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Thurid's article discusses the need for better company-community dialogue processes to avoid creating or exacerbating conflict, and to resolve disputes where they arise. Awareness of their importance is rising, however currently the field of experts capable of carrying out such processes is limited, too little known, and too hard to access. Responding to this challenge, seven prominent organizations in the field of dialogue facilitation and dispute resolution have joined together with the Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative at the Harvard Kennedy School to establish the Company-Community Dialogue Facilitators Forum. The article introduces the Forum’s objectives and lists ways for other individuals and organizations operating in this space to become involved.
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‘The Only Government We See' tells the story of the negotiation of General Memoranda of Understanding (GMOUs) between Chevron and communities in the Niger Delta around its facilities. The process began after violent conflict in the region in 2003 led to the withdrawal of the company and the destruction of property, including schools and hospitals the company had built for communities. The film describes the new approach to dialogue with communities that the company adopted on its return, based on full participation and joint partnership.
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This is the third in a series of four films produced by the Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative at Harvard Kennedy School on behalf of the mandate of the former Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Business and Human Rights, Professor John Ruggie. The first film in the series, Making Monkey Business, involves a hydro-electric power plant and surrounding communities in the Philippines; the second, Putting Ourselves in Their Shoes, involves a copper mine in Peru and indigenous communities. The fourth and final film will be released soon and is a compilation of the first three that highlights common themes between them.
The films were produced with the generous support of the Government of Norway, the Compliance Advisor/Ombudsman of the World Bank Group, the International Bar Association and the Government of Germany.
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The Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights seek to provide an authoritative global standard for preventing and addressing the risk of adverse human rights impacts linked to business activity. Endorsed by the the UN Human Rights Council in June 2011, the new standards outline how States and businesses should implement the UN “Protect, Respect and Remedy” Framework in order to better manage business and human rights challenges. Read more about: The Guiding Principles
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As of November 2011, an Agreement between the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and the Florida Tomato Growers extends the CIW's Fair Food principles to over 90% of Florida's tomato growers. The agreement, which commits growers to pass on a 'Fair Food Premium' for Florida tomatoes also includes a code of conduct and a cooperative complaint resolution system.
This interview, with Mr. Steve Hitov, General Counsel of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, provides an overview of the process leading up to the most recent agreement and discusses the Fair Food Code of Conduct, the Complaint Resolution Mechanism and the Corrective Action Plans, all of which are constitutive elements of the agreement.
Read the interview and learn more about the agreement.
