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Vinci in Qatar: Nanterre’s public prosecutor launches a preliminary investigation

27 April 2015• -Press release-en, Labor rights and Modern slavery, Strategic litigation

Paris, April 27, 2015—On March 23, 2015, Sherpa filed a complaint for forced labor and servitude against Vinci Construction Grands...

Two years after the Rana Plaza tragedy: we must wait no longer to definitively pass the bill on the duty of care

23 April 2015• -Press release-en, Advocacy, Strengthening corporate accountability

23/04/2015 On the anniversary of the Rana Plaza catastrophe, civil society organisations request that the government announce the date of...

Legal action against Vinci in Qatar: Vinci institutes defamation proceedings, claiming exorbitant damages from Sherpa Organisation and its employees

16 April 2015• -Press release-en, Labor rights and Modern slavery, Strategic litigation

Paris, Thursday, 16 April 2015 – in response to the proceedings we instituted against Vinci Construction Grands Projects and its Qatari...

Azerbaijan: EITI Board should sanction government for civil society crackdown

14 April 2015• -Press release-en, Access to justice, Advocacy

280 groups from 35 countries urge the EITI Board to protect free and independent civic participation in the initiative. In a letter...

Complaint against Vinci Construction, Vinci denies the charges but the evidence is there

2 April 2015• -Press release-en, Labor rights and Modern slavery, Strategic litigation

Paris, April 2, 2015—On March 23rd, Sherpa filed a complaint against Vinci Construction for forced labor, servitude and concealment with...

A historic first step for multinationals’ duty of care!

31 March 2015• -Press release-en, Advocacy, Strengthening corporate accountability

March 31, 2015 – Yesterday the French National Assembly passed a bill at first reading on the duty of care of parent companies and...

2022 World Cup in Qatar: Sherpa Files Complaint against Vinci Construction and the Management of its Qatar Branch QDVC

24 March 2015• -Press release-en, Labor rights and Modern slavery, Strategic litigation

Paris, 24th March 2015 – Sherpa files a complaint against Vinci Construction Grands Projects (VCGP) and the French managers of its Qatari...

European Commission “Tax transparency package”: when transparency continues to rhyme with confidentiality

18 March 2015• -Press release-en, Advocacy, Corruption and embezzlement, Laundering, Tax evasion

Wednesday, 18 March 2015 – Today, the European Commission published its new “Tax transparency package” in response to the...

Second Bill on Multinationals’ Duty of Vigilance: Little Change in Committee Stage

11 March 2015• -Press release-en, Advocacy, Strengthening corporate accountability

Paris 11th March 2015. Tabled on 11th February by the socialist group, the new draft law on the duty of vigilance has just been scrutinized...

Long awaited investigation into Glencore for alleged tax dodging, shows EU Bank’s lack of transparency and vulnerability to abuse

5 February 2015• -Press release-en, Advocacy, Corruption and embezzlement

Brussels – 5 February 2015- The European Investment Bank (EIB) is virtually powerless in the face of abuse of its own funds, an...

COMILOG: 20 years for victims’ voices to be heard and it’s still a matter of uncertainty

30 January 2015• -Press release-en, Labor rights and Modern slavery, Strategic litigation

Paris, Friday, January 30—SHERPA welcomes the decision taken by the Cour de Cassation (French Supreme Court) this Wednesday which, by...

A large majority of French people support the end of impunity for multinational corporations What will the deputies do during the plenary review of the law on the duty of care?

29 January 2015• -Press release-en, Advocacy, Strengthening corporate accountability

Paris, 29 January – According to a CSA poll commissioned by the Forum Citoyen pour la RSE (Citizen Forum for CSR) (1), French people...