Open-ended intergovernmental working group on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights

At its 26th session, on 26 June 2014, the Human Rights Council adopted resolution 26/9 by which it decided “to establish an open-ended intergovernmental working group on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights, whose mandate shall be to elaborate an international legally binding instrument to regulate, in international human rights law, the activities of transnational corporations and other business enterprises.”

The open-ended intergovernmental working group (OEIGWG) has had six sessions so far.  Ahead of the seventh session, the Permanent Mission of Ecuador, on behalf of the Chairmanship of the OEIGWG, released a third revised draft legally binding instrument to regulate the activities of transnational corporations and other business enterprises. The third revised draft will serve as the basis for State-led direct substantive intergovernmental negotiations during the seventh session, which will take place from 25 to 29 October 2021.

Third revised draft legally binding instrument to regulate, in international human rights law, the activities of transnational corporations and other business enterprises

Unofficial comparison of 3rd and 2nd revised drafts of the legally binding instrument in track changes

Report on the sixth session of the OEIGWG

Annex to the sixth session report containing statements from States and other relevant stakeholders on the second revised draft legally binding instrument that were provided to the Secretariat and presented during the sixth session of the working group

Matrix of concrete textual suggestions, modifications, additional language and requests for deletions, as well as expressions of support, concerning the current provisions of the second revised draft legally binding instrument

Matrix of general comments and requests of clarification

Second revised draft legally binding instrument to regulate, in international human rights law, the activities of transnational corporations and other business enterprises

Key issues and structure of the second revised draft

Report on the fifth session of the OEIGWG

Annex to the fifth session report with the compilation of oral statements delivered by States during the 5th session

Annex to the fifth session report with the compilation of concrete textual suggestions made during the 5th session

Revised draft legally binding instrument to regulate, in international human rights law, the activities of transnational corporations and other business enterprises

Updated non-exhaustive list of instruments and documents used as sources for the preparation of the revised draft legally binding instrument

Report on the fourth session of the OEIGWG

Addendum to the fourth session report containing a compilation of oral statements delivered by States during the 4th session

Zero draft optional protocol to the zero draft legally binding instrument

Zero draft legally binding instrument to regulate, in international human rights law, the activities of transnational corporations and other business enterprises

Report on the third session of the OEIGWG

Elements for the draft legally binding instrument on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights

Report on the second session of the OEIGWG

Report on the first session of the OEIGWG