Friday, November 4, 2016

Susan George on the Development of a Treaty on Human Rights and Transnational Corporations

Click here if you wish to access this 3:25m video featuring Susan George directly from the Transnational Institute talking about the Investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) clause that is always included in the new trade treaties.
Susan George joined an expert panel on the first day of a meeting of a working group of the UN Human Rights Council, tasked with developing a treaty on transnational corporations and human rights. She spoke with the Global Campaign to Dismantle Corporate Power about the history of UN action on transnational corporations, the potential pitfalls of the current treaty negotiations, and the range of tax abuses, wage evasion, and investor protection weapons that transnational corporations can use.