TrustLaw Collaboration Award 2022
TrustLaw Collaboration Award: Supporting Venezuelan migrants in the Americas The TrustLaw Collaboration Award went to Venezuelan non-profit Un Mundo Sin Mordaza and law firms Philippi Prietocarrioza Ferrero DU & Uría from Colombia and Peru; Robalino Abogados from Ecuador; Foley Hoag from the US; Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr. e Quiroga Advogados from Brazil; Morales, Besa y Cía Ltda from Chile; and Richards, Cardinal, Tutzer, Zabala & Zaefferer from Argentina, for developing a legal guide that summarises laws and regulations applicable to Venezuelan migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers in seven host countries.
Indian workers suffer as heat waves turn factories into 'furnaces'
Workers at India's manufacturing hubs are calling for cooling equipment and wider change as rising summer temperatures impact their health and power cuts disrupt their livelihoods
Lebanon hospitals forced to turn away sick children amid exodus of health workers
An economic crisis is leading large numbers of health workers to quit for better opportunities abroad, forcing medical centres to close departments and turn away the needy
Vulnerable nations demand funding for climate losses, fearing UN 'talk shop'
Developing countries are losing wealth as they are hit by extreme weather and rising seas, says V20, amid calls for a new fund to direct money to repair the damage fast
Bangladesh fire: 10 deadly disasters for workers in South Asia
At least nine firefighters were among the dead at the container depot, near the port city of Chittagong, where one official said safety guidelines had not been followed.
Announcing the winners of the 2022 TrustLaw Awards
TrustLaw, the Thomson Reuters Foundation's global pro bono service, celebrated its annual TrustLaw Awards ceremony on June 8th in London.
U.S. renewables 'frenzy' puts land conflicts on corporate radar
As big firms from Apple to PepsiCo target net-zero emissions, there is hot demand for renewable energy projects that reduce the risk of protests over land use or wildlife impact