Corporate Social Responsibility (IVOR nr. 77) 2010/10.6.2:10.6.2 Second mediatory attempt: Amnesty et al.

Corporate Social Responsibility (IVOR nr. 77) 2010/10.6.2

10.6.2 Second mediatory attempt: Amnesty et al.

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In October 2007, the Dutch NGOs Amnesty International Netherlands and Oxfam-Novib, and the Dutch labour union FNV, initiated a joint mediatory

attempt between FFI/JKPL, G-Star and CCC/ICN. All three belonged to the

group of FWF initiators (Box 10.3).1 The mediators demanded that FFI/JKPL withdraw all legal proceedings. FFI/JKPL could not accept this as CCC/ICN intended to continue their campaigns. FFI/JKPL stated that it was its democratic right to defend itself in court against false accusations from the Indian Organisations and CCC/ICN, and to claim damages. Although understandable, FFI/JKPL's attitude was not conducive to reaching an agreement. Furthermore, the fact that the mediators - through FWF - were directly linked with CCC/ICN did not help to establish a position of impartial mediator.2 Moreover, at the beginning of October, Amnesty had released a press statement in which it expressed its concerns regarding:

the continuing harassment of defenders of women workers' rights in the garments export industry in Bangalore city in the Southern Indian State of Karnataka, as well as associated campaigning activists based in the Netherlands. The harassment has included the filing of apparently false criminal charges against them, aimed at curbing their freedom of expression.3

This may have resulted in the FFI/JKPL management feeling that it was being pressed by 'third organisations' to acknowledge the allegations of the Indian Organisations and CCC/ICN in a roundabout way. The mediatory attempt failed.

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