
Farms project detained for 2 days, then released - reportedly had planned peaceful demonstration. Click here
Further to our 27 Nov Update: Agumil/PPVOMI, Agusan
Plantations, Herakles Farms/Herakles Capital, Musim Mas,
SIVA Group, Wilmar Intl. did not respond to a report on negative impacts on land rights. Click here
PLATFORM alleges environmental and human rights impacts of oil industry in Uganda. Click here
Platform report: “Making a Killing: Oil Companies, Tax
Avoidance and Subsidies”. Click here
Whole Foods & United Natural Foods criticised for failing to sign appeal asking Hershey's to fully commit to using ethically sourced cocoa. Click here
Intermón-Oxfam report provides key points for Spanish companies operating abroad to respect human rights norms; alleges specifc human rights abuses. Click here
International Trade Union Confederation calls for investigation over the killing and injuries of peasants’ leaders during protests against Hidro Santa Cruz. Click here [Spanish Only]
"PR Watch" initiative raises concerns about PR firms' work in connection with Bahrain Govt., given the govt's human rights record. Click here
Concerns raised by NGOs about Formula One and its teams going ahead with the Bahrain Grand Prix, given the human rights situation in the country. Click here
Call for international hotel chains to report on their actions to prevent human trafficking at the World Cup in South
Africa, including Hilton Worldwide. Click here
NGO campaigns for Hilton to take steps to prevent child prostitution & trafficking in hotels. Click here
16 May
India
India
India
India
Taiwan
United
Kingdom
Global
2012
Click here
18 Mar
2009
3 Aug
2006
Petition says Himagiri Hydro Energy's Panan hydro-electric project will harm environment & Lepcha community's culture
- calls for release of arrested activists. Click here
Reports in Indian newspapers The Hindu and Tehelka:
Residents oppose proposed Utkal bauxite mining & alumina refinery project in Orissa over environmental & displacement concerns. Click here
Indian People’s Tribunal report on alleged human rights and environment violations involved in Utkal aluminium project.
Click here
13 & 20
Dec
2006
4 Apr
2007
13 Nov
2013
Report by former World Bank advisor Robert Goodland raises serious human rights & environmental concerns about Utkal bauxite & alumina project. Click here
Yuanli Self-Help Group raises concerns about violence against residents protesting InfraVest wind turbine construction over alleged environmental & health impacts.
Click here
19 Oct
2011
Labour Behind the Label report examines to what extent workers in supply chains of UK high street brands are being paid a living wage. Click here
23 Aug, Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility rates 15
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No

Hongda
Chemicals
(China)
Honeywell
(USA)
Horizon
Clothing
(Jordan)
Horizonte
(Germany)
Hoya
Corporation
(Japan)
HP (Hewlett-
Packard)
(USA)
HP (Hewlett-
Packard)
(USA)
HP (Hewlett-
Packard)
(USA)
HP (Hewlett-
Packard)
(USA)
HP (Hewlett-
Packard)
(USA)
Roche
(Switzerland)
Hoida factory
(China)
Honda
(Japan)
Honda
(Japan)
Honda (Japan)
HP (Hewlett-
Packard)
(USA)
HP (Hewlett-
Packard)
(USA)
HRT-Cosworth
(Spain)
HSBC
(UK)
China
Global
USA
USA
China
USA
Jordan
Turkey
Thailand
Global
13 Sep,
8 Nov
2006
6 Aug
2008
24 Mar,
31 Mar
2010
21 Nov
2012 pharmaceutical firms on HIV/AIDS, including Hoffman-La
Roche - finds none has comprehensive approach. Click here
National Labor Committee alleges abuses at Hoida factory in Shenzhen, China, producing "Ernie" toys. Click here
SOMO report says top 10 auto-makers allegedly failing to address supply chain conflict minerals. Click here
19 Dec
2012
15 May
2013
Global Witness calls on electronics companies to issue public statements outlining their position on lawsuit filed by business associations against rules on "conflict minerals."
Click here
Global Witness issues new call for more companies to clarify positions on conflict minerals lawsuit. Click here
Greenpeace report finds stockpiles of fertiliser waste hazardous to health near villages. Click here
19 Dec
2012
18 Oct
2006
3 Jun
2009
1 Oct
2008
1 Jun
2005
Global Witness issues new call for more companies to clarify positions on conflict minerals lawsuit. Click here
Report by National Labor Committee (a U.S. NGO) alleges poor working conditions in garment factories including
Horizon that supply US brands & retailers. Click here
Menderes Textil factory, Turkey: Clean Clothes Campaign raises concerns of anti-union activity, other labour abuses.
