Survey of electronics and car companies shows major blind spots in supply chains Apple is the industry leader for responsible cobalt sourcing – but the bar is low Microsoft, Lenovo and Renault have made least progress Major electronics and electric vehicle companies are still not doing enough to...

Amnesty International conducted research into the cobalt due diligence policies and practices of many well-known consumer electronics companies, electric vehicle manufacturers and the companies in their supply chains. As part of the research, Amnesty International contacted these companies and...

This report builds on This is What We Die For (AFR 62/3183/2016), first published by Amnesty International and Afrewatch in 2016, which showed how cobalt mined by children and adults in hazardous conditions in the DRC entered the supply chains of many of the world’s biggest brands. This report...

 This piece was first published on TIME By Mark Dummett, Business and Human Rights Researcher The Scottish government recently announced plans to, by 2032, phase out petrol and diesel vehicles. By 2040, the only cars on United Kingdom roads will also be electric, and petrol stations will be...

Amnesty’s response to the Wilmar Action Plan highlights major omissions. In their response of 21 August 2017, Wilmar said “We are actively taking these comments into consideration in our current work with Verite South East Asia…. We will … continue to report progress transparently as soon as we are...

In response to the commitment made this week by the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to eliminate child labour in the mining sector by 2025, Seema Joshi, head of Business and Human Rights at Amnesty International, said: “This commitment could mark a significant step on the road...

The G20 Summit, which this year focuses on ‘Shaping an Interconnected World’, is an important opportunity for G20 countries to affirm their collective commitment to ensuring that human rights are a fundamental part of the framework of the developing global interconnectivity, thus setting an...

In recent years, Pakistan has registered modest economic growth, low inflation and price stability. Despite that, an estimated 29.5% of the population lives below the poverty line. The situation is more alarming when other socio-economic indicators are looked at. 38.8% of people in Pakistan are...

Amnesty International public statement on Wilmar and the Indonesian government’s unsatisfactory response to our November 2016 report.

Unilever, Nestlé, Procter & Gamble among nine household names contributing to labour abuse The world’s most popular food and household companies are selling food, cosmetics and other everyday staples containing palm oil tainted by shocking human rights abuses in Indonesia, with children as...

Many of the world’s most popular food and household companies are selling food, cosmetics and other everyday staples containing palm oil, an ingredient that is tainted by shocking human rights abuses. Amnesty International investigated labour exploitation on plantations in Indonesia that provide...