Cotton Campaign, Anti-Slavery International and KTNC Watch vs NBIM
The Cotton Campaign, Anti-Slavery International and KTNC Watch concerning the Government Pension Fund Global’s investments in the Korean companies Daewoo International and POSCO, and their alleged use of child and forced labour through a subsidiary in Uzbekistan’s cotton industry. Status: Concluded.
| Date filed: | 3 December 2014 |
| Status: | Concluded 2 July 2015 |
| Industry concerned: | Finance |
| Company: | Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) |
| Notifiers: | Cotton Campaign, Anti-Slavery International and KTNC Watch |
| Lead National Contact Point: | Norway |
| Secondary National Contact Point(s): | Korea |
| Relevant Chapter(s) of the Guidelines: | II (General Policies) and IV (Human Rights) |
| Documents available online: | Initial Assessment and Final Statement 02.07.2015 – NCP Korea Initial Assessment Daewoo Posco – Press Release 02.07.2015 – Reply from NBIM 13.01.15 – Letter to NBIM 16.02.15 – Reply from NBIM 25.02.15 (NO) – The Complaint – Appendix |