Click here
Hoya Glass Disk Company allegedly clamps down on unions; workers claim to have been arbitrarily dismissed.
Click here
Greenpeace report says hi-tech products made by Hewlett-
Packard & others use toxic flame retardants. Click here
China
Middle
East
USA &
Dem. Rep. of Congo
USA
USA
Bahrain
China
11 Feb
2009
7 Dec
2011
16 May
2012
23 May
2012
11 July
2012
21 Nov
2012
18 Apr
2012
24 Aug,
31 Aug
"High Tech Misery in China": Natl. Labor Committee (US) alleges labour abuses at Mae Tay keyboard factory supplying Dell, HP, IBM, Lenovo, Microsoft. Click here
Human Rights First says companies providing surveillance technology to oppressive regimes in the Middle East contribute to human rights abuses. Click here
Click here
Concerns raised over companies trying to undermine implementation of the US Dodd Frank 1502 requiring companies to carry out supply chain due diligence on minerals sourced from Dem. Rep. of Congo or adjoining countries. Click here
Global Witness, Enough Project & others call on electronics
& automotive firms to make public statements against US
Chamber of Commerce position on conflict minerals. Click here
Global Witness calls on electronics companies to issue public statements outlining their position on lawsuit filed by business associations against rules on "conflict minerals."
Click here
Concerns raised by NGOs about Formula One and its teams going ahead with the Bahrain Grand Prix, given the human rights situation in the country. Click here
South China Morning Post article alleges wig manufacturer
Henan Rebecca uses forced prison labour – says major
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes

HSBC
(UK)
HSBC
(UK)
HSBC
(UK)
HSBC
(UK)
Hsikwangshan
Twinkling Star
(China)
Huawei
(China)
Huawei
(China)
Huawei
(China)
Hui Zhou Win
Merchant Tour
Product (China)
Hugo Boss /
Valentino
Fashion Group
(Italy)
Hyatt Hotels
(USA)
Hyatt
(USA)
Hyatt
(USA)
HydroChina
(China)
HydroChina
(China)
HydroTasmania
(Australia)
Hyundai
(So. Korea)
Hyundai Heavy
Industries
(So. Korea)
Hyundai Heavy
Industries
(So. Korea)
Hyundai Heavy
Industries
(So. Korea)
Global
Global
Mexico
Global
China
Middle
East
Pakistan
Pakistan
China
Bahrain
South
Africa
USA
16, 26
Jun
2010
17 Aug
2011
16 May
2012
Burma 26 Oct
2011
Burma
Malaysia 24 Apr
2013
Global
Burma
Burma
Burma
2005 banks, including HSBC, among its top shareholders.
Click here
8 Feb
2012
European financial institutions fuel food price volatility & hunger, says new report. Click here
3 Oct
2012
Tax Justice Network alleges 16 banks aid the rich to avoid taxes, leading to the flow of capital out of developing countries. Click here
20 Mar
2013
11 Dec
2013
24 Mar
2010
7 Dec
2011
Global Witness says HSBC money laundering contributed to human rights abuses by “doing business with Mexican drug lords, terrorist financers and pariah states”. Click here
10 companies with "worst corporate social responsibility records" nominated for 2014 Public Eye Awards. Click here
Drinking water in Hunan townships reportedly polluted by toxic metals from Hsikwangshan Twinkling Star factory (part of China Non-Ferrous Metals) - cancer rates skyrocket.
