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Pillar 1: The State Duty to Protect Human Rights Strand 7: Strengthening of Coherence in International Policy Action Point 7.2 (pages 47-48) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will: Through the Directorate of Human Rights: … Create and coordinate a working group aimed at generating material for the annual meetings held by the Open-Ended Intergovernmental Working…

Pillar 1: The State Duty to Protect Human Rights Strand 1: Training in the Field of Business and Human Rights Action Point 1.8 (page 43) The Ministry of Mining will organise talks and/or seminars about the inclusion of human rights standards in the development of mining projects. Strand 3: Inclusion and Non-Discrimination Action Point 3.3…

Pillar 1: The State Duty to Protect Human Rights Strand 1: Training in the Field of Business and Human Rights Action point 1.1 (pages 29-30) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will: The General Directorate of International Economic Relations (DIRECON), will, Carry out internal actions to promote knowledge around business and human rights with the purpose…

Pillar 1: The State Duty to Protect Human Rights Strand 8: Legislation, Policies and Incentives Action Point 8.1. (page 60) The Ministry of Economy will support the legal provision committed in the Agenda for Productivity, Innovation and Growth seeking to create a legal framework for social business enterprises, by encouraging the incorporation of business and…

Chile’s NAP makes no reference to the construction sector.

Pillar 1: The State Duty to Protect Human Rights Strand 1: Training in the Field of Business and Human Rights Action Point 1.2 (page 30) The Under-Secretariat of Human Rights of the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights will: … Promote the introduction of contents about business enterprises and human rights in training sessions held…

Pillar 1: The State Duty to Protect Human Rights Strand 3: Inclusion and Non-Discrimination Action Point 3.2 (page 47) The Ministry of Social Development will: Create a board, integrated by representatives of the public and private sector, civil society organisations and academia, to address the work and family conciliation and its impact on children and…

II- Businesses’ Responsibility to Respect Human Rights Introduction [page 37] … Given the complexity of this issue, companies must continue efforts to develop tools and good practices in the human rights field, at all levels of the production chain. Not only does this allow them to meet their obligations, it is also a key factor…

In the baseline analysis, workers’ rights was identified as one of the core issues that the NAP should cover. Action point 8 Encourage international framework agreements Encourager les accords-cadres internationaux This point briefly mentions that international agreements “are mainly based on the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.” And that “a large…

Action point 9 Strengthen collaboration between public services and the various organizations active in the field of human rights and of international entrepreneurship Renforcer la collaboration entre les services publics et diverses organisations actives dans le domaine des droits de l’Homme et de l’entrepreneuriat international This point brieflyy references the issue of trade in regards…

The Belgian NAP does not directly address tax.

Action point 1 Develop a toolkit for companies and organizations on human rights Elaborer une boîte à outils destinée aux entreprises et organisationsconcernant les droits del’Homme This point presents the action of developing, in collaboration with experts and its main human rights stakeholders and organizations, a toolbox that will help companies prevent human rights violations and…

Action point 4 Promote existing qualitative initiatives on human rights and social responsibility Promouvoir les initiatives qualitatives existantes relatives aux droits de l’Homme et à la responsabilité sociétale The federal government explains that the Belgian National Contact Point will organize a seminar targeting the fight against corruption for SMEs with the provision of a practical…

The NAP does address the issue of the security sector.

Action point 4 Promote existing qualitative initiatives on human rights and social responsibility Promouvoir les initiatives qualitatives existantes relatives aux droits de l’Homme et à la responsabilité sociétale The Flemish Government presents its three-year funding project with the ILO “Private and Public Procurement and the Social Economy, South Africa” (for an amount of € 1,735,926…

The Action Plan does not give any concrete actions relating to NHRIs. In the introduction, the NAP states that: “It should be noted that Belgium does not yet have a national human rights mechanism (in casu, a national institute for human rights) based on the Paris Principles. In accordance with our international commitments, and the…

I. The State’s Obligation to Protect Human Rights The International Framework 2. The International Labour Organization (ILO) [page 14] … France is committed to seeing ILO, a source of international labour laws, establish a shared reference standard based on a common interpretation of conventions. It actively supports the universal ratification process for ILO’s eight fundamental conventions….

I. The State’s Obligation to Protect Human Rights The European Framework 7. The European Union (EU) [page 17] France has played an important role in ensuring that these issues are high on the European agenda, particularly with respect to the adoption of the European directive on binding non-financial reporting, which France actively supported during negotiations….

I- The State’s Obligation to Protect Human Rights The National Framework 13. The Role of Public Agencies The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) [page 28] … Currently, the AFD does not apply Article 5 of Chapter III of the Act on France’s strategy for development and international solidarity, in particular the requirement to implement measures promoting…

I- The State’s Obligation to Protect Human Rights The International Framework 3. The Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) [page 14] The French National Contact Point (NCP) for the OECD Guidelines is a mediation body that aims to resolve conflicts while promoting and applying these guidelines. … …  Its actions to promote the OECD…