http://oecdwatch.org daily 1 2008-09-26T18:13:56Z http://oecdwatch.org/news-en/governments-failing-to-curb-corporate-abuse According to a new OECD Watch survey, without improvements OECD Guidelines will be meaningless. No publisher admin 2010-06-14T16:15:03Z News Item http://oecdwatch.org/news-en/anz-banks-facilitation-of-illegal-and-destructive-forestry-in-papua-new-guinea-1 Dr. Russel Norman, Green Party Co-Leader in New Zealand, calls on Michael Smith, new CEO of the ANZ Banking Group, to stop his company from supporting the destruction of the environment. Norman has filed a complaint at the New Zealand OECD NCP. No publisher admin 2010-06-14T16:15:26Z News Item http://oecdwatch.org/news-en/csr-frame-of-reference-now-available-in-english The CSR Frame of Reference is developed by the 35 member organisations of the Dutch CSR Platform (MVO Platform). It reflects the vision of CSR for the CSR Platform. The 2007 version builds on a similar document published in 2002. No publisher admin 2010-06-14T16:14:59Z News Item http://oecdwatch.org/news-en/complaint-lodged-against-bhp-billiton-with-oecd-for-conduct-of-cerrejon-coal-in-colombia South Australian lawyer Ralph Bleechmore filed a complaint with OECD against BHP-Billiton for their activities in the Columbian 'Cerrejon coal' mine. No publisher admin 2010-06-14T16:15:27Z News Item http://oecdwatch.org/news-en/transparency-international-files-complaint-against-57-german-companies-over-un-oil-for-food-scandal-in-iraq Companies have violated OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises by allegedly paying $11.9 m in ‘kickbacks’ says anti-corruption watchdog. German Economics Ministry should ensure the companies take steps to avoid paying bribes in the future, TI argues. No publisher admin 2010-06-14T16:15:28Z News Item http://oecdwatch.org/news-en/germanwatch-raises-complaint-against-volkswagen Climate damaging business strategy of Volkswagen violates OECD guidelines for multinational enterprises. Therefore Germanwatch files an OECD complaint against Volkskwagen. No publisher admin 2010-06-14T16:15:31Z News Item http://oecdwatch.org/news-en/oecd-guidelines-complaint-against-grupo-altas-cumbres-chile Peruvian unions and NGOs file OECD Guidelines complaint against Grupo Altas Cumbres (Chile) for violation of labour rights in Peru. No publisher admin 2010-06-14T16:15:31Z News Item http://oecdwatch.org/news-en/global-witness-files-oecd-guidelines-case-against-afrimex Global Witness calls upon the UK Government to hold British company Afrimex to account for fuelling conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo. No publisher admin 2010-06-14T16:15:35Z News Item http://oecdwatch.org/news-en/indian-garment-companies-try-to-silence-clean-clothes-campaign On Thursday January 11 2007, the Clean Clothes Campaign received a letter from Pramila Associates Advocates on behalf of their client Fibres and Fabrics International (FFI) in which they threaten with court proceedings should the Clean Clothes Campaign not refrain from reporting on the labour conditions at FFI. No publisher admin 2010-06-14T16:15:41Z News Item http://oecdwatch.org/news-en/finnish-parliamentary-ombudsman-receives-complaint-in-botnia After the Finnish NCP released a statement in December 2006 rejecting CEDHAs specific instance against Botnia, CEDHA filed complaints with the Finnish Government Ombudsman and the OECD Finance Committee, against the Finnish NCP, stating that they have failed in their task and rejected the case illegally. No publisher admin 2010-06-14T16:15:32Z News Item http://oecdwatch.org/news-en/cedha-appeals-to-oecd-investment-committee-over-finnish-ncp CEDHA Protest Rejection of Botnia case. After the Finnish NCP released a statement in December 2006 rejecting CEDHAs specific instance against Botnia, CEDHA filed complaints to the Finnish Government Ombudsman and the OECD Finance Committee against the Finnish NCP stating that they have failed in their task and rejected the case illegally. No publisher admin 2010-06-14T16:15:32Z News Item