Click here
Human Rights First says companies providing surveillance technology to oppressive regimes in the Middle East contribute to human rights abuses. Click here
7 Mar
2012
6 Feb
2013
16 Mar
2011
18 Apr
2012
Pakistan Govt. calls for proposals for internet filtering, blocking system - Pakistan-based NGO Bolo Bhi calls on tech firms not to bid. Click here
Govt. moving ahead with plans for internet censorship firewall, "possibly with Chinese tech". Click here
Labour group accuses toy industry's certification scheme of
"shielding labour violations" at toy factories including Hui
Zhou Win Merchant Tour Product. Click here
Concerns raised by NGOs about Formula One and its teams going ahead with the Bahrain Grand Prix, given the human rights situation in the country. Click here
14 Dec
2011
24 Mar
2010
26 Jan
2011
26 Oct
2011
21 Dec
2011
Call for international hotel chains to report on their actions to prevent human trafficking at the World Cup in South
Africa, including Hyatt Hotels. Click here
Hyatt allegedly opposing Senate bill that would improve hotel workers' health & safety. Click here
Click here
Shwe Gas Movement report claims displacement, forced labour, violence, deaths in the construction of the gas pipeline. Click here
Shwe Gas Movement rejoinder to companies regarding report claiming displacement, forced labour, violence, deaths in construction of gas pipeline. Click here
Indigenous groups protest planned dam in Sarawak, alleging they will be displaced, given poor housing & infertile farmland. Click here
SOMO report says top 10 auto-makers allegedly failing to address supply chain conflict minerals. Click here
EarthRights says Norwegian Govt. complicit in abuses through investment in oil companies operating in Burma including Hyundai Heavy Industries. Click here
Shwe Gas Movement report claims displacement, forced labour, violence, deaths in the construction of the gas pipeline. Click here
Shwe Gas Movement rejoinder to companies regarding report claiming displacement, forced labour, violence, deaths in construction of gas pipeline. Click here
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No

Hyundai Heavy
Industries
(So. Korea)
Ibena
(Germany)
Iberdrola
(Spain)
IBM
(USA)
IBM
(USA)
IBM
(USA)
ID
Group/Okaidi
(France)
Ikea
(Sweden)
Ikea
(Sweden)
Impala
Platinum
(So. Africa)
Implats
(So. Africa)
InBev
(Belgium)
Inco
(Canada)
Hyundai Heavy
Industries
(So. Korea)
Independencia
(Brazil)
Inditex (Zara)
(Spain)
Inditex (Zara)
(Spain)
Indophil /
Sagittarius
Mines Inc (SMI)
Israel/
Occupied
Territories
Myanmar
Turkey
Global
China
USA &
Dem. Rep. of Congo
USA
Cambodia
Turkey
Israel/
Occupied territories
23 May
2012
19 Dec
2012
Zimbabwe 23 Mar
2011
South
Africa
Cambodia
New
Caledonia
Brazil
Banglades h
India
Philippines
21 Dec
2011
26 Jun
2013
3 Jun
2009
15 Jan
2013
11 Feb
2009
11 July
2012
1 May
2013
3 Jun
2009
18 Jul
2007
7 June
2006
26 Apr
2006
24 Jun,
1 Jul
2009
11 May
2005
15 Aug
2012
1 Apr
2009
Use of company’s equipment in demolitions of homes.
Click here
NGO reports detail alleged human rights impacts of Shwe natural gas & Myanmar-China oil transport projects – company responses & non-responses provided. Click here
Menderes Textil factory, Turkey: Clean Clothes Campaign raises concerns of anti-union activity, other labour abuses.
Click here
Intermón-Oxfam report provides key points for Spanish companies operating abroad to respect human rights norms; alleges specifc human rights abuses. Click here
"High Tech Misery in China": Natl. Labor Committee (US) alleges labour abuses at Mae Tay keyboard factory supplying Dell, HP, IBM, Lenovo, Microsoft. Click here
Concerns raised over companies trying to undermine implementation of the US Dodd Frank 1502 requiring companies to carry out supply chain due diligence on minerals sourced from Dem. Rep. of Congo or adjoining countries. Click here
Global Witness, Enough Project & others call on electronics
& automotive firms to make public statements against US
Chamber of Commerce position on conflict minerals. Click here
NGOs allege violence & illegal dismissal of unionised workers at E-Garment factory, owned by Yee Tung and supplying major intl. brands. Click here
Menderes Textil factory, Turkey: Clean Clothes Campaign raises concerns of anti-union activity, other labour abuses.
Click here
Ikea & Moviley Dror allegedly refuse to deliver goods to
Palestinians in West Bank while still serving Israeli settlers.
Click here
Opposition politician Roy Bennett criticises company for allegedly profiting from killings at Marange diamond fields.
Click here
Bench Marks Foundation report says platinum mines in
North West Province owned by companies including Implats putting workers' & communities' health at risk. Click here
Australian Council of Trade Unions campaign raises concerns about health & working conditions of "beer promotion women". Click here
Indigenous group protests against Inco's Goro mine in New
Caledonia - concerned about future impacts on water supply. Click here
Greenpeace report on cattle sector raises concerns including forced labour, deforestation causing climate change. Click here .
