A rights group has recorded more than 600 human rights abuses allegedly committed by overseas Chinese businesses between 2013 and 2020. A report (pdf) by the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC) profiles 679 allegations of overseas Chinese businesses by sector, region, and issue. The Aug. 11 report titled “‘Going Out’ Responsibly: The Human Rights Impact of China’s Global Investments,” lists a range of human rights concerns including environmental risks, infringing on land rights and loss of livelihoods. Other alleged abuses covered by the report are inadequate compensation of local residents, along with poor labor payment, workplace safety, and mistreatment of workers. “As Chinese businesses—particularly energy, construction, and mining and metals companies—continue to venture abroad, civil society and the media have reported an unfortunate increase in social, environmental and human rights violations—particularly in Asia, Africa and Latin America,” said the report. BHRRC said that higher rates of alleged abuse appeared both …