Way Forward - Business and Human Rights in China课件.pptVIP

Way Forward - Business and Human Rights in China Mayling Chan East Asia Researcher Coordinator Business Human Rights Resource Centre CRCC 中国铁建 Beginning in 2005, a series of protest activities against large-scale mining took place throughout Ecuador, including in the Zamora Chinchipe and Morona Santiago provinces. Social mobilizations have been carried out by indigenous communities, peasant farmer communities, and both urban and rural populations. Public authorities, including representatives of parish boards, municipalities, and provinces, have also participated. During and after some protest mobilizations, there have been reports of numerous cases of repression, judicial harassment, and criminalization targeting both social leaders and the general population. In 2008, the National Constituent Assembly responded to this repression by granting amnesties to participants in the protests, shelving hundreds of investigations and criminal proceedings. The move effectively acknowledged the legitimacy of peoples’ struggles to defend their territory and nature. Tongling did not respond. China Railway Construction Corporation responded: “我公司参与投资的厄瓜多尔铜矿项目，目前正在进行项目前期研究，还没有进入正式开采阶段，据我们掌握的情况，土著人权利被侵犯是不存在的，此种指控没有任何依据。 近年来，随着我公司海外业务规模的不断扩大，我们在谋求企业自身发展的同时，时刻重视并积极参与当地社会公益事业，积极履行社会责任，努力实现“企业持续发展”和“为当地社会造福”的双赢局面。我们也致力环保，注重节能，坚持以人为本，坚持企业与员工共同成长、共同发展的理念。” The 40publication...documents how the Norwegian Pension Fund-Global (Fund) has USD $4.7 billion invested in 15 oil and gas companies from eight countries operating in Burma. The report finds these companies complicit in abuses such as forced labor, killings, and land confiscation in Burma, putting Norway in violation of its own Ethical Guidelines for responsible investment. [The Resource Centre invited the 15 firms to respond – see link below for the responses. CNOOC, Essar Oil, KOGAS, PTTEP, Total, Transocean have responded. Chevron responded that it supports Total’s statement. GAIL of India and JX Holdings declined to res