Background Material for Symposium on Corporate Human Rights Responsibility: Its Growing Relevance and Enforceability

United Nations Global Compact Office (UNGCO):
GC Local Networks Forum Final Report 2006
GC Leaders Summit Final Report 2004
The Ten Principles

United Nations Norms:
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

European Initiatives:
European Parliament resolution of 13 March 2007
Working Document on Corporate Social Responsibility
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament
CEEP Opinion

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD):
The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

International Labour Organization (ILO):
Tripartite Declaration of Principles

United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD):
Corporate Codes of Conduct

United States Department of State:
Role of the U.S. Government in Promoting Global Corporate Responsibility

Voluntary Codes of Conduct:
The FLA Workplace Code of Conduct
The Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights
The EITI Principles and Criteria



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