Saturday, October 31, 2009

[ZESTCaste] Fwd: Corporates: Caste, Child labour,Victory at Unilever and making IT Fair

 

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From: <g.oonk@indianet.nl>
Date: Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 11:19 PM
Subject: Corporates: Caste, Child labour,Victory at Unilever and making IT Fair
To:

Dear reader,

There are five messages in this newsletter.

Address caste discrimination in the private sector
Do you want to know more about how caste discrimination affects around
260 million Dalits in the private sector in India and elsewhere? But also how
companies can address this issue or what e.g. unions, NGOs and
academics can tell them to do?
Then have a look at the background information in Outlook Business India,
the (revised) 'Ambedkar Principles and Guidelines to Address Caste
Discrimination in the Private Sector' and the 'Dalit Discrimination Check' for
companies:
http://www.dalits.nl/dnn_bedrijven_e.html

Union Victory Pakistan in Unilever Casual-T Campaign
A settlement between Unilever and the International Union of Food Workers
(IUF) has led to a settlement of the conflict over precarious work at Lipton,
Pakistan. A negotiated settlement between Unilever and the IUF has
resolved the long, difficult conflict over the rights of precarious workers at
the company's directly-owned Lipton/Brooke Bond tea factory in Khanewal,
Pakistan. The negotiations took place under the auspices of the UK's
National Contact Point responsible for the application of the OECD
Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.
From the press release of IUF: 'The Khanewal workers' Action Committee
has warmly thanked the many trade unionists and human rights defenders
around the world who supported their struggle with demonstrations,
messages to the company, meetings, pickets, political action and other
ways of expressing solidarity. Their support was crucial.'
http://www.iuf.org/den6281

The Elimination of Child Labour: What role can the European
Parliament Play?
Report of a meeting held in the European Parliament organized by the Stop
Child labour campaign and hosted by Mrs. Jean Lambert, Member of the
European Parliament for the Green Party:
http://www.indianet.nl/pdf/RoleEuropeanParliament.pdf

Make IT Fair: NOKIA should become the trailblazer
Nokia is asked to become the trailblazer in developing more ethical mobile
phones by the Finnish makeITfair campaign. The petition has over 5,000
signatures already, but there is still time to add yours before it is handed
over to Nokia on 13 November. Act now and help us get our voices
heard: www.makeitfair.fi/petition
The manufacture of consumer electronics creates many problems that are
shared across the industry. Nokia is the largest mobile phone company in
the world, so we the undersigned want Nokia to take the lead in improving
conditions in its supply chain. We therefore demand that:
*   Nokia trace the minerals in its products to individual mines in
   conjunction with other manufacturers. Given that mineral trading
   contributes to the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nokia
   should use its influence to contribute towards bringing peace to the
   country.
*   Nokia adopt an ethical code based on multi-stakeholder participation
   and external auditing through its supply chain, cooperate with the
   international free trade union movement and begin negotiations for a
   global framework agreement.
*   Nokia provide full public disclosure of its supply chain.

RESET: Clear guidance on CSR for the global electronics sector
The publication RESET offers guidance to companies in addressing human
rights and environmental issues in the global electronics supply chain. Reset
argues for a more serious involvement of civil society organisations, trade
unions in the first place. This is one of the key points of the publication
released today by the Dutch CSR Platform and the GoodElectronics
network. The publication gives an analytical review of the failing
effectiveness of corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts in the global
electronics sector. It provides a sample of progressive initiatives and
recommended steps for companies to enhance their social and
environmental performance.
See for more information and the report and the report itself:
http://mvoplatform.nl/publications-en/Publication_3248

Kind regards,

Gerard Oonk

director India Committee of the Netherlands
Mariaplaats 4e,
3511 LH Utrecht
tel. 030-2321340;
fax.030-2322246

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