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Typhoon Haiyan survivors for the 2023 Climate Justice Walk
The Climate Justice Walk does not end in Tacloban. Our real destination is in people’s hearts and minds- for climate hope to take root and yield results.
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Tricked and Failed
I could only hope that the Indonesian government finally hears our cries for help and acts on our behalf to strictly enforce laws to end the cycle of abuse. Don’t let any more migrant fishers fall victim to injustice. It should end with me.
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Witnesses tell of intimidation against indigenous landowners, refute palm oil company claims in West Papuan Environment Lawsuit
Kasimus Awe of the Auyu People explained to the Jayapura State Administrative Court what he described as intimidation directed towards opponents of the company plans. Meanwhile Arief Rossi Ramadhan described the process carried out to set down on paper the boundaries of their traditional land.
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I’ve lost loved ones to climate change and I want big oil companies to pay – Yeb Saño reflects on Shell protest
Despite the devastation I’ve seen, I feel great joy to be part of the climate movement. I feel the profound hope of a sustainable future, and I feel proud to speak up against the false narrative peddled by the fossil fuel industry.
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Greenpeace climate justice activists board and occupy Shell platform en route to major oilfield with message: ‘STOP DRILLING. START PAYING.’
Shell must stop drilling and start paying. We’re taking action today because when Shell extracts fossil fuels it causes a ripple of death, destruction and displacement around the world, having the worst impact on people who are least to blame for the climate crisis.
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Indonesian government only feeding food insecurity by clearing forests in food estate plan
Indonesian activists unfurled a giant banner reading ‘Food Estate Feeding Climate Crisis’ to protest the clearing of forested Indigenous Land in Indonesia for industrial agriculture and to send a message to delegates at COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt to protect the forests.
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How trustworthy are seafood brands…really?
For groups that have spent years monitoring and documenting human rights abuses in the seafood supply chain, it comes as no surprise that despite the claims and promises from seafood brands meant to instill consumer trust and confidence, that is not always the case.
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“Don’t get trapped”: One worker’s warning about what really happens in the fishing industry
A fisher shares his story of forced labour in the high seas and how he's fighting back to help protect the rights of migrant workers in the industry.
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Cambodian workers pay the price of Fast Fashion’s supply chain waste problem
Despite the claims about sustainability by big brands, today’s fast fashion system depends on shifting its waste problem onto countries in the Global South where the lack of regulation and enforcement has led to the exploitation of workers and the environment.
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Fashion waste from Nike, Clarks and other top brands’ suppliers burnt in toxic kilns employing modern-day slaves in Cambodia
Aside from ecological and health hazards, the fashion waste investigation also puts the spotlight on Cambodia’s brick sector that has become infamous for human rights abuses, including debt-bondage – the most common form of contemporary slavery.