
TRADE UNION CASES
OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
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Issue | Host Country(s) | Lead NCP | Date submitted | NCP Decision | Current status
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Duration
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Positive outcome |
Det Norske Oljeselskapet (DNO ASA) V Industri Energi and DNO Yemen Union |
Yemen |
08/11/2016 |
Accepted |
Ongoing |
118 weeks and 5 days |
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Drummond Company Inc.V National Trade Union of Diseased and Disabled Workers of the Mining Sector (Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores Enfermos y Discapacitados del Sector Minero (SINTRADEM)) and CGT Colombia |
Colombia |
Colombia NCP |
19/07/2016 |
Accepted |
Ongoing |
134 weeks and 5 days |
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British American Tobacco V International Union of Food Workers (IUF) |
Abuses of migrant farmworkers; failure to undertake due diligence |
UK |
27/04/2016 |
Accepted |
Ongoing |
146 weeks and 4 days |
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ETEX v Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) and Federación de Obreros Ceramistas de la República Argentina (FOCRA) |
Failure to cooperate with trade unions on the employment effects of re-structuring; failure to provide timely and accurate information on the economic performance; failure to conduct due diligence to identify and address adverse employment effects. |
Argentina |
Belgium NCP |
26/02/2016 |
Accepted |
Ongoing |
155 weeks and 2 days |
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E Ink Holdings Inc. V Korean Confederation of Free Trade Unions (KCTU), Korean Metal Workers' Union (KMWU) and Hydis Local, Korean Metal Workers' Union |
Failure to consult with trade unions on restructuring with employment effects; failure to provide trade unions with timely and accurate information |
South Korea |
South Korea NCP |
31/08/2015 |
Decision Pending |
Ongoing |
180 weeks and 6 days |
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ASAHI GLASS CO., LTD. V Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) and Korean Metal Workers' Union (KMWU) |
Retaliation for forming a trade union; contract workers |
South Korea |
South Korea NCP |
05/08/2015 |
Accepted |
Ongoing |
184 weeks and 4 days |
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Turk Metal Is V MNE in Turkey |
Turkey |
Turkey NCP |
10/11/2014 |
Decision Pending |
Ongoing |
222 weeks and 6 days |
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PROSEGUR AB v UNI Global Union |
Interference with the right to organise; evasion of collective bargaining obligations; harassment of trade union organisers and activists. |
Brazil |
Spain NCP |
26/11/2013 |
Accepted |
Ongoing |
272 weeks and 5 days |
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TELECOM Argentina, SA V Central de Trabajadores de la Tecnología y la Comunicación (CEPETEL) |
Information disclosure and employment and industrial relations |
Argentina |
Argentina NCP |
13/12/2011 |
Decision Pending |
Ongoing |
374 weeks and 5 days |
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Unilever V CUT-BRAZIL |
Closure of the factory without due notice or consultation and without payment of severance payments |
Brazil |
Brazil NCP |
25/11/2010 |
Accepted |
Ongoing |
429 weeks and 3 days |
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