Week of 28 September 2020 European companies that produce spyware and wiretapping tools export such technologies to a number of countries with poor human rights reputations where such technology can be used to monitor and crack down on journalists, dissidents and other individuals. The EU’s export regulation framework needs to be updated to tackle the … Continue reading European companies that produce spyware and wiretapping tools export such technologies to a number of countries with poor human rights reputations where such technology can be used to monitor and crack down on journalists, dissidents and other individuals. The EU’s export regulation framework needs to be updated to tackle the growing EU biometric surveillance industry which is forecasted to experience at least five-fold growth by 2025 worldwide. In particular, facial recognition software linked to GPS location data is increasingly used (e.g. in China against the Uyghur ethnic minority group) to track individuals and groups, identify their ethnicity, analyse their behaviour and impose wide-ranging restrictions on their movement (Amnesty International)
New Zealand is seeking to introduce the world’s first regulatory regime requiring institutions with over NZ$1bn in assets under management to disclose their climate risks following the framework set out by the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD); the policy would cover approximately 90% of assets under management in the country and call for information on climate-related governance, strategy, risk management, metrics and targets (Minister for Climate Change, New Zealand Ministry of the Environment)
Week of 28 September 2020 New Zealand is seeking to introduce the world’s first regulatory regime requiring institutions with over NZ$1bn in assets under management to disclose their climate risks following the framework set out by the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD); the policy would cover approximately 90% of assets under management in … Continue reading New Zealand is seeking to introduce the world’s first regulatory regime requiring institutions with over NZ$1bn in assets under management to disclose their climate risks following the framework set out by the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD); the policy would cover approximately 90% of assets under management in the country and call for information on climate-related governance, strategy, risk management, metrics and targets (Minister for Climate Change, New Zealand Ministry of the Environment)
152 million children are in child labour, and it is becoming more prevalent in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic This challenge will exacerbate gaps in some countries’ efforts to end child labour, which in 2019 included policies that prevent or fail to support refugee, migrant, indigenous, disabled and rural children from attending school or accessing social services; corruption that precludes adequate legal enforcement; under-resourced and unempowered labour inspectorates; and a lack of laws and penalties to enforce minimum age of work and prevent children from undertaking hazardous or exploitative work (U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of International Labor Affairs)
Week of 28 September 2020 152 million children are in child labour, and it is becoming more prevalent in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. This challenge will exacerbate gaps in some countries’ efforts to end child labour, which in 2019 included policies that prevent or fail to support refugee, migrant, indigenous, disabled and rural … Continue reading 152 million children are in child labour, and it is becoming more prevalent in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic This challenge will exacerbate gaps in some countries’ efforts to end child labour, which in 2019 included policies that prevent or fail to support refugee, migrant, indigenous, disabled and rural children from attending school or accessing social services; corruption that precludes adequate legal enforcement; under-resourced and unempowered labour inspectorates; and a lack of laws and penalties to enforce minimum age of work and prevent children from undertaking hazardous or exploitative work (U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of International Labor Affairs)