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This page carries a list of statements or press releases issued by National Contact Points with regard to specific instances which have arisen in the implementation of the Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises until July 2013.
 

Please now refer to the database of specific instances on the website: mneguidelines@oecd.org.

Argentina / Argentine

• Unión Obrera Molinera and Cargill S.A. specific instance: Statement by the Argentinian NCP, 31 July 2007

Australia / Australie

• Statement by the Australian NCP on the initial assessment of a specific instance concerning the activities of an Australian mining corporation in South Africa, 8 March 2013
   
• Public statement by the Australian NCP on the transfer of a specific instance involving an Australian-headquartered enterprise to the Chilean NCP, 1 March 2012
   
• Public statement by the Australian NCP on the transfer of a specific instance involving an Australian-headquartered enterprise to the Argentinean NCP, 20 August 2011
  
  
• Statement by the Australian NCP on the complaint by the Construction, Forestry, Mining, Energy Union – Mining and Energy Division (CFMEU) Trade Union against Xstrata Coal Pty Ltd (XSTRATA), 8 June 2011
   
• BHP Billiton – Cerrejon Coal specific instance: statement by the Australian NCP, 12 June 2009
   
• ANZ specific instance: statement by the Australian NCP, 13 October 2006
   
• GSL Australia specific instance: evaluation by the Australian NCP, 13 October 2006
   
• GSL Australia specific instance: statement by the Australian NCP, 6 April 2006
   

Austria / Autriche

Belgium / Belgique

Canada

• Final statement of the Canadian NCP on the complaint by Frente de Defensa San Miguelense (FREDEMI) against the Marlin mine in Guatemala, 3 May 2011
   
• Statements concerning Ivanhoe Mines Ltd in Burma and Ascendant Copper Corporation in Ecuador / Constatations concernant Ivanhoe Mines Ltd en Birmanie et Ascendant Copper Corporation en Équateur, 2006 

Chile / Chili

• Protocolo de acuerdo entre la empresa Unilever Chile y la Central Unitaria de trabajadores de Chile, November 2005
   
• Statement by the Chilean NCP on the case of Marine Harvest Chile S.A., 6 November 2003

France

• Recommendations of the French NCP to EDF and its partners regarding the “Nam Theun 2” Project in Laos / Recommandations du PCN français à l'intention de l'entreprise EDF et de ses partenaires au sujet de la mise en œuvre du projet "Nam Theun 2" au Laos, 26 May 2005
   
• Public statement by the French NCP concerning ASPOCOMP / Communiqué publié par le PCN français concernant ASPOCOMP, 13 November 2003
   
• Recommendations by the French NCP to Companies on the Issue of Forced Labour in Burma, 28 mars 2002
   
• Recommendations by the French NCP to Companies on the Issue of Forced Labour in Burma, 28 March 2002
   
• Marks & Spencer, Communiqué du PCN français, 13 décembre 2001

Finland / Finlande

• Press release by the Finnish NCP on Metsä-Botnia in Uruguay, 22 December 2006
   
• Statement by the Finnish NCP statement on the Orion paper mill factory project and Finnvera Oyj, 12 October 2006

Ireland / Irlande

• Final statement of the Irish and Netherlands NCPs on the complaint against the Corrib Gas project, 30 July 2010, 30 July 2010

Germany / Allemagne

• Joint final statement by the German NCP, the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) and Otto Stadtlander GmbH regarding a complaint by the ECCHR against Otto Stadtlander GmbH/Bremen, 17 November 2011
  [ German original version ]
  
  
• Final declaration by the German NCP regarding a complaint by Wake up and Fight for Your Rights Madudu Group and FIAN Deutschland against Neumann Gruppe GmbH, 30 March 2011
   
• Statement by the German NCP on the Bayer CropScience, German Watch, Global March, and Coordination gegen Bayer-Gefahren, 30 August 2007
   
• Statement by the German NCP on DGB and Bayer AG, 29 June 2007
   
• German Clean Clothes Campaign against adidas-Salomon, 24 May 2004

Japan

• Initial assessment by the Japanese NCP on the Specific Instance at Top Thermo Mfg. (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd, 16 February 2012 [ Japanese original version ]

Mexico / Mexique

• Statement by the Mexican NCP in the case of SUTEIVP against Industria Vidriera del Potosí [ Spanish ], 13 January 2010

Netherlands / Pays-Bas

• Final report by the Dutch NCP on the Specific Instance notified by CEDHA, INCASUR Foundation, SOMO and Oxfam Novib concerning Nidera Holding B.V., 3 February 2012
   
• Final statement of the Irish and Netherlands NCPs on the complaint against the Corrib Gas project, 30 July 2010, 30 July 2010
   
• Statement by the Netherlands NCP on complaint by Shehri-CBE concerning Makro-Habib Pakistan Limited, February 2010
   
• Final statement by the Netherlands NCP concerning Pandacan oil depot Manila, Philippines, 14 July 2009
   
• Joint statement by the Netherlands NCP, FNV, CNV and IHC Calland, July 2004
   
• Statement by the Netherlands NCP on Chemie Pharmacie Holland, May 2004
   
• Joint statement by the Netherlands National Contact Point, Adidas and the India Committee of the Netherlands and Background report, 12 December 2002

Norway / Norvège

• Initial assessment and conclusion by the Norwegian NCP on the complaint from the Climate Network and Concerned Scientists Norway against Statoil, 2012

• Final statement by the Norwegian NCP on the complaint from The Future in our Hands (FIOH) against INTEX Resources ASA and the Mindoro Nickel Project, January 2012

• Initial assessment by the Norwegian NCP on the complainst by the Norwegian Support Committee for Western Sahara against Sjovik AS, 8 March 2012

