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Article

7 Mar 2005

Author:
Diego E. López Medina, Profesor de las universidades de los Andes y Nacional, en Semana [Colombia]

Las multinacionales y los derechos humanos

El Pacto Mundial es una iniciativa inicialmente loable que permite un acercamiento distinto entre las empresas multinacionales y los derechos humanos y que permite continuar el debate sobre la responsabilidad social corporativa. Su implementación en Colombia sería benéfica ya que el sector privado nacional ha estado más comprometido con una responsabilidad social basada en la caridad religiosa que en un reconocimiento político de los derechos de sus conciudadanos. [se refiere a Unocal, ChevronTexaco, Degussa, Ford, DaimlerChrysler, Volkswagen, Coca-Cola, Occidental]

Part of the following timelines

Coca-Cola lawsuit (re Colombia)

Unocal lawsuit (re Myanmar)

Texaco/Chevron lawsuits (re Ecuador)

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