Activities of transnational corporations in South Africa and Namibia.

Condemns those transnational corporations that continue their systematic and clandestine circumventing of laws and measures imposed by the Governments of home countries of transnational corporations; urges the Governements of home countries of transnational corporation to adopt measures aimed at ensuring that transnational corporations do not contribute to maintaining the policies of apartheid and the illegal occupation of Namibia by South Africa; requests the Secretary-General: (a) to continue the work on the activities of transnational corporations in South Africa and Namibia through the collection and dissemination of information; (b) to report on an annual basis to the Commission on Transnational Corporations, the Economic and Social Council, the General Assembly and the Security Council, until the abolition of apartheid and the termination of South Africa's illegal occupation of Namibia have been achieved; (c) to prepare a more detailed and consolidated study on the activities of transnational corporations in South Africa and Namibia, in particular the impact of their disinvestment programmes and the replacement of investment by non-equity links and on the responsibilities of home countries with respect to the transnational corporations operating in South Africa and Namibia; (d) to take all necessary steps to ensure the immediate implementation of the recommendations of the Panel.

Adopted 44-2-6, 17th meeting

Adopted at the 17th plenary meeting, 28 May 1987.
In: Resolutions and decisions / adopted by the Economic and Social Council at its 1st regular session of 1987, 4-29 May 1987. - E/1987/INF/5. - 10 June 1987. - p. 97-99. - Issued in ESCOR, 1987, Suppl. no. 1.