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Finnwatch is a Finnish civic organisation focused on global corporate responsibility. It seeks to promote ecologically, socially on economically responsible business by engaging companies, economic regulation and public discussion. Behind Finnwatch there are Finnish development and environment organisations and trade unions. The member organisations of Finnwatch are: Service Centre for Development Cooperation (KEPA), Trade Union Solidarity Centre of Finland (SASK), Friends of the Earth Finland, Finn Church Aid, Attac Finland, Pro Ethical Trade and Kehys.〔Jäsenjärjestömme http://finnwatch.org/keitae-olemme/jaesenjaerjestoet〕 The organisation monitors the impacts of business actions of Finnish or strongly Finnish-related companies in developing countries. Based on its research Finnwatch contributes to public discussion and seeks to influence on Finnish and EU corporate responsibility policy. Finnwatch started operating November 1, 2002 as a cooperation project of some civic organisations and trade unions. In 2009 Finnwatch was registered as a separate association and started operating independently in autumn 2010. Finnwatch’s actions are guided by a board and its president Pekka Ihalainen. The executive director of the organisation is Sonja Vartiala.〔Finnwatch in English http://finnwatch.org/keitae-olemme/2-uncategorised/43-finnwatch-in-english〕 Finnwatch works in close collaboration with Swedwatch in Sweden, Norwatch in Norway and DanWatch in Denmark since many companies are owned jointly by many Nordic countries. Finnwatch participates in an EU-funded project called makeITfair on consumer electronics. == Andy Hall == British human rights defender and migrant worker expert Andy Hall conducted a research in Thailand on pine apple concentrate producer Natural Fruit by the order of Finnwatch. There was a report published on the research in January 2013. After that Natural Fruit sued Hall claiming him on financial losses and slander. Hall is now facing a possible USD 10 million fine and seven years in prison.〔Legal actions against Finnwatch researcher are an attack against human rights defenders and freedom of expression http://www.finnwatch.org/uutiset/93-legal-actions-against-finnwatch-researcher-are-an-attack-against-human-rights-defenders-and-freedom-of-expression〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Finnwatch」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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