Factory of supplier Spectrum Sweater in Dhaka,
Bangladesh, collapses, killing 64 workers - Global textiles union (ITGLWF) and Clean Clothes Campaign raise concerns about working conditions prior to collapse. Click here
Follow-up report on exploitation of child workers and Dalit children exposes lack of action by intl. clothing brands. Click here
NGO report says mining causes "large-scale ruin, particularly undermining food production". Click here
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

/ Xstrata
(Philippines)
Indorama
(Singapore)
Indorama
(Singapore)
Infinito Gold
(Canada)
InfraVest
(Germany)
InfraVest
(Germany)
ING
(Netherlands)
ING
(Netherlands)
ING
(Netherlands)
ING
(Netherlands)
Ingenio
Guadalupe
(Guatemala)
Inland Screw
Pilling
(Canada)
Intel
(USA)
Intel
(USA)
Intel
(USA)
Intel
(USA)
Intel
(USA)
Intelsat
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Costa Rica
Taiwan
Taiwan
China
12 Jun
2013
18 Dec
2013
21 Nov
2012
3 Jul
2013
13 Nov
2013
24 Aug
2005
Complaint calls on US customs agency to halt imports from
Daewoo Intl. & Indorama for using Uzbek cotton allegedly harvested with forced labour. Click here
Cotton Campaign review of 2013 cotton harvest says forced
& child labour continues despite presence of Intl. Labour
Organization observers
Infinito Gold allegedly "intimidates" academics in Costa
Rica. Click here (Spanish only)
Local residents protest against InfraVest wind power project over physical & mental health concerns. Click here
Yuanli Self-Help Group raises concerns about violence against residents protesting InfraVest wind turbine construction over alleged environmental & health impacts.
Click here
South China Morning Post article alleges wig manufacturer
Henan Rebecca uses forced prison labour – says major banks, including ING, among its top shareholders. Click here
Center for Human Rights & Environment (CEDHA),
Argentina, claims that ING’s potential investment in pulp mill projects would violate Equator Principles. Click here
Uruguay 21 Dec
2005,
4 Jan,
12 Apr
2006
Global 18 Jan,
25 Jan
2006
Global 8 Feb
2012
Guatemala 6 Aug,
3 Sep
2008
China 16 Feb
2011
Major European banks have invested over $8 billion in
“companies that abuse human rights”, according to NGO report. Click here
SOMO reports on Dutch financial institutions and their role in food speculation. Click here
Indigenous farmers protest against displacement, environmental damage by sugar ethanol companies
- Alleged violent repression of protestors by security agents working for Ingenio Guadalupe. Click here
Company imported products allegedly made at factory using prison labour. Click here
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes China
USA &
Dem. Rep. of Congo
17 Jan
2007
23 May
2012
Labor groups raise concerns about positions of multinational & their business organizations regarding
China’s proposed labour law reform. Click here
Concerns raised over companies trying to undermine implementation of the US Dodd Frank 1502 requiring companies to carry out supply chain due diligence on minerals sourced from Dem. Rep. of Congo or adjoining countries. Click here
USA
USA
Pakistan
Iran
11 July
2012
21 Nov
2012
25 Sep
2013
Global Witness, Enough Project & others call on electronics
& automotive firms to make public statements against US
Chamber of Commerce position on conflict minerals. Click here
Global Witness calls on electronics companies to issue public statements outlining their position on lawsuit filed by business associations against rules on "conflict minerals."
Click here
Net sweeper’s silence on its reported role in Pakistan’s internet filtering programme – Business & Human Rights
Resource Centre writes to Canadian Govt., Netsweeper business partners. Click here
4 Jan Human rights activists criticise satellite providers for
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No

(Luxembourg)
Intercontinental
Hotels
(UK)
Intertek (USA)
South
Africa
China
Philippines
2012 enabling broadcasts of coerced confessions. Click here
16 Jun
2010
Call for international hotel chains to report on their actions to prevent human trafficking at the World Cup in South
Africa, including Intercontinental Hotels. Click here
22 Aug
2012
1 Apr
2009
China Labor Watch alleges child labour at Samsung supplier HEG Electronics - Samsung announces investigation. Click here
NGO report says mining causes "large-scale ruin, particularly undermining food production". Click here
Intex
Resources
(Norway)
Intex
Resources
(Norway)
Intex
Resources
(Norway)
Intex
Resources
(Norway)
Intex
Resources
(Norway)
Invercaixa
(Spain)
Isagen
(Colombia)
Island Oil &
Gas
(Ireland)
ISS (Denmark)
Philippines
Philippines
Philippines
Philippines
Paraguay
Morocco/
Western
Sahara
28 Oct
2009
11 Nov
2009
13 Jan
2010
22 Feb
2012
17 Apr
2013
Colombia 14 Nov
2012
20 Dec
2006,
3 Jan
2007
Israel/
Occupied
Territories
7 Nov
2012
Myanmar 11 Jan
2012
Working Group on Mining comments on company responses to "Mining or Food?" report
Intex Resources. Click here
– further reply by
Govt. approves Intex Resources' nickel project in Mindoro despite strong opposition of NGOs, local authorities & communities over food security & environmental concerns.
