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OECD Watch is an international network of civil society organisations promoting corporate accountability. The purpose of OECD Watch is to inform the wider NGO community about policies and activities of the OECD's Investment Committee and to test the effectiveness of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.
More than 150 OECD Guidelines cases filed by NGOs
This world map shows all OECD Guidelines cases raised by NGOs at National Contact Points.
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Complaint filed against C&A, KiK and Karl Rieker relating to Bangladesh factory fire
Uwe Kekeritz and other complainants hold three German companies partially responsible for the Tazreen factory fire in Bangladesh.
Dutch NCP publishes preliminary statement and joint statement in POSCO/ ABP case
The Dutch NCP has published its preliminary statement in the POSCO case. This case sets an important precedent regarding the applicability of the OECD Guidelines to the financial sector. In its preliminary statement the NCP confirms that the OECD Guidelines also apply to minority shareholding of financial institutions.
Alliance Sud claims that 'Swiss NCP lags behind'
Michel Egger critically analyses the Swiss NCP, pointing at several weak points of this NCP in comparison to other NCPs.
Dutch NCP organises stakeholder meeting 28 November
The Dutch NCP organises a broad stakeholder meeting on 28 November 2012. During the meeting participants will be informed about the activities of the NCP and developments around the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. Specific discussion will be dedicated to the issues around freedom of association when doing business internationally. The NCP invites intested parties to attend this stakeholder meeting.
Cambodians file complaint with U.S. government against Domino Sugar Parent
Today, two hundred and seven families from Sre Ambel District in Koh Kong Province, Cambodia whose land was forcibly seized for a sugar plantation and factory have turned to the U.S. Government to help mediate the longrunning dispute with the exclusive purchaser of the tainted sugar, Yonkers, New York-based American Sugar Refining (ASR). The villagers seek the U.S. Government’s assistance in settling a land dispute that has caused severe economic and social impacts to hundreds of families since powerful and well-connected companies and politicians confiscated their land through two controversial Economic Land Concessions in 2006.
OECD Watch Quarterly Case Update November 2012
