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A New Milestone for the East Asian Business and Human Rights Movement – East Asian Business and Human Rights Conference in Taiwan
At GongGam’s Transnational Human Rights Institute (THRI), we have continued efforts to ensure that Korean companies, who play an important role in the global supply chain, honor their responsibility to respect human rights and protect the environment, and in cases of abuses by Korean companies’ operations abroad, ensure that victims can access adequate remedy, through […]
상세보기Four Members of GongGam Attend the UN Human Rights Committee’s Review of the Republic of Korea in Geneva
Four members of GongGam—Ji Yoon Kang, Eunhee Kang. Jirim Kim, and Pillkyu Hwang—travelled to Geneva to attend the review (19-20 October) of the ROK’s fifth periodic report by the Human Rights Committee (CCPR). Since this July, GongGam has worked as part of the Korean NGO coalition for the CCPR review, submitting a joint shadow report […]
상세보기Legislation on Corporate Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence Introduced in the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea
Business enterprises, with their economic and social influence, have long become essential actors in various global human rights and environmental issues, such as economic crises, conflicts, and the climate crisis. In particular, there is a pressing need to allocate responsibility commensurate with the influence of multinational enterprises with global supply chains outside the control of […]
상세보기Five Years since the Laos Dam Collapse: Remembrance and Justice – Issuance of International Joint Statement and Submission of Report to the UN
July 23, 2018. Laos. A tragic accident occurred when a saddle dam (Saddle Dam D) of the Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy Hydropower Project collapsed, resulting in 71 deaths and over 10,000 displacements. At the time, the Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy dam’s construction was led by a joint venture “PNPC,” of which SK ecoplant (construction) held a 26% stake, and […]
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