Click here
NGO urges govt. to permanently revoke license of Intex
Resources' nickel mine project due to "infringement" of the right to food. Click here
NGOs concerned by Intex Resources' potential partnership with Chinese firm MCC8 for Mindoro Nickel Project. Click here
Survival Intl. says construction firm Carlos Casado (part of
Grupo San José) is threatening survival of indigenous group
& calls on investors to take action. Click here
Desaparecido líder opositor a proyecto hidroeléctrico de
Isagen. Click here (only in Spanish)
Western Sahara Watch says new reconnaissance contract with Moroccan state oil company increases risk of further armed conflict. Click here
DanWatch says ISS' work in Occupied Territories is inconsistent with its participation in the UN Global Compact.
Click here
Click here
Displacement, environment, labour concerns raised over
Italian-Thai Development Company's Dawei port project.
Italian-Thai
Development
Company
(Thailand)
Italian-Thai
Development
Company
(Thailand)
Italian-Thai
Development
Company
(Thailand)
ITM Mining
(UK/Angola)
ITM Mining
(UK/Angola)
Ivanhoe Mines
(Canada)
Jabil
(USA)
Myanmar
Myanmar
Angola
Angola
19 Jun
2013
9 Oct
2013
13, 20
Sep
2006
1 Oct
2008
Mongolia 19 May
2010
China 6 Mar
2013
Video shows villagers affected by road construction rejecting consultation by Italian-Thai Development for allegedly not meeting requirements of free, prior & informed consent. Click here
Villagers block Dawei road to protest Ital-Thai
Development’s alleged failure to compensate for lost livelihoods. Click here
Security companies for diamond mining operations in
Cuango responsible for killings, torture, beatings & other abuses, says report. Click here
Report says mining companies' arbitrary seizure & destruction of farmlands causing widespread hunger & deepening poverty. Click here
NGOs protest against government's approval of mining project by Rio Tinto, Ivanhoe - concerns include possible water impacts. Click here
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
Yes

Jackson Lewis
(USA)
JBS
(Brazil)
JC Penney
(USA)
JC Penney
(USA)
Jindal
(India)
Jindal
(India)
Jindal
(India)
USA
Brazil
Global
Jordan
India
India
Mozambiq ue
6 Mar
2013
24 Jun
2009
8 Mar
2006
18 Oct
2006
8 Jun
2006
14 Dec
2011
14 Aug
2013
Click here
Report alleges anti-union activities by Palermo's Pizza, with support of Jackson Lewis law firm. Click here
Greenpeace report on cattle sector raises concerns including forced labour, deforestation causing climate change. Click here
No Dirty Gold campaign calls on 8 “laggard” jewellery retailers to sign on to social & environmental standards on gold sourcing. Click here
Report by National Labor Committee (a U.S. NGO) alleges poor working conditions in garment factories producing for
US brands & retailers including JC Penney. Click here
Report by mines, minerals & PEOPLE (alliance of mining issues NGOs in India) alleges use of child labour in many iron ore and granite mines in Karnataka state. Click here
Concerns over environmental impacts of planned Coal to
Liquid plants in Orissa. Click here
Human Rights Watch report raises concerns re impacts of mining boom on economic & social rights, including rights to food, water, and work of resettled communities. Click here
SweatFree Communities alleges labour abuses by Wal-Mart supplier JMS Garments. Click here
Behind the Label (USA) alleges poor working conditions at
Jockey supplier Gelmart Industries. Click here
JMS Garments
(Bangladesh)
Jockey
International
(USA)
Joe Fresh
(Canada)
Joe Trippi &
Associates
(USA)
(USA)
(USA)
(USA)
(USA)
(USA)
Johnson &
Johnson/
Tibotec
(USA/Belgium)
Johnson &
Johnson
Johnson &
Johnson
Johnnie Walker
/ Diageo
(UK)
Jones Group
(USA)
Jostens
JP Morgan
JP Morgan
Banglades h
Philippines
5 Nov
2008
27 Apr
2005
Banglades h
Bahrain
Global
Sudan
Global
Bahrain
Global
Global
Bahrain
Global
8 May
2013
12 Dec
2012
23 Aug,
6 Sep,
8 Nov
2006
12 Dec
2007,
2 Jan
2008
12 Dec
2007,
2 Jan
2008
18 Apr
2012
8 May
2013
8 Mar
2006
18 Apr
2012
10 Oct
2012
Rana Plaza garment factory collapse in Bangladesh; over
1100 dead. Click here
"PR Watch" initiative raises concerns about PR firms' work in connection with Bahrain Govt., given the govt's human rights record. Click here
Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility rates 15 pharmaceutical firms on HIV/AIDS, including Johnson &
Johnson/Tibotec- finds none has comprehensive approach.
