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Opaque labour practices are blamed for alleged abuses of nickel mining workers’ rights, according to a recent study, but will the inclusion of language on labour rights at the world’s biggest climate talks be the fundamental step to ease their plight?
Climate justice groups celebrated the establishment of a just transition mechanism in Belém, where the COP30 presidency engaged heavily with Indigenous Peoples. Can upcoming hosts Turkey, Australia and Ethiopia take this further?
Asia Pacific is particularly vulnerable as it produces more than half of the world’s nickel, while being home to "corruption-prone jurisdictions" like Indonesia and the Philippines, says Angela Asuncion of nonprofit Resource Justice Network. The region also plays a key role in the critical minerals industry as lithium-rich Australia bids to be the COP host next year.
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Despite a slowdown in gender-inclusive commitments from traditional western markets, the Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) has pushed ahead with plans to scale women-focused 'orange capital', while forging new alliances to expand the 'orange economy' in emerging Asia.
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