Plus de 43 000 personnes ont demandé au Canada d'adopter une loi sur la diligence raisonnable en matière de droits humains et d’environnement. Le Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability RCRCE et ses 40 organisations membres l'ont remise aux députés fédéraux de tous les partis. Agissons! cnca-rcrce.ca/fr/2023/04/27/…

Bien que la loi inefficace sur le travail forcé et le travail des enfants dans les chaînes d'approvisionnement (S-211) ait été votée en faveur, la mobilisation doit continuer pour un cadre de diligence raisonnable plus contraignant.

.Margaret Cho to allies: “We need you. We’re all in this together, everyone is attached to the queer community in some way. It’s about fighting for what is right.” “Pride is more important than ever.” #CLC2023 #LiftingEveryoneUp

Parliament just voted in favor of rules for businesses!🎉 Congratulations to @Larawolters for her tireless work to deliver a text that puts people & planet first.👏 📢Now European Parliament must keep fighting for victims of corporate abuses & deliver access to justice in trialogue.

Major victory for people & planet! 🎉 EU parliament has just voted in favour of a strong #DueDiligence legislation that holds corporates accountable. Together with many civil society organisations & movements, we have advocated strongly for this.

"Eyes are on the EU... Parliament must defend what progress has been made on access to justice, close the loopholes and create a strong due diligence law that can stand the stress test of social, ecological and geopolitical pressures.” #DueDiligence corporatejustice.org/news/eu-parlia…

June is Indigenous History Month! Kick things off by learning more about Indigenous labour struggles in Canada. buff.ly/3MVMcoP

Good article by Globalnews.ca's Jeff Semple on how forced labour goods are getting into Canada. Stories like this prove why Canada needs a real human rights and environmental due diligence law. globalnews.ca/news/9764074/c…

Canada can and should create sustainable jobs as we shift to a low-carbon future. The new Sustainable Jobs Act is a roadmap to make Canada’s economy competitive for years to come. #CDNpoli ottawacitizen.com/opinion/bruske…

In recognition of International Domestic Workers’ Day, Canada’s unions urge the federal government to provide much-needed recognition and legal protections for domestic workers in this country. #IDWD2023 buff.ly/3PavLGV

The actions of Canadian officials should comply with Canada’s international human and environmental rights obligations, to avoid human rights abuses like the murder of Mariano Abarca. Canada and its mining companies must do better. Red Mexicana de Afectadas/os por la Minería -REMA- MiningWatch Canada cnca-rcrce.ca/2023/06/07/cnc…

Torex’s operations in Mexico have been linked to serious allegations of human rights abuse including threats of violence, engaging a protection union, and even deaths. Canada needs mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence legislation. See: cnca-rcrce.ca/2023/02/14/cas…

The wealthiest 20% of Canadian households accounted for more than 2/3 of all net-worth in the first quarter of 2023, while the poorest 40% accounted for less than 3% #canlab #cdnpoli readthemaple.com/gap-between-ri…

Without comprehensive and fully enforced measures to target seafood produced using abusive practices, Canada feeds this global problem. Read our op-ed in The Hill Times co-authored with Bea Bruske Bea Bruske, CLC President Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability RCRCE @BHRRC @CCPA_TIRP tinyurl.com/3cbffnce

Another busy but good day, including a meeting with #CSOs and Canadian Labour which continue to make important contributions to the advancement and protection of workers' rights in Canada and beyond.

This week, with Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability RCRCE, we hosted UN Special Rapporteur Tomoya Obokata, the UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery. We talked about gaps in Canadian laws and policies on forced labour here and abroad, and how we can work together to address the issue.

“I urge the [Canadian] Government to bring forward legislation requiring Canadian companies to implement mandatory human rights due diligence, and expand the independence, powers, and mandate of the CORE” said UN Special Rapporteur on slavery, UN Special Rapporteur Tomoya Obokata. ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

"A UN expert has joined a chorus of critics who are faulting the federal government for not empowering its new watchdog for international corporate wrongdoing with broader investigative powers." The Globe and Mail #canlab #cdnpoli theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

“This corporation that has been called to Parliament Hill on the regular to explain their huge price and profit increases. At the same time, their workers can’t afford to shop in the very store they work in.” Bea Bruske, CLC President nationalpost.com/globe-newswire… #canlab

"Income and wealth inequality in Canada has been widening as the cost of living has squeezed the pocketbooks of low-income earners." #canlab #cdnpoli thestar.com/business/hourl… via Toronto Star