Click here
Olympic Dream for Darfur calls on Olympic corporate sponsors, including Johnson & Johnson, to raise Sudan concerns with Chinese Govt. Click here
Oxfam report "Investing for Life" says drug companies not doing enough to provide access to medicines for the poor - makes recommendations for "responsible business practices". Click here
Concerns raised by NGOs about Formula One and its teams going ahead with the Bahrain Grand Prix, given the human rights situation in the country. Click here
AFL-CIO report "Responsibility Outsourced" raises several serious labour rights concerns including anti-union actions, harms to workers' health, harassment at audited & certified factories. Click here
No D irty Gold campaign calls on 8 “laggard” jewellery retailers to sign on to social & environmental standards on gold sourcing. Click here
Concerns raised by NGOs about Formula One and its teams going ahead with the Bahrain Grand Prix, given the human rights situation in the country. Click here
Tax Justice Network alleges 16 banks aid the rich to avoid taxes, leading to the flow of capital out of developing countries. Click here
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Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
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JP Morgan
Chase
Chase
(USA)
KBC
Chase
Julius Baer
(Switzerland)
Just Group
(Australia)
JX Holdings
(Japan)
(USA)
JP Morgan
JP Morgan
(USA)
(Germany)
Kabir Steel
Shipbreaking
Yard
(Bangladesh)
Kansai Electric
Power Co
(KEPCO)
(Japan)
Kappes,
Cassiday &
Associates
(KCA) (USA)
Kappes,
Cassiday &
Associates
(KCA) (USA)
Karachaganak
Petroleum
Operating
(Kazakhstan).
(Operating cos.:
BG Group, ENI)
Karachaganak
Petroleum
Operating
(Kazakhstan).
(Operating cos.:
BG Group, ENI)
KarazhanbasM unai
(Kazakhstan)
Karl Reiker
(Germany)
Karstadt-Quelle
Sudan
India
India
Global
Turkey
Burma
Banglades h
Burma
Guatemala 9 Jan
2013
Guatemala
Kazakhsta n
Kazakhsta n
Kazakhsta n
Banglades h
Banglades h
Angola
2 May
2012
10 Apr
2013
7 Aug
2013
17 Oct
2012
28 Sep
2011
19 Jan
2011
4 Nov
2009
Shareholder resolution with company proposes "genocidefree" investing; raises concerns over company's investment in PetroChina given its role in Sudan. Click here
Civil society groups write to POSCO investors, raising concerns over POSCO's steel plant project in Odisha, India
(displacement, violence against protestors, other concerns).
Click here .
"The Price of Steel: Human Rights and Forced Evictions in the POSCO-India Project". Click here
Tax Justice Network alleges 16 banks aid the rich to avoid taxes, leading to the flow of capital out of developing countries. Click here
Campaign calls on fashion manufacturers to "Stop the Killer
Jeans" & ban sand-blasting over concerns about lung disease. Click here
EarthRights says Norwegian Govt. complicit in abuses in
Burma through investment in oil companies operating there including JX Holdings. Click here
"Where Ships and Workers Go to Die - Shipbreaking in
Bangladesh" report by Natl. Labor Committee. Click here
21 Jan
2009
25 Sep
2013
20 Apr
2005
2 Oct
2013
Burma Campaign UK adds 30 firms to "Dirty List", including
Kansai Electric Power Co. members.
Click here
KCA & Radius Gold allegedly use violence in repressing peaceful protest against El Tambor mine by community
Emissions from Karachaganak oil and gas field causing serious environmental health problems in nearby communities, critical environmental information withheld, says Crude Accountability. Click here
Film documentary raises health & environmental concerns related to KPO-operated Karachaganak oil & gas field.
