Nordic Leaders Have A Duty To Protect Our
Earnings
TeliaSonera, Sweden and Finland have a duty and obligation to
protect our team’s interests, earnings, and assets. We point to
the following agreements, treaties, guidelines and policy
statements to support our point of view.
- The Swedish Instrument of Government, Chapter 2, Article
18-- “The property of every citizen shall be so guaranteed
that none may be compelled by expropriation or other such
disposition to surrender property to the public institutions
or to a private subject …”
- The Finland-US Friendship, Commerce and Consular Rights
Treaty of 1934--“In no case shall [nationals of Finland and
the United States] be accorded less favorable treatment in
respect of [commercial] matters than nationals of the most
favored nation.” “ Their property shall not be taken without
due process of law and without payment of just
compensation.”
- The General Agreement on Trade in Services (Uruguay
Round), Article II-Most Favored Nation Treatment—“With
respect to any measure covered by this Agreement, each
Member shall accord immediately and unconditionally to
services and service suppliers of any other Member treatment
no less favourable than that it accords to like services and
service suppliers of any other country.”
- OECD Guidelines for Multinational
Enterprises.--Companies should “Observe standards of
employment and industrial relations [including compensation
and working time arrangements] not less favorable than those
observed by employers in the host country [in this case, the
United States].”
- TeliaSonera’s Code of Ethics requires that all employees
and Directors:
- “Do the right thing. “Treat others as we would like
to be treated ourselves.”
- “None of us should ever lie, cheat, trick, misuse,
mislead, or do anything that can be perceived as any of
these.”
- “Don’t take unfair advantage of anyone through
manipulation, concealment, misuse of information,
misrepresentation of facts, or any other unfair or
dishonest way of acting.”
- “Being truthful, trustworthy, honest, open, candid,
and considerate are the right things to do.”
- “And when things still go wrong – because sometimes
they do, for all of us – stand up and admit it. In this
way, you will earn respect and we can all help fix the
problem.”
The Swedish State also has a special responsibility not to abuse
its power to the detriment of the company or other shareholders.
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