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OECD Watch Quarterly Case Update March 2012

OECD Watch Quarterly Case Update March 2012
March 2012 J. Oldenziel, J. Wilde Ramsing, V. Sandjojo

The highlights of this Quarterly Case Update include new OECD Guidelines complaints filed against Centerra Gold, Shell, Sjovik, Norwegian Church Aid, Statoil, Innospec, Xstrata, and TetraBOOST. Specific Instances recently concluded with an agreement between the parties include the case against Nidera regarding human rights issues at Argentine corn field operations, several cases regarding child labour and cotton trading in Uzbekistan, and the case against Cermaq for its salmon farming practices. The Norwegian NCP furthermore issued a final statement in the Intex Philippines nickel mining case.

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OECD Watch Speaking Notes Speaking Notes Working Group on Business + Human Rights

OECD Watch Speaking Notes Speaking Notes Working Group on Business + Human Rights
January 2012 V. Sandjojo

Text of oral intervention of OECD Watch at the introductory exchange for interested stakeholders with the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights held 20 January 2012 in Geneva.

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OECD Watch Quarterly Case Update November 2011

OECD Watch Quarterly Case Update November 2011
November 2011 J. Wilde Ramsing, V. Sandjojo

The highlights of this Quarterly Case Update include developments in OECD Guidelines cases filed against among others Xstrata Copper regarding impacts on periglacial environments in Argentina, Barrick Gold regarding human rights abuses at its Porgera JV Mine in Papua New Guinea, Royal Dutch Shell regarding its disclosure of oil spills in Nigeria, Arcelor Mittal for mismanagement of the community fund in Liberia and Intex resources regarding its nickel mining practices in the Philippines.

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OECD Watch submission to the 2011 Annual Meeting of the National

OECD Watch submission to the 2011 Annual Meeting of the National
June 2011

OECD Watch welcomes the recent update of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. This submission is a supplement to the OECD Watch May 2011 statement on the update. The earlier statement details the improvements and shortcomings of the “new” OECD Guidelines. This submission outlines OECD Watch’s vision for effective implementation and enforcement of the updated Guidelines, and elaborates on recent developments among NCPs.

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OECD Watch Quartely Case Update June 2011

OECD Watch Quartely Case Update June 2011
June 2011 J. Wilde Ramsing, V. Sandjojo F.L.M. Rijkse

The highlights of this Quarterly Case Update include new OECD Guidelines complaints filed against among others Barrick Gold Corporation alleging violations of disclosure and environmental provisions in Argentina as well as environmental and human rights violations in Papua new Guinea, Xstrata Copper regarding impacts on periglacial environments in Argentina, United Water alleging labour and environmental violations in the company's US operations, Usibelli Coal Mine and J-Power for alleged human rights violations in Alaska, CRH alleging human rights and sustainable development violations in its operations in the Occupied Palestine Territories, and Mopani Copper Mines Plc for manipulating its financial accounts in order to evade taxation

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