Publications Guidelines & Regulation
Up one levelCase study on the Peruvian mango supply chain
This briefing, highlighting labour rights violations at mango plantations in Peru, illustrates that companies do not automatically behave responsibly throughout its supply chain, nor impose upon themselves a duty of care. The case study among others identifies that workers at the beginning of the Peruvian mango supply chain work long days for poverty wages and under substandard circumstances. In effect the case study shows that Europe is currently failing to ensure that responsible standards are being met by its multinationals.
OECD Watch Quarterly Case Update November 2011
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.
OECD Watch statement on the update of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
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.
OECD Watch Quarterly Case Update March 2011
The highlights of this Quarterly Case Update include new OECD Guidelines complaints filed against 2 cotton traders from the UK, 4 holding companies that finance Cameroonian palm oil plantation SOCAPALM, ArcelorMittal Liberia, and Royal Dutch Shell for making false, misleading and incomplete statements about incidents of sabotage to its operations in the Niger Delta. Specific Instances recently closed include the complaint against Triumph, the complaint against BAE Systems, Rolls Royce and Airbus and the lengthy case against BP for its involvement in the BTC Pipeline running through Turkey, Georgia and Azerbaijan.
OECD Watch Quaterly Case Update November 2010
The highlights of this Quarterly Case Update include recent OECD Guidelines complaints filed in October 2010 against the UK / Australian mining company BHP Billiton and 4 cotton traders from Francy, Germany and Switzerland that have relations with Uzbek state-owned enterprises. Specific Instances recently closed include the complaint against SHV Holding and Shell, Statoil and Marathon Oil. Other developments have taken place in among other the cases against Cermay, DHL, Goldcorp and Rolls Royce.
