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Program February 12th

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Chair: Liv Tørres

08.30  Coffee and registration

09.00  Welcome and objectives of the day: Elin Enge and Per Bondevik, Forum for Environment and Development

09.15 Opening of the conference by Erik Solheim, Minister of the Environment and International Development 
 
09.30 “Global supply chains: child labour and human trafficking. The harsh realities of the garment industry” Presentation by Lakshmi Bhatia, Director - Global Partnerships, Social Responsibility, Gap Inc. (India)

09.50 Corporate behaviour in change?

  • “The impact of multinational mining companies in developing countries”
    Presentation by Mark Curtis, author and consultant (UK)
  • “What impact will the financial crisis have on corporate behaviour?”
    Presentation by Bent Sofus Tranøy, researcher Fafo, (Norway)


10.30 Setting the scene: The instruments for regulating corporations: Where are we, what are the gaps? Presentations by:

  • Hannah Ellis, Corporate Responsibility Coalition (UK)
  • Njål Høstmælingen, The Norwegian centre for human rights, UiO
  • Joris Oldenziel, OECD watch, (Netherlands)


11.15 BREAK

11.40 Plenary discussion on the presentations

12.30 LUNCH


13.30 Case studies: Problems and prospects in corporate behaviour

1. AkerKværner at Guantanamo Bay: Human rights in the “war on terror”

  • “The realities at Guantanamo”: Released prisoners, professor Michael Ratner and attorney Katherine Gallagher, Center for Constitutional Rights (USA) interviewed by Erling Borgen (Norway)
  • “AkerKværner´s activities at Guantanamo.” Presentation by Beate Ekeløve-Slydal, Amnesty International-Norway

Comments by: lawyer Mette Yvonne Larsen (Norway)

Followed by plenary discussion
(Aker Solutions, former AkerKværner, has declined the invitation to participate)


2. Norsk Hydro in Qatar: Labour rights and special obligations of a state owned company 

  • Presentation by Ole Helgesen and Truls Tunmo, journalists in Teknisk Ukeblad (Norway)
  • Presentation by Halvor Molland, Vice-president communication, Norsk Hydro

Comments by: Leif Sande, President Industry Energy trade union (Norway) and
Yann Queinnec, lawyer, Sherpa (France)

Followed by plenary discussion

15.30 BREAK

15.50 Continuation Case studies: Problems and prospects in corporate behaviour

3. Barrick and AngloGold Ashanti in Tanzania: The consequences of gold mining

  • Presentation by Tundu Lissu, environmental lawyer (Tanzania)
  • Presentation by Alan Fine, public affairs manager, AngloGold Ashanti (South Africa)

Comments by: Kathryn McPhail, International Council on Mining and Metals (UK); Atle Sommerfeldt, Norwegian Church Aid; Charmian Gooch, Global Witness (UK) and Erik Hagen, Norwatch (Norway).

Followed by plenary discussion


1635 What can the different mechanisms offer in cases like these?

  • OECD Guidelines, Margaret Sutherland, UK National Contact Point
  • UN Global Compact, Kristian R. Andersen, UNDP Nordic office and Cecilie Hultmann, UN Global Compact/Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO)
  • National criminal law and international business, Professor Ståle Eskeland, University of Oslo 
  • International criminal law and international business, Attorney Katherine Gallagher, Center for Constitutional Rights (USA)
  • International Labour Standards, Deputy Director Karen Curtis, ILO labour standards department (Geneva)

Followed by plenary discussion

1750 Wrap up: Forum for Environment and Development

1800 End