The year 2021 marked another discouraging year in terms of remedy for complaints by communities and civil society under the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (Guidelines). Only 2 of the …
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OECD Case: Conectas Human Rights & ADERE MG v. coffee sellers
NCPs involved: Brazil NCP (lead), United States NCP, Italian NCP, Netherlands NCP, Switzerland NCP COUNTRY OF OPERATIONS: Brazil DATE: 21 August 2018 STATUS: Filed ISSUES: Forced labor, other rights violations …
OECD Case: CCC et al. vs. Adidas
NCPs involved: Germany NCP COUNTRY OF OPERATIONS: Indonesia DATE: 14 March 2018 STATUS: Filed ISSUES: The complaint alleges that Adidas continued to source goods from a factory throughout and after …
Cases handled by the National Contact Points for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, 2001-2017 summary
This two-page flyer notes that the majority of cases submitted to National Contact Points (NCP) have dealt with employment and worker issues (55%). The majority of those cases arise from …
OECD Case: Society for Threatened Peoples vs. Credit Suisse
NCPs involved: Switzerland NCP (lead), United States NCP COUNTRY OF OPERATIONS: United States DATE: 24 April 2017 STATUS: Pending ISSUES: The complaint alleges that Credit Suisse has breached both its …
OECD Case: Former employees vs. Heineken
NCPs involved: Netherlands NCP COUNTRY OF OPERATIONS: Democratic Republic of the Congo DATE: 14 December 2015 STATUS: Agreement ISSUES: The complaint alleged Heineken’s headquarters in the Netherlands was or should …
OECD Case: PWT Group’s role in the Rana Plaza collapse
NCPs involved: Danish Business Authority Erhvervsstyrelsen COUNTRY OF OPERATIONS: Bangladesh DATE: 12 December 2014 STATUS: Concluded ISSUE: The complaint alleged that PWT Group failed to carry out due diligence regarding …
OECD Case: Swedwach vs. MöInlycke
NCPs involved: Sweden NCP COUNTRY OF OPERATIONS: Thailand DATE: 9 April 2013 STATUS: Rejected ISSUE: The complaint alleged that MöInlycke engaged in anti-union practices following wage negotiations with a local …
OECD Case: Swedwach vs. Electrolux
NCPs involved: Sweden NCP COUNTRY OF OPERATIONS: Thailand DATE: 9 April 2013 STATUS: Rejected ISSUE: The complaint alleged that an Electrolux subsidiary in Thailand engaged in anti-union practices following wage …
OECD Watch: ECCHR, Sherpa, & UGF vs. Louis Dreyfus, Cargill Cotton, ICT Cotton, Devcot S.A., Otto Stadtlander, Agroindus-trial Crop Ltd., and Paul Reinhart AG (joint complaint by ECCHR, Sherpa, and UGF against seven cotton dealers)
NCPs involved: Switzerland NCP, United Kingdom NCP, Germany NCP, France NCP COUNTRY OF OPERATIONS: Uzbekistan DATE: October-December 2010 STATUS: All Agreement/Concluded ISSUE: The complaint alleges that cotton dealers in France, …
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