National Contact Points in OECD Countries Promote Business & Human Rights in the Extractives Sector
By EsqSocial Corporation 19/05/21
For over 20 years, a little-known dispute resolution mechanism has facilitated conciliatory ends to numerous human rights and environmental grievances levied against multinational corporations. The OECD’s National Contact Point (“NCP”) program empowers countries that adhere to the OECD’s Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (the “OECD Guidelines”) to develop mechanisms to resolve complaints that a company’s conduct violates the OECD Guidelines. The NCP program celebrated its 20-year...
By: King & Spalding