Today I am going to introduce you to how Multinational Corporations MNC – (Foreign Multi-Corporations) dictate the Mineral Rich third world countries Government and suppress human rights -people. The first part of my article is an introduction, I urge you to follow and read each releases so you’re informed in how MNC under international law play their game tactically to control and manipulate Governments in mineral rich third world countries like PNG. Although the traditional view of human rights law concerns the relationship between the national government and individuals (citizens), increasing attention has been focused on private actors MNC and their effect on resources owners’ rights. Private actors have duties under international law to influence governments to relax policies to attract other partner players into any nations. This has been confirmed through judicial decisions and treaty interpretation, and highlighted by academic commentators. Concerning the realisation of social and economic rights, the Multinational Corporation (MNC) is the private actor that is most relevant. The MNC is an established and adaptable entity that can bring government to submit to them. The MNC benefits from the doctrine of neo-liberal economics as well as the “home and host” government quagmire, which combines with limited liability and decentralised decision-making to allow for double standards in human rights promotion to take place internationally. Furthermore, the polices of organisations such as the World Bank, the IMF, the OECD and the WTO, have allowed the MNC to gain a position of considerable influence and power on economic and social agendas of governments of mineral rich third world countries including PNG. These corporate sectors are extremely influential with national governments. This are evident in PNG today. MNCs use their influence to coerce and direct governments to push their agenda to appoints their nominee to key position to advance their interest. Simultaneously pushing the governments be more competitive” by implementing national policy conducive to attracting international business partners. Often this means a decline in socio-economic reform policies of the host government collects dust thus promoting the interest of MNC to allow them in to reap our resources while they neglect their obligations to the resources owners advancement and welfare. The close relationship between the operations of multinational corporations and the realisation of social and economic rights while subduing the rights of host government and the landowners. The MNCs’ uniquely powerful and influential position within the international community gives rise to contradictory capabilities. This position are used to promote or undermine social and economic rights of the indigenous people and their governments , which are either enhance or inhibit the development of an international community based on stable local communities. This article will further examine the obligations of host nations to Regulate/Legislate the activities of MNC and its partners within their jurisdiction in order to ensure an environment conducive to socio-economic development and also outlines the obligations of MNCs as emerging subjects of international human rights law. Realistically, this article concedes that it makes little difference whether legal obligations on the part of host governments or MNCs exist or not. With little or no enforcement and implementation, international law relies heavily on moral and voluntary reasons for compliance. Host government PNG has a duty to legislate the arrangement for compliance reason in view of maximising benefits for PNG and the resources province (owners) With this in mind, I will outline the business case for the promotion of economic and social rights of the nation and the people, appealing to the motive of profit maximisation in order to demonstrate to international business the importance of such reinvestment in the development of the rural societies in which they conduct operations. This concession is made because it is imperative to harness the unrivalled abilities of the international business community to promote change in the international community towards the enjoyment of social and economic rights, and benefits to counter the negative impact of economic globalisation and depletion of resources and environmental impacts. MNCs must made to encourage at the very least, not inhibit, the fulfilment of international law commitments by host national governments. While MNCs have not replaced the State as the international power, the MNCs’ have allowed the MNC to gain a position of considerable influence on economic and social agendas. The MNC corporate sector is extremely influential with national governments. MNCs use this influence to coerce governments to become follower to its direction by implementing national policy conducive to attracting international business. Often this means a decline in socio-economic reform agenda’s. The close relationship between the operations of multinational corporations and the realisation of social and economic rights. The MNCs’ uniquely powerful and influential position within the international community gives rise to contradictory policies and capabilities. This position can be used to promote or undermine social and economic rights of the governments and resources owners, which will either enhance or inhibit the development of an international community based on stable local communities. Governments of the host nation (PNG) need to examine and regulate the activities of all groups and individuals within their jurisdiction in order to ensure an environment conducive to socio-economic development and also outlines the obligations of MNCs as emerging subjects of international human rights law. Realistically, this article concedes that it makes little difference whether legal obligations on the part of host governments or MNCs exist or not. With little or no enforcement and implementation by government or courts, international law relies heavily on moral and voluntary reasons for compliance. With this in mind, I will outline the business case for downplaying of economic growth and social rights of resources owners, as opposed to appealing to the motive of profit maximisation in order to demonstrate to international business the importance of such reinvestment in the development of the societies in which they conduct operations. This concession is made because it is imperative to harness the unrivaled abilities of the international business community to promote change in the international community towards the enjoyment of social and economic rights, and to counter the negative impact of economic globalisation. MNCs must encourage and at the very least, not inhibit, the fulfilment of international law commitments by host national governments. PNG government has the duty of care to PNG citizen as provided in the Constitution to maximise resources benefits for the nation and resources owners somehow the key government players are paid off by MNC, kept under strict control to serve MNC’s purpose. Double standard. We need leaders, who are well prepared to lead not politicians to legislate the use and harvesting of our resources under strict guidelines.
Posted on: Sun, 28 Dec 2014 03:07:06 +0000