The Ministry of Knowledge (hereinafter, "MKE") of the Republic of Korea finds it hard to assume that the involved corporations breached the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises Ch. II, III, IV, and V; thus, the MKE does not see a necessity to initiate an additional investigation or an arbitration. However, the MKE expects the relevant companies to make a continuous effort to disclose relevant information and consult with the affected communities, regarding the size and socio-economic effects of this gas development.
The Special Representative of the Secretary General on the Issue of Human Rights and Transnational Corporations and other Business Enterprises, John Ruggie, has submitted his interim report to the Sixty-Second Session of the Commission on Human Rights. ERI in coalition with other NGOs through ESCR-Net have prepared a collective response to this report.
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