PACIFIC The 1st Pacific Regional Forum on Business and Human Rights to be held on Dec 1 & 2. REGISTER HERE
THAILAND Court overturns the conviction and prison sentence of Suchanee Cloitre. She had posted a message on Twitter exposing labour abuses by poultry company Thammakaset. READ MORE
THAILAND/CAMBODIA Human rights NGOs criticise the granting of a human rights award by the Thai government to Cambodian sugar company Mitr Phol accused of land grabbing and the forced eviction of farmers. READ MORE
SRI LANKA Workers, the majority women, were forcibly quarantined in unsanitary, unsupervised premises following an outbreak of Covid-19 at Brandix garment factory. READ MORE
INDIA The South Asian Regional Trade Union Council (SARTUC) has issued a Charter of demands calling on governments to ensure the promotion and protection of rights of workers in South Asian countries. READ MORE
INDONESIA BBC documentary exposes destruction of important rainforest, traditional livelihoods and knowledge by South Korean palm oil company Korindo in West Papua – violating Indigenous peoples rights and contributing to climate emergency. READ & WATCH MORE
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