«Il n‘y a pas un monde développé et un monde sous-développé, mais un seul monde mal développé»
In the following pages, you will find CETIM’s English declarations at the UN on the theme of impunity of transnational corporations
UN Human Rights Council – 31st session Item 6 : consideration of the UPR report for Australia Mr. President, We welcome the decision of Australia to adopt the recommendation made by Ecuador, which stated the need, and I quote, “to strengthen the normative framework for the protection of human rights, including the monitoring of, investigation into […] Closing statement of the CETIM and the Global Campaign at the intergovernmental working group on transnational corporations, other business enterprises and human rights Madame Chair, With economic globalization, transnational corporations (TNCs) have become major and powerful actors, and their activities, directly or indirectly, have a huge impact on human rights. A few hundred TNCs now control the bulk of the production and marketing of goods and services around the world. It is estimated that 80% of trade takes […] Opening statement of the CETIM and the Global Campaign at the intergovernmental working group on transnational corporations, other business enterprises and human rights The time has come for the Human Rights Council to adopt binding norms to end the impunity of transnational corporations! Countries and peoples of the Global South are the main victims of the asymmetry in the international system. We cannot rely on self-regulation and voluntary codes of conduct to discipline the most powerful actors in the global economy today.
Human rights violations committed by Australian corporation OceanaGold
An important first step forward on TNC’s Treaty Alliance
The legally binding international instrument must focus on transnational corporations (TNCs)
Impunity of TNCs: a historic opportunity not to be missed
Binding norms to end impunity of TNCs
