Parliament will soon vote on Bill S-211, a corporate reporting law meant to “fight” forced and child labour in supply chains. Experts who’ve weighed in on the law have said it will do little, if anything, to achieve that aim.
BlogUnder Bill C-262, Canadian oil and gas companies could be sued for failing to put in place adequate policies for fighting climate change, writes Shawn Katz, communications officer for Above Ground, in this National Observer op-ed.
Articles and Op-edsHow are Canadian firms responding to reports of forced labour in their supply chains? We asked dozens of companies whose suppliers have faced high-profile allegations of abuse. More than half of them didn’t reply.
BlogAbove Ground has written to Export Development Canada and International Trade Minister Mary Ng with questions regarding Canada’s implementation of the Glasgow Statement on ending public finance for the overseas fossil fuel sector.
Letters and SubmissionsUnacceptable working conditions are ubiquitous in many global fisheries, and Canada is falling behind other countries on taking action to end the abuse, write staff from Above Ground and the Centre international de solidarité ouvrière in this Toronto Star op-ed.
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