Citizens' Association to fight against injustice and poverty in the world, Oxfam France - Agir ici in partnership with CCFD - Earth Solidarity, launched the campaign " Holdup International to Stop the corporate impunity ", which aims to reform the EU legal framework for curbing the unacceptable abuses of multinationals in developing countries.
Violation of human rights, control over land and natural resources, pollution, irreversible, massive tax evasion: the absence of international rules to regulate the activity of these enterprises authorizes a frantic race to the profit that does not bother with ethics, or goals of local economic development.
alone multinational tax evasion is 125 billion euros that fly each year to tax havens at the expense of banks in developing countries and deprives them of funds needed to provide such public health services and education worthy of the name.
Questioned for several years on their impact and are concerned about their image with consumers, the best-known companies have developed policies of "social and environmental responsibility" by taking some virtuous commitments through charters and codes of conduct are not binding.
But behind the statements of intent, they continue to commit abuses have devastating consequences on poor countries . It is time that policymakers regulate their activities. It is time that Europe, which has pledged to actively promote sustainable development worldwide, cease to conduct business almost all based on its territory, where there are also more than half of havens.
Require multinational corporations to behave in a responsible and transparent is possible. Publication of a social and environmental report, review of international accounting standards, parental liability vis-à-vis their subsidiaries, duty of care to their subcontractors, elimination of tax havens opaque structures: our proposals are the minimum requirements to limit the negative impacts of their activities and how their actions contribute to development in developing countries.
order that France is the steps we propose to European and international level, including at the G8 in July, and ahead of European elections to be held June 7, we seek to mobilize as many people around these injustices.
To end impunity Business: sign and make you sign around the online petition: http://www.oxfamfrance.org/php/petition-holdup.php
For more information: www.oxfamfrance.org / evasionfiscale
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