DanWatch | Investigative Journalism on Corporate Ethics

17 January 2012

Not sharing the loot

Contracts, that are ignoring the laws for taxation and companies placed in tax havens minimize the contribution of mining companies to the economy of Sierra Leone. That is the conclusion of a new report from DanWatch.

30 December 2011 Danish vessel ships illegal phosphate from Western Sahara During the days before Christmas, a vessel owned by the Danish shipping company Lauritzen set off from Western Sahara, occupied by Morocco. According to the UN, the Moroccan phosphate exploitation is illegal.	18 December 2011 The price for pepper When you sprinkle pepper on your steak for the family dinner, you might contribute to debt traps, suicides and poverty among pepper farmers in India and Indonesia.
23 November 2011 European e-waste dumped in Ghana New DanWatch report documents an uncontrolled flow of e-waste from Europe to Ghana. UK, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Italy and Spain are the top exporters.	26 October 2011 Million liters of poison for eggs and bacon Every year millions of litres of pesticides are sprayed out over soy fields in Argentina to ensure that you can buy eggs, bacon, milk and pork chops. The Pesticide is suspected of being behind an increase in the number of miscarriages, deformities, incidents of cancer and other life-threatening conditions. Danish agriculture spends billions every years on importing soy for animal feed.
17 October 2011 G4S retreat from settlements drags out In March G4S announced that the company would end several activities in illegal settlements on the West Bank. But this will first happen between 2012 and 2015, G4S now informs. And the company continues to provide security services in settlements and equipment to prisons	28 June 2011 Ramboll will act against slave labour After Danwatch in February revealed that Ramboll ignored slave-like working conditions at partners' work places in Dubai, Denmark's largest consulting engineer is changing its conduct, writes Ingeniøren.
21 February 2011 Ramboll's partners use slave labour Denmark's largest engineering consultancy firm is involved in prestige constructions worth millions in Dubai. Several of Ramboll's partners recruit Asian migrant workers under conditions characterised by experts as modern slavery.	7 February 2011 Fruits of the settlement in our food Research from Danwatch shows that herbs, dates, fruits and vegetables from illegal Israeli settlements end up in Denmark.
7 February 2011 Føtex chain sells settlement peppers Danish supermarkets sell fruit and vegetables from the illegal settlements in Palestine, shows research from DanWatch.	25 January 2011 Bling-bling and mammon to the elite Parties with colorful drinks and cars worth millions are major items on the Angolan state budget. This peppered with the favouring of the elite makes the country one of the most unequal in the world.