METTRE FIN A L’IMPUNITE DES ENTREPRISES

The report advocates for a binding UN treaty to hold transnational corporations and International Financial Institutions (IFIs) accountable for human rights and environmental abuses. It highlights the problematic immunity of IFIs, the environmental destruction caused by palm oil and paper plantations in Indonesia, and the systemic violence faced by environmental defenders, particularly women. The authors argue that current voluntary guidelines are insufficient and that legal liability must extend across entire supply chains.

• International Financial Institutions (IFIs) currently possess immunity that shields them from lawsuits related to the projects they fund, leaving affected communities dependent on internal accountability mechanisms that are often bureaucratic, inaccessible, and lack legitimacy because IFI boards act as both judge and party.
• The Asian Development Bank provided a loan exceeding 25 million dollars to Marcopper Mining Corporation for operations on Marinduque Island in the Philippines; a 1996 tunnel collapse released millions of tons of toxic waste into the Boac River, causing severe chronic illnesses among residents.
• In Indonesia, industrial palm oil and paper plantations are primary drivers of forest fires and deforestation; in 2015, fires caused the death of 23 children and exposed over 40 million people to smoke, with 9,168 fires starting in palm oil plantations and 5,669 in paper plantations.
• The palm oil industry in Indonesia is characterized by extreme land concentration and labor exploitation; 25 corporate groups control 5.1 million hectares, and as of 2015, it was estimated that 70% of the 10.4 million plantation workers lacked contracts or insurance.
• Environmental and human rights defenders in Indonesia face severe repression; between 2004 and 2017, 131 defenders were prosecuted, persecuted, or threatened with murder, including the killing of activist Indra Pelani by Wira Karya Sakti (WKS) Company security.
• Women environmental defenders experience gender-specific violence, including sexual harassment and social pressure, making them more vulnerable to intimidation and rejection than their male counterparts.

APA

Labog, P., Mercado, N. G., & Khalid, K. (2017). METTRE FIN A L’IMPUNITE DES ENTREPRISES. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/APAC_french_v3_spread.pdf

Chicago

Labog, Pochoy, Norly Grace Mercado, and Khalisah Khalid. METTRE FIN A L’IMPUNITE DES ENTREPRISES. Friends of the Earth International, 2017. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/APAC_french_v3_spread.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{labog2017mettre, author = {Labog, Pochoy and Mercado, Norly Grace and Khalid, Khalisah}, title = {{METTRE FIN A L’IMPUNITE DES ENTREPRISES}}, institution = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2017}, month = oct, url = {https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/APAC_french_v3_spread.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }