Employee litigation against Tata gets class action status

Two employees of Indian outsourcer Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) have won class action status for a lawsuit alleging that the company made deductions from their wages in breach of their contract while they were working in the U.S. More on Computerworld / IDG News Service Tata Consultancy Services is a Global Compact participant since 2006/10/23.

EBRD probes Slovenia plant contract with Alstom

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development said it was looking into corruption allegations involving a Slovenian power-plant upgrade contract with France's Alstom.

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Alstom is a Global Compact participant since 2008/03/18. It is a Member of the Working Group on the 10th Principle. Alstom was also a Gold contributor to the Foundation for the Global Compact in 2011.

South Africa gold miners face class suit

A South African lawyer has signed up more than 6 000 plaintiffs from South Africa and Lesotho in preparation for a class action lawsuit against gold miners whose negligence allegedly resulted in workers contracting silicosis, a debilitating lung disease. The principal targets of the suit will be AngloGold Ashanti, Gold Fields and Harmony Gold, the country three biggest gold miners and producer DRDGold.

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Gold Fields Limited is a Global Compact participant since 2006. Anglogold Ashanti is a Global Compact participant since 2004. Both Anglogold Ashanti and Gold Fields Limited were Gold Contributors to the Foundation for the Global Compact in 2010 and 2011.

US SEC Probes Eni, Total On Libya Operations

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has sent formal requests to Italy's Eni SpA and France's Total SA related to the companies' Libyan businesses, the companies disclosed in regulatory filings.

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Eni Spa is a Global Compact participant since 2001/07/01. Total S.A. is a Global Compact participant since 2002/03/07.

Both Total and ENI were Gold Contributors to the Foundation for the Global Compact in 2010.

ThyssenKrupp USA fined USD 95000 for multiple violations of air permits

Press Register reported that Alabama state officials have cited ThyssenKrupp for multiple violations of the air permits governing the company's two steel mills in Calvert and issued USD 95,000 in fines.

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ThyssenKrupp AG is a Global Compact participant since 2011/11/04

Suncor Energy Fined For Air Quality Violations

On April 2 2012, Suncor Energy (U.S.A) agreed to pay more than $2 million in fines for air quality violations after state inspectors discovered violations of state and federal requirements during an inspection nearly two years ago. The health department says the main violations involved benzene waste.

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Suncor Energy Inc. is a Global Compact participant since 2001/08/31. Suncor Energy was a gold contributor for the Foundation for the Global Compact in 2011.

ArcelorMittal Warren, Inc and Clean Water Act

On March 13th 2012, the U.S. EPA proposed to assess a civil penalty in the amount of $79,350.00 against ArcelorMittal Warren, Inc. for violations of the Clean Water Act. EPA was seeking civil penalties for ArcelorMittal Warren's failure to comply with effluent limits, monitoring requirements, and recordkeeping requirements written in its National Discharge Elimination System permit.

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ArcelorMittal is a Global Compact participant since 2003/09/03. ArcelorMittal was a Gold Contributor for the Foundation of the Global Compact in 2012.