5/23/22, 1:14 AM SOMO representing 474 Myanmar CSOs vs. Telenor ASA - OECD Watch Myanmar to M1 Group, including the Myanmar-based civil society organisations endorsing the complaint. 3. Telenor has not been transparent in relation to its decision to disengage from its Myanmar operations. Telenor’s sale to M1 Group comes after the Myanmar military’s 1 February 2021 coup and brutal crackdown on peaceful protests, civil society and independent media, as well as heightened electronic surveillance. Civil society members involved with the complaint have explained their need for responsible telecommunications businesses that will push back, rather than collude, with repression by the authoritarian government. M1 Group is owned by the billionaire Mikati family, who have a history of business in authoritarian countries including Syria, Sudan and Yemen and face unresolved allegations of corruption and terrorist financing. The complainants do not trust that M1 Group will uphold their human rights responsibilities or do business with integrity. Relevant OECD Guidelines Chapter II (https://www.oecdwatch.org/guideline/chapter-ii/) Chapter II Paragraph A10 (https://www.oecdwatch.org/guideline/chapter-ii-paragraph-a10/) Chapter II Paragraph A14 (https://www.oecdwatch.org/guideline/chapter-ii-paragraph-a14/) Chapter III (https://www.oecdwatch.org/guideline/chapter-iii/) Chapter III Paragraph 1 (https://www.oecdwatch.org/guideline/chapter-iii-paragraph-1/) Chapter III Paragraph 2 f (https://www.oecdwatch.org/guideline/chapter-iii-paragraph-2-f/) Chapter IV (https://www.oecdwatch.org/guideline/chapter-iv/) Chapter IV Paragraph 1 (https://www.oecdwatch.org/guideline/chapter-iv-paragraph-1/) Chapter IV Paragraph 5 (https://www.oecdwatch.org/guideline/chapter-iv-paragraph-5/) Outcome On 27 September the Norwegian NCP issued an initial assessment accepting the complaint for good offices. More details Defendant Telenor (https://www.oecdwatch.org/complaints-database/? fwp_oecd_complaint_company=telenor) Company in violation Telenor (https://www.oecdwatch.org/complaints-database/? fwp_oecd_complaint_company=telenor) Complainants Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO) (https://www.oecdwatch.org/complaintsdatabase/?fwp_oecd_complaint_complainant=centre-for-research-on-multinational-corporationssomo) Affected people Public (https://www.oecdwatch.org/complaints-database/? fwp_oecd_complaint_affected_people=public) Documents https://www.oecdwatch.org/complaint/somo-representing-474-myanmar-csos-vs-telenor-asa/ 2/3