• Initial assessment and final conclusion by the Norwegian NCP on the complaint by the 129 Roma in Kosovo against Norwegian Church Aid, 30 August 2011
   
• Final statement by the Norwegian NCP on the complaint by the Norwegian Society for the Conservation of Nature/Friends of the Earth Norway and Forum for Environment and Developmentagainst Cermaq ASA, 10 August 2011
   
• Joint statement by Cermaq ASA, Norwegian Society for the Conservation of Nature/Friends of the Earth Norway1 and Forum for Environment and Development (ForUM) [Spanish], 10 August 2011
   
• Statement by the Norwegian NCP on the complaint against Kongsberg Automotive, 28 May 2009
   
• Statement by the Norwegian NCP on Aker Kværner’s activities at Guantanamo Bay, 29 November 2005

Sweden / Suède

• Statement by the Swedish NCP on the CEDHA complaint against Nordea, 24 January 2008
   
• Statement from the Swedish NCP concerning Atlas Copco and Sandvik, June 2003

Switzerland / Suisse

• Closing statement by the Swiss NCP on the specific instance regarding cotton trade by Paul Reinhart AG in Uzbekistan, 7 March 2012
   
• Closing statement by the Swiss NCP on the specific instance regarding cotton trade by Louis Dreyfus Commodities Suisse S.A. in Uzbekistan, 17 February 2012
   
• Closing statement by the Swiss NCP on the specific instance regarding cotton trade by Ecom Agroindustrial Corp. Ltd. in Uzbekistan, 22 December 2011
   
• Closing statement by the Swiss NCP on the specific Instance regarding Triumph in the Philippines and in Thailand, 14 January 2011
   
• Statement by the Swiss NCP on the Cerrejon Coal Mine in Columbia, 15 July 2009
   
• Press release by the Swiss NCP concerning a labour dispute at a subsidiary of Nestlé in South Korea, 21 November 2003

United Kingdom / Royaume Uni

• Final statement by the UK NCP on the Complaint from Justiça Ambiental et al. against BHP Billiton PLC (on Mozal SARL) in Mozambique, 13 September 2012
   
• Final statement on the complaint from The LEAD Group Inc against Xstrata PLC (in the UK), 31 May 2012
   
• Initial assessment and conclusion of a Specific Instance regarding a complaint by Australian NGO “A” against enterprise “B”, 14 May 2012
   
• Final statement by the UK NCP on the complaint from the International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Associations (IUF) against Compass Group PLC on Eurest Algerie Spa (Algeria), 1 February 2012
   
• Initial Assessment of the UK NCP on the complaint from The LEAD Group again Xstrata PLC in the UK, 16 December 2011
   
• Follow up to the revised final statement by the UK NCP on the complaint from Corner House et al. against BTC Corporation, 5 October 2011
   
• Final statement by the UK NCP on the complaint from the European Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights against Cargill Cotton Ltd and ICT Cotton Ltd (operating in Uzbekistan), 11 July 2011
   
• Final Statement by the UK NCP on the complaint from the European Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights against Cargill Cotton Limited (in Uzbekistan), 11 July 2011
   
• Follow-up statement on the complaint from the Malaysian Trades Union Congress against British American Tobacco Malaysia, 8 July 2011
   
• Final statement by the UK NCP on the complaint from the Malaysian Trade Union Congress against British American Tobacco Malaysia Berhad, 4 March 2011
   
• Revised final statement by the UK NCP on the complaint from Corner House et al. against BTC Corporation, 22 February 2011
   
• Final statement by the UK NCP on the complaint from Corner House against Airbus, 5 November 2010
   
• Final statement by the UK NCP on the complaint from Corner House against Rolls-Royce Group, 5 November 2010
   
• Final statement by the UK NCP on the complaint from Corner House against BAE Systems, 5 November 2010
   
• Final statement by the UK NCP on the complaint against Unilever plc on India's Doom Dooma factory, 18 October 2010
   
• Follow up to final statement on the complaint from Survival International against Vedanta Resources plc, 12 March 2010
   
• Final statement by the UK NCP on the complaint against Unilever plc on Pakistan’s Khanewal factory, 20 November 2009
   
• Final statement by the UK NCP on the complaint against Unilever plc on India’s Sewri factory, 9 November 2009
   
• Statement by the UK NCP on the Vedanta Specific Instance, 25 September 2009
   
• Final statement by the UK NCP on the complaint against Unilever plc on Pakistan’s Rahim Yar Khan factory, 13 August 2009
   
• Statement by the UK NCP on G4S and Union Network International, 12 December 2008
   
• Statement by the UK NCP on Afrimex (UK) LTD, 28 August 2008
   
• Statement by the UK NCP on DAS Air, 18 July 2008
   
• Statement by the UK NCP: Anglo-American, 4 May 2008
   
• Final assessment by the UK NCP on PSA Peugeot Citroën, 1 February 2008
   
• Statement by the UK NCP on National Grid Transco plc, 6 July 2005
   
• Statement by the UK NCP on Oryx Natural Resources and Annex 2, 14 June 2005
   
• Statement by the UK NCP on Avient, 8 September 2004
   
• Statement by the UK NCP on De Beers, 26 April 2004

United States / Etats-Unis

• Initial Assessment by the US NPC of the complaint by Edouard Teumangie against AES Corporation, 13 September 2012
  
  
• Statement by the US NCP on the specific instance regarding LEAD Group and Innospec, 1 February 2012
   
• Statement by the US NCP on the specific instance regarding UNITE HERE and LSG Sky Chefs, 1 March 2012

Also Available

• Statements by National Contact Points for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises