Transnational Corporations

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.

Stop TNCs impunity Campaign

Access to justice for victims of TNCs

UN Human Rights Council: voluntary standards for multinationals, the lobbying goes on

by Raffaele Morgantini, CETIM’s permanent representative to the United Nations. Article published on the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung website

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Transnational corporations and human rights: What perspectives are opened by the new due diligence directive?

The webinar aims at updating the debate on the international regulation of transnational corporations on human rights. The perspectives of the new EU directive on due diligence and the binding instrument being developed at the United Nations will be discussed. #BusinessandHumanRights #EmpresasyDDHH Speakers: – Manon Aubry, MEP and Co-President of The Left – Raffaele Morgantini, […]

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Global Campaign statement on the process towards the European Directive on mandatory due diligence

Statement of the 21st March 2021   The Global Campaign to reclaim Peoples Sovereignty, Dismantle Corporate Power and Stop Impunity takes note of the European Parliament’s report on the EU Directive on mandatory due diligence. However, the Global Campaign considers that it falls short of the needed binding norms for transnational corporations and human rights that we […]

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