UN Binding Treaty on Transnational Corporations discussed at UN

A side event was held at the UN on the occasion of the 37th session of the UN Human Rights Council. It was entitled: “Reflections on the United Nations Treaty binding transnational corporations on human rights“.

The organizers were:

the CETIM, FIAN International, the Trade Union Confederation of Americas (TUCA), Indonesia for Global Justice, Unión de Afectado/as por Chevron Texaco en Ecuador (UDAPT), the Transnational Institute (TNI), Friends of the Earth International, Human Rights and Business Centre/UFJF (HOMA), Corporate Accountability (CA), as members of the Global Campaign to Reclaim Peoples Sovereignty, Dismantle Corporate Power and Stop Impunity.

Listen to the speakers’ speeches by clicking on this link:

Walter Schuldt, First Secretary of the Mission of Ecuador to the United Nations in Geneva

Manoela Roland, HOMA

Iván González, Trade Union Confederation of Americas (TUCA)

Rachmi Hertanti, Indonesia for Global Justice

Video message of 4 Members of the European Parliament as members of the Global Network of Parliamentarians for the Binding Treaty

Moderator:

Melik Özden, Centre Europe Tiers-Monde (CETIM)