Women living and working in areas contaminated with mercury are exposed to this heavy metal from various sources, including from mercury-contaminated food. Serious health effects result from mercury poisoning, which…

L-CELA-HEJSupport-Canada-withdraws-exemption-for-recylcing-under-Stockholm-Convention-May-13-2020127536Download HEJSupport and the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) congratulate Canada’s decision to withdraw its need for specific exemption under Parts IV and V of Annex A of the Stockholm…

Sheikh Hasina, the prime minister of Bangladesh, has committed $590 million to subsidize workers’ salaries and benefits. However, this may not be enough to support the approximately 4.5 million garment…

Existing gender mainstreaming policies include those highlighted in the Rio Declaration on environment and development [1], the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants [2], the Minamata Convention on Mercury [3],…