Click here
Click here
Grassroots NGOs report killings of 10 indigenous community members who were resisting mining companies on their territory. Click here
26 Sep
2012
Human Rights Watch report documents abuses of oil workers’ labour rights at Ersai Caspian Contractor LLC,
KarazhanbasMunai JSC, and OzenMunaiGas. Click here
Member of German Parliament submits OECD complaint 5 Jun
2013
11 May
2005 accusing C&A, Karl Rieker & KiK of partial responsibility for deaths & injuries at Bangladesh supplier factory fire. Click here
Factory of supplier Spectrum Sweater in Dhaka,
Bangladesh, collapses, killing 64 workers - Global textiles union (ITGLWF) and Clean Clothes Campaign raise concerns about working conditions prior to collapse. Click here
12 Oct, Global Witness report & Financial Times article raise
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Yes

(Belgium)
KBC
(Belgium)
KBR
(USA)
Kellogg’s
(USA)
Kellwood
(USA)
Kellwood
(USA)
Kemet (USA)
Kempinski
Hotels
(Switzerland)
Kennametal
(USA)
Khon Kaen
Sugar
(Thailand)
Khon Kaen
Sugar
(Thailand)
Khon Kaen
Sugar
(Thailand)
KiK
(Germany)
KiK
(Germany)
Global
Global
Global
16 Nov,
23 Nov
2005
18 Jan,
8 Feb
2006
30 Jan,
6 Feb
2008
13 Mar
2013 concerns that loan to Angola's state oil company Sonangol will perpetuate corruption & poverty. Click here
Major European banks have invested over $8 billion in
“companies that abuse human rights”, according to NGO report. Click here
"Private Security Contractors at War: Ending the Culture of
Impunity", report by Human Rights First. Click here
Guatemala 18 Mar
2009
Guatemala 27 Oct
2010
21 Nov
2012
16 May
2012
Oxfam launches campaign: “Behind the Brands - Food
Justice and the 'Big 10' Food and Beverage Companies".
Click here
Natl. Labor Committee (US) alleges women workers' rights abused at Nicotex factory, supplying Lane Bryant (part of
Charming Shoppes), Briggs New York (part of Kellwood).
Click here
Natl. Labor Committee (US) alleges labour abuses at
Alianza Fashion factory - including forced overtime, low wages, denial of freedom of association. Click here
Global Witness calls on electronics companies to issue public statements outlining their position on lawsuit filed by business associations against rules on "conflict minerals."
Click here
Click here
16 Jan
2013
Cambodia 25 Jul
2012
Cambodia 19 Sep
2012
Click here
NGO campaign says sugar companies benefitting from forced displacement, destruction of homes & crops, imprisonment of protesters - calls for restitution. Click here
Clean Sugar Campaign issues rejoinder to Ve Wong's statement on alleged illegal land seizures. Click here
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Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Kinder Morgan
(USA)
Kingmaker
Footwear
(Hong Kong)
Kingfisher
Airlines / UB
Group (India)
Kinross
(Canada)
Kmart (part of
Sears) (USA)
Cambodia
Pakistan
Banglades h
Global
China
Bahrain
Ecuador
Philippines
4 Dec
2013
31 Oct
2012
5 Jun
2013
20 Nov
2013
31 Aug
2005
18 Apr
2012
11 Jul
2012
27 Apr
2006
Cambodian & intl. NGOs raise concerns about impacts of
EU's Everything But Arms initiative on human rights in
Cambodia - focus on alleged abuses involving sugar industry. Click here
Clean Clothes Campaign calls on Kik to disclose names of other buyers from factory; ensure compensation is paid; take measures to prevent future incidents. Click here
Member of German Parliament submits OECD complaint accusing C&A, Karl Rieker & KiK of partial responsibility for deaths & injuries at Bangladesh supplier factory fire. Click here
"Indigenous Rights Risk Report" highlights financial & shareholder risks of failure to respect indigenous rights by extractive companies. Click here
Global textiles union (ITGLWF) accuses Kingmaker
Footwear of labour abuses & cover-up to mislead workplace monitors - supplies Clarks & Skechers. Click here
Concerns raised by NGOs about Formula One and its teams going ahead with the Bahrain Grand Prix, given the human rights situation in the country. Click here
Ecuador: Report alleges mining operations of Kinross-
Aurelian negatively impact local artisanal miners, children’s
& communities’ health. Click here
Behind the Label (USA) allege poor working conditions alleged at Kmart supplier Gelmart Industries. Click here
