The
first and
second sessions of the open-ended intergovernmental working group on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights (OEIGWG) were dedicated to conducting constructive deliberations on the content, scope, nature and form of a future international instrument to regulate, in international human rights law, the activities of transnational corporations and other business enterprises.
During the
third session, the Working Group discussed
elements for a draft legally binding instrument prepared by the Chairperson-Rapporteur of the OEIGWG taking into consideration the discussions held during the first two sessions.
During the
fourth session, the Working Group's discussions focused on a
zero draft legally binding instrument, as well as a
zero draft optional protocol to be annexed to the zero draft legally binding instrument.
During the
fifth session, a
revised draft of the legally binding instrument served as the basis for negotiations.
During the
sixth session, a
second revised draft of the legally binding instrument served as the basis for negotiations.
Ahead of the
seventh session, the Permanent Mission of Ecuador, on behalf of the Chairmanship of the OEIGWG, prepared a
third revised draft of the legally binding instrument.