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For a humanly responsible agriculture

Photo 2 recadrée Article published on March 26th 2018

Rapid deforestation, displacement of indigenous peoples, impact of pesticides on workers and populations... The cultivation of soya is the cause of many ills in the main Latin American producing countries. For Human Resources Without Borders and IIECL (International Initiative to end Child Labor), we must not neglect the impact of these practices in agriculture on forced labour and child labour. And humanly responsible practices are possible, with a commitment of the principals following the new legislation on the duty of vigilance with regard to their chain of subcontracting, and an integration of work and education.

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Qatar abolishing the sponsorship of foreign workers, should we believe this?

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Article published in l'Express on May 20th 2014

The Qatari system of sponsorship of migrants, hired for the 2022 World Cup for example, is accused of turning workers into slaves. For the NGO RHSF, the announcement of its imminent disappearance raises as much hopes as skepticism.

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What about really making accountable companies?

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Article published in l'Express on January 29th 2015 after the Rana Plaza tragedy.

The National Assembly considers a bill which aims to make accountable buyers in case of violation of Human rights in their suppliers. A first step, but an unsufficient one according the NGO RHSF.

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Responsible sourcing for local communities

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Local communities are not allowed to keep call for bids for products and services made in France. However, they could exclude suppliers who do not respect workers' rights.

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Child labour: companies are too often in denial

article travail des enfants Article published in l'Express on November 4th 2014
Following the program "Cash investigation" about "the shameful secrets of our mobile phones" Suite à l'émission Cash Investigation "Les secrets inavouables de nos téléphones portables" broadcasted on November 4th, Martine Combemale and Guy Clavel from RHSF react to this in a article on the front page of l'Express.

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Companies: how to control their chain of subcontracting

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The fatal collapse, the last 24th of April, of a textil factory in Bangladesh, supplier of Western companies, reopens the debate on the control of the chains of subcontracting in emerging countries.

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In Malaysia, the scandal of outsourcing companies is at the heart of forced labour

Victims of vast fraud, thousands of migrant workers suffer intimidation and mistreatment, alerts Irene Fernandez, Executive Director of the Malaysian NGO Tenaganita
Most of these legal migrants entered the country legally through outsourcing companies based in their home country, or in Malaysia. But, fearing they may run away before paying back money due to the outsourcing agencies (equivalent to several months of salary), these companies confiscate the workers' passports, resulting in a situation of forced labour.

Dispatched workers: The law could miss its target

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Article published in l'Express on February 25th 2014

RHSF publishes an op-ed in the French magazine L'Express with a lawyer at Paris and New York Bars.

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From dispatched worker to exploited migrant worker, outsourcing agencies are under the spotlight

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