Liberia- 1st- Human rights impact assessments

CHAPTER THREE: POLICY ACTION

3.2. Labor Rights

The following policy actions shall be undertaken to address labor-related abuses and violations.

b) Corporate Responsibility to Respect Labour Rights

v. Businesses operating in Liberia shall be obligated to annually report on their human rights compliance. The National Working Group on Business and Human Rights shall work closely with various regulatory agencies to incorporate human rights reporting and monitoring templates in their regulatory framework. An appropriate sector-specific template and checklist shall be developed for this with input from relevant stakeholders in respective sectors. […]

3.5. Transparency and Accountability

a) Under the State Duty to Protect

iii. Regulatory bodies and agencies shall ensure periodic conduct of Human Rights Due Diligence and Human Rights Impact Assessment in all business operations to discover whether business institutions are in line with the NAPBHR.

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b) Under Corporate Responsibility to Respect human rights (regarding transparency and accountability)

i. Businesses operating in Liberia shall be obligated to annually report on their human rights compliance.
ii. The NWGBHR shall work closely with various regulatory agencies to incorporate human rights reporting and monitoring templates in their regulatory framework. An appropriate sector-specific template and checklist shall be developed for this with input from relevant stakeholders in respective sectors.

iii. Businesses operating in Liberia shall be made to conduct Human Rights Due Diligence from the onset, which shall identify possible human rights violations arising from their operations. The HRDD shall address negative human rights impacts that may be linked directly or remotely to business operations, products, or services

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vi. Businesses operating in Liberia shall be obligated to annually report on their human rights compliance. The NWGBHR shall work closely with various regulatory agencies to incorporate human rights reporting and monitoring templates in their regulatory framework. An appropriate sector-specific template and checklist shall be developed for this with input from relevant stakeholders in respective sectors.

c) Access to Remedy

i. Strengthen and resource relevant institutions to effectively monitor companies’ operation or activities.

ii. Establish redress mechanisms at the company level.