«Il n‘y a pas un monde développé et un monde sous-développé, mais un seul monde mal développé»
Transnational corporations (TNCs) have become major and powerful actors.
The activities of transnational corporations are a source of multiple human rights violations
In many cases, especially when victims are from the Global South, impunity prevails. TNCs are indeed able to evade national jurisdictions because of the unprecedented economic, financial and political power they command, their transnational character, their economic and legal flexibility and the complex structures they use to carry on their activities.
Since the late 90s, the CETIM is firmly committed to ending the impunity of transnational corporations and ensuring access to justice for the victims of their activities. The CETIM supports social movements, trade unions and organizations representing victims and affected communities from the Global South in their efforts to access the UN human rights protection mechanisms. And the CETIM is involved to their sides in the campaign for new binding international norms to end impunity, providing its support for their participation in the negotiations and the presentation of their proposals.
Access to justice for victims of TNCs
The content of a legally binding treaty on transnational corporations (TNCs) was discussed during the second session of the United Nations Intergovernmental Working Group. The second session of the Open-Ended Intergovernmental Working Group on Transnational Corporations and Other Business Enterprises with Respect to Human Rights was held in October 2016 in Geneva. (The first session […]
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Continue readingINTERGOVERNMENTAL WORKING GROUP ON TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS 2nd session 24 – 28 October 2016 [Extract from the declaration] During the first session of the Intergovernmental Working Group in July 2015, the position of extending the future treaty to all companies (local and international) was fiercely defended, regardless of the size and structure of these companies. This […]
Continue readingINTERGOVERNMENTAL WORKING GROUP ON TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS 24 – 28 October 2016 [Excerpt from the statement] 23 years of litigation at national and international level and the victims and communities affected by Chevron-Texaco’s operations in Ecuador have still not achieved effective access to justice, as lawyer Pablo Fajardo said here yesterday. Syrian refugees working irregularly in […]
Continue readingINTERGOVERNMENTAL WORKING GROUP ON TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS 2nd session 24 – 28 October 2016 [Excerpt from the Declaration] The CETIM has been fighting for nearly 20 years in favour of binding standards for transnational corporations (TNCs) and this is one of the main objectives of the Global Campaign. As such, we support the process initiated within […]
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