Lok Shakti Abhiyan et al. vs POSCO
Case overview
| Date filed |
10
October
2012
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| Current status |
Pending
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| Issue |
POSCO’s involvement in HR and environmental impact in India
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| Summary of the case |
The complaint, filed by Lok Shakti Abhiyan and supporting coalitions in S. Korea, Netherlands, and Norway, concerns POSCOs failure to seek to prevent human rights abuses and carry out comprehensive human rights and environmental studies for its proposed iron mine, steel plant and associated infrastructure in the State of Odisha, India.
The complaint alleges POSCOs efforts to construct a 12 million-ton per annum integrated steel plant, captive power plant, captive port and other related infrastructure in the Jagatsinghpur District will lead to the physical and economic displacement of more than 20,000 people, including individuals who have special legal protections under the Scheduled Tribes or Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act. The complainants maintain POSCO has not engaged in meaningful stakeholder consultation with all affected communities to identify the full scope and severity of human rights, social and environmental impacts. The complainants fear that POSCOs failure to conduct due diligence will mean the company will be incapable of preventing or mitigating significant adverse impacts on thousands of people and the environment.
The complainants also call on the Dutch pension fund ABP and the Norwegian Government Pension Fund - Global to seek to prevent or mitigate the real and potential adverse impacts directly linked to their operations through their financial relationships with POSCO.
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| Developments/Outcome |
The complaint was filed simultaneously at the Korean, Dutch and Norwegian NCPs.The Korean NCP has accepted the case and has had a meeting with the complainants.
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| Relevant OECD Guidelines |
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| Case keywords |
Supply chain,
Extractives / mining sector,
Forced evictions and resettlement,
Human rights,
Environment,
Financial institutions,
Multiple NCPs
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NCP Information
Complainants
Company Information
| Company responsible |
POSCO
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| Company address |
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| Company website |
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| Company in violation |
POSCO
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| Country of operations |
India
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| Other companies involved |
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Timeline of developments
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| Date |
Actor |
Action |
Description |
Document |
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9
October
2012
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Lok Shakti Abhiyan |
file |
Complaint filed at Korean, Dutch and Norwegian NCPs |
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(237.6 kB)
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9
October
2012
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Lok Shakti Abhiyan |
press release |
Press release by complainants |
download pdf
(237.6 kB)
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