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No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes

Kmart/Sears
(USA)
K-Nex
(USA)
Kodak
(USA)
Kodak
(USA)
Kodak
(USA)
KOGAS
(Korea)
KOGAS
(Korea)
KOGAS
(Korea)
KOGAS
(Korea)
KOGAS
(Korea)
Kohl's
Kosmos
Energy
(Bermuda/USA)
KPMG
(Netherlands)
Kraft
(USA)
Kraft
(USA)
Kraft
(USA)
(Germany)
Kohler
(USA)
Koidu Holdings
(Sierra Leone)
Kolomyjskiy
Plant
(Ukraine)
Korea Gas
(Korea)
Kunlin Energy
Global
China
USA
Sudan
USA
Burma
Burma
Burma
Burma
Myanmar
8 Mar
2006
6 Aug
2008
24, 31
May
2006
12 Dec
2007
30 Apr
2008
26 Jan
2011
15 Jun
2011
26 Oct
2011
14 Dec
2011
26 Jun
2013
No Dirty Gold campaign calls on 8 “laggard” jewellery retailers to sign on to social & environmental standards on gold sourcing. Click here
National Labor Committee alleges abuses at Hoida factory in Shenzhen, China, producing "Ernie" toys. Click here
"Toxic 100" list of corporate air polluters, prepared by Univ. of Massachusetts research institute (PERI): Kodak in top
10. Click here
Olympic Dream for Darfur calls on Olympic corporate sponsors, including Kodak, to raise Sudan concerns with
Chinese Govt. Click here
"Toxic 100" list of top air polluters, by Political Economy
Research Institute, Univ. of Massachusetts - we invited top
10 to respond, including Kodak. Click here
EarthRights says Norwegian Govt. complicit in abuses through investment in oil companies operating in Burma including KOGAS. Click here
KOGAS connected to abuses at Shwe pipeline, according to the EarthRights International report. Click here
Shwe Gas Movement report claims displacement, forced labour, violence, deaths in the construction of the gas pipeline. Click here
Shwe Gas Movement rejoinder to companies regarding report claiming displacement, forced labour, violence, deaths in construction of gas pipeline. Click here
NGO reports detail alleged human rights impacts of Shwe natural gas & Myanmar-China oil transport projects – company responses & non-responses provided. Click here
Turkey
China
Sierra
Leone
Ukraine
Burma
Global
3 Jun
2009
22 Jun
2005
30 May
2012
4 Feb
2009
13 & 20
Dec
2006
20 Nov
2013
Menderes Textil factory, Turkey: Clean Clothes Campaign raises concerns of anti-union activity, other labour abuses.
Click here
China Labor Watch says employees at Kohler factory work in dangerous conditions. Click here
Koidu Holdings response regarding 2007 death of protesters at its concession in Sierra Leone. Click here
Ukrainian Trade Union Federation lists companies that have not paid employees' salaries - list includes Kolomyjskiy
Plant. Click here
Earthrights Intl. calls on sponsors of Shwe gas pipeline to conduct environmental & human rights impact assessments; 15 Korean NGOs raise concerns about project. Click here
"Indigenous Rights Risk Report" highlights financial & shareholder risks of failure to respect indigenous rights by extractive companies. Click here
NGO issues rejoinder to companies’ responses to health & environmental concerns about Kok-Jailau ski resort
Kazakhsta n
20 Feb
2013
Argentina
Egypt/
Tunisia
Egypt/
Tunisia
Burma
14 Nov
2009 construction. Click here
Kraft faces protests from workers alleging anti-union practices, intimidation and complicity with police violence & detention. Click here [also available in Spanish ]
Cadbury (owned by Kraft) workers in Egypt face dismissal 12 Sep
2012
3 Oct
2012 for allegedly inciting labour strike - SOTUBI (partly-owned by Kraft) allegedly sacks union representative in Tunisia over union activities. Click here
Intl. Union of Food workers (IUF) rejoinder to Kraft Foods’ response re alleged anti-union activities in Egypt & Tunisia.
Click here
19 Jan EarthRights says Norwegian Govt. complicit in abuses in
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Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No

(China)
Kyivskyj ipodrom
(Ukraine)
Ukraine
2011 Burma through investment in oil companies operating there including Essar Oil. Click here
4 Feb
2009
Ukrainian Trade Union Federation lists companies that have not paid employees' salaries - list includes Kyivskyj ipodrom. Click here
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