Nouvelles publications http://oecdwatch.org daily 1 2008-12-04T09:44:17Z OECD Watch Speaking Notes Speaking Notes Working Group on Business + Human Rights http://oecdwatch.org/publications-en/Publication_3742 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. No publisher admin 2012-01-26T00:00:00Z Publication OECD Watch Quarterly Case Update November 2011 http://oecdwatch.org/publications-en/Publication_3723 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. No publisher admin 2011-11-23T00:00:00Z Publication OECD Watch submission to the 2011 Annual Meeting of the National http://oecdwatch.org/publications-en/Publication_3693 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. No publisher admin 2011-07-25T00:00:00Z Publication OECD Watch Quartely Case Update June 2011 http://oecdwatch.org/publications-en/Publication_3683 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 No publisher admin 2011-06-24T00:00:00Z Publication OECD Watch statement on the update of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises http://oecdwatch.org/publications-en/Publication_3675 The updated OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, adopted on 25 May 2011, introduce important new provisions on human rights, workers and wages, and climate change. OECD Watch's “Statement on the update of the Guidelines” nevertheless concludes that procedural shortcomings remain, and therefore the Guidelines potential to become an effective and credible instrument for corporate accountability remains in question. No publisher admin 2011-05-25T00:00:00Z Publication