5/17/22, 10:39 PM Complaint against Telenor for irresponsible disengagement from Myanmar - SOMO when they wish to sell down. The fact that Telenor is a state-owned company makes the lack of transparency and dialog with relevant parties even more concerning”. OECD Guidelines The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (https://www.oecd.org/corporate/mne/) are the world’s most comprehensive, internationally recognised, government-backed standard on responsible business conduct. The Guidelines comprise governments’ expectations of business across a range of issues such as human rights, labour rights, and the environment. The OECD Guidelines contain a unique grievance mechanism to address complaints of corporate misconduct, the National Contact Point system. When disengaging from business relationships, the OECD Guidelines are clear that companies should “consider and address the potential adverse impacts of a decision to disengage” on the human rights of local stakeholders. SOMO and ForUM are both members of OECD Watch, a global network of civil society organisations that aims to hold corporations and governments accountable for their impacts. Check out the complaint (https://www.oecdwatch.org/complaint/somorepresenting-474-myanmar-csos-vs-telenor-asa/) in the OECD Watch complaints database. Contact (https://www.somo.nl/person/joseph-wilde-ramsing-2/) Joseph Wilde-Ramsing (https://www.somo.nl/person/joseph-wilde-ramsing-2/) 00 31 (0) 20 639 12 91  (https://nl.linkedin.com/in/joseph-wilde-ramsing-125630a)  (mailto:j.wilde@somo.nl) Author(s) Joseph Wilde-Ramsing (https://www.somo.nl/person/joseph-wilde-ramsing-2/) Partners ForUM – The Norwegian Forum for Environment and Development (https://www.somo.nl/organisations/forum-norwegian-forum-environment-development/) https://www.somo.nl/oecd-complaint-against-telenor-for-irresponsible-disengagement-from-myanmar/ 3/4