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MIIF To Become Most Important Lever For Ghana’s Development - Edward Nana Yaw Koranteng

Authors of a recent report claim financial flows are not transparent and benefits to rural communities near the giant iron ore mining site are close to none.

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[co-author: Mael Clerc, Law Clerk] Allegations of genocide, forced labour, or widespread abuse of minorities in various countries fill the airspace daily; governments are increasingly paying heed to business practices abroad. In the EU and its member States, new national and Union measures are being discussed; human rights concerns are the subject of disputes under bilateral and regional trade agreements, and there is a push for a global “business and human rights” (BHR) framework. The rene...

Foreign ministry drops Glencore and other controversial sponsors Published on Share The Swiss foreign ministry has ended sponsorship agreements with dozens of companies including mining and trading giant Glencore and chocolate maker Läderach because of image concerns. “Mining is currently so controversial that a partnership with Glencore cannot generate a positive image transfer,” Nicolas Bideau, head of Presence Switzerland, a foreign ministry unit that pr...

Foreign ministry drops Glencore and other controversial sponsors Demonstrators at a union protest outside Glencores annual general meeting in Zug, Switzerland, in 2018 © Keystone / Alexandra Wey The Swiss foreign ministry has ended sponsorship agreements with dozens of companies including mining and trading giant Glencore and chocolate maker Läderach because of image concerns. This content was published on April 25, 2021 - 17:08 April 25, 2021 - 17:08 Keystone-SDA/Bloomberg/ts “Mining is cu...

Development and Peace say proper authority to investigate rights violations abroad lacking Development and Peace say a Canadian mining ombudsperson has not been given the proper authority to investigate rights violations abroad. CNS photo/Ezra Fieser, Reuters Development and Peace say proper authority to investigate rights violations abroad lacking By  Michael Swan, The Catholic Register March 7, 2021 A leaked memo providing legal advice to the Canadian government only proves that the gov...