Joint Statement: Call for an international legally binding instrument on human rights, transnational corporations and other business enterprises

global movement for a binding treaty

PARTICIPANTS’ ‘VOTING WALL’ AT THE PEOPLES’ FORUM ON HUMAN RIGHTS & BUSINESS  SIGN ON HERE & JOIN THE 150+ GROUPS WHO ALREADY HAVE! This statement has been endorsed by a wide alliance of international networks, organizations and social movements, listed●●●

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The State of Corporate Power – Insights into the Power of Corporations

Brid Brennan, Programme Co-ordinator Economic Justice, Corporate Power and Alternatives, Transnational Institute (TNI)

  Public Eye Awards Press Conference, Davos, Switzerland   TNI’s 2014 State of Power Report[1], reveals that in the past year, transnational corporations (TNCs), particularly gas and oil industry and banking have continued to benefit extraordinarily from the ongoing economic●●●

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Joint civil society statement: World Bank forced to admit failings on controversial human rights scandal

OXFAM International

The World Bank has been forced to backtrack on a controversial investment in Corporación Dinant, a palm oil company implicated in serious human rights abuses in Honduras. Following the January 10th release of one of the most damning investigations ever issued●●●

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