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Numerous Taiwanese corporations, including financial institutions, have caused, contributed to, or are directly linked to adverse human rights and environmental impacts locally and around the world. Yet the current domestic legal framework does not provide ample tools for neither the executive branch nor the justice system to hold perpetrating corporations to account. It also does not support affected communities and NGOs with legal standing to seek justice when rights are infringed upon, particularly in cases with a transnational character. This has resulted in corporate impunity, with Taiwanese investments being channelled towards projects that are harming or evidently will harm people and the planet. Affected communities often struggle to access information or are barred from being involved meaningfully in the process. At the same time, victims often find themselves with no access to justice or stranded in lengthy legal battles against powerful and resourceful corporate lawyers.

In light of this, seven human rights, labour, environmental organisations formed the Taiwan Transnational Corporations Watch (TTNC Watch) to work in concert to ensure that Taiwanese multinational corporations respect human rights and the environment abroad and in their supply chains. TTNC Watch will also allow for the receipt of complaints from those whose rights are affected or violated by Taiwanese multinationals abroad, and we will endeavour to assist in seeking remedy.