This note provides a brief background on the design, development, and implementation to date of the Olgeta Meri Framework (the Framework), a key component of the response by the Porgera Joint Venture (PJV) and Barrick Gold Corporation (Barrick) to allegations of violence against women at the Porgera Gold Mine in Papua New Guinea (PNG).

It describes the rationale and objectives in developing the Framework, outlines the extensive consultations that informed its development, and notes the key principles that govern the Framework’s operation.

The Framework was developed following an extensive 18-month consultation process with leading experts around the world, in PNG, and in the Porgera region. It has been designed to be a sensitive, expeditious and culturally appropriate alternative to the formal justice sector. At the heart of this work was our desire to be responsive to victims and the terrible harms they have suffered. We believe the Framework design is aligned with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), a view buttressed by an opinion on the program by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNOHCHR) and other experts...

[Sections on:
- Development of the Framework 
- Consultation process
- Alignment with UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
- A Summary of Outcomes to Date
- Individual Remediation Package Components]