Corporate Accountability and Government Policy

Canada fails to create an independent ombudsperson with effective investigatory powers

Apr 10, 2019 —

Photo: CNCA

On April 8, the Canadian government announced the appointment of the long-awaited Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE), but failed to live up to its commitment to grant the position the necessary independence and power to investigate abuses and redress harm caused by Canadian mining, oil and gas, and garment companies operating abroad. Several human rights, union, labour, international development and faith organizations have voiced their dismay over the announcement.

Charges dropped against Cambodian worker rights advocate

Jul 24, 2018 —

Photo: ILRF

A Municipal Court in Phnom Penh, Cambodia has dropped all charges against well-known worker rights advocate Moeun Tola. Tola is the Executive Director of the Centre for the Alliance of Human and Labour Rights (CENTRAL). This decision comes after a six-month long legal process and persistent national and international pressure.

Drop the bogus charges against Moeun Tola, say labour and human rights groups (February 2018)

Mar 13, 2018 —

Photo: Heng Chivoan

85 national and international human and labour rights organizations and global unions from around the world have joined together to call for an end to the politically motivated prosecution of Cambodian human rights defender, Moeun Tola.

Join the Global Days of Action against Wage Theft (December 2017)

Dec 14, 2017 —

Clean Clothes Campaign

Tell Nygard, M&S, Bonmarché to provide just compensation to abandoned Cambodian workers who made their clothes. Join the Clean Clothes Campaign’s Global Days of Action to end Wage Theft.

Read more about Join the Global Days of Action against Wage Theft (December 2017)

Nike signs agreement to cooperate with WRC factory inspections (September 2017)

Sep 8, 2017 —

USAS

On August 30, Georgetown University and Nike announced they had signed a new licensing agreement that will give the Worker Rights Consortium (WRC) access to conduct inspections of working conditions in Nike supplier factories producing university-licensed products.

Read more about Nike signs agreement to cooperate with WRC factory inspections (September 2017)

Gap and VF Corp release factory lists (September 2016)

Sep 14, 2016 —

As part of our 2002 campaign for factory disclosure regulations, students cut out clothing labels and mailed them to the Canadian government

Two more major international apparel brands have joined the growing list of companies in the sector that are publicly disclosing information on their wholly-owned and supplier factories around the world.

Assassination of Honduran indigenous rights and environmental activist, Berta Cáceres, sparks global outrage (April 2016)

Apr 12, 2016 —

Photo: of Berta beside the Gualcarque River (Goldman Environmental Prize)

MSN joins with a growing number of organizations and institutions throughout the Americas and around the world in condemning the assassination of internationally recognized Honduran human and indigenous rights defender and environmental activist, Berta Cáceres. We express our deeply felt condolences to the members of her family and community and we affirm our support for their continuing struggle.

Maquila Solidarity Network

Corporate Accountability and Government Policy

Canada fails to create an independent ombudsperson with effective investigatory powers

Charges dropped against Cambodian worker rights advocate

Drop the bogus charges against Moeun Tola, say labour and human rights groups (February 2018)

Join the Global Days of Action against Wage Theft (December 2017)

Nike signs agreement to cooperate with WRC factory inspections (September 2017)

Gap and VF Corp release factory lists (September 2016)

Assassination of Honduran indigenous rights and environmental activist, Berta Cáceres, sparks global outrage (April 2016)

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