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4. Position of the Federal Council on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights 4.3 The position and expectations of the Federal Council [page 8]: Depending on the circumstances, business enterprises must also observe additional standards concerning particularly vulnerable population groups (cf. OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, Guideline 40). These include, for example,…

1 The State duty to protect human rights [page 10-11] Swedish legislation to protect human rights “Through other legislation, such as civil law legislation on rights at work and on discrimination, as well as criminal law legislation, the State seeks to ensure that an individual’s human rights are also respected by third parties, including business…

2017-2020 NATIONAL ACTION PLAN Pillar I: The state’s duty to protect human rights  5. Planned changes in national legislation Amendment to the Trade Union Act section [page 25]:  The Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy has drafted a bill amending the Trade Union Act that provides for extending the right of workers to organize…

I- The State’s Obligation to Protect Human Rights The European Framework 8. Trade and Investment Agreements [page 18] … Indeed, most bilateral investment agreements and a growing number of bilateral and regional trade agreements implement mechanisms for investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS). ISDS enables foreign investors to bring arbitration proceedings when they consider that host States…

2. The State duty to protect human rights 2.3 State ownership and practice for supporting the business sector Responsible management [page 23]: However, it should be emphasized that Norges Bank’s work on responsible management is not confined to these areas. In its annual report on responsible management for 2014 the bank has elaborated on how…

Introduction [page 11] “In Finland, there has been a desire to construct a society based on equality and to develop methods and a culture is sensitive to the impact of equality and gender. Equal treatment is taken into consideration in all the legislation and preparation of the national budget, various central government programmes and projects,…

The Dutch NAP makes no explicit reference to workers’ rights, although it highlights ILO labour standards. 3.1 An active role for the government Level playing field [page 15] “The Netherlands is also committed to universal ratification of the ILO’s fundamental labour standards: the ban on child labour and forced labour, equality of opportunity and treatment,…

The Danish NAP makes no reference to women or equality. Reference is made to gender in the following sections. 2.0 The state duty to protect human rights 2.3 Actions taken [page 12] Protection of human rights in the business sphere in Danish legislation “Protection of human rights in the business sphere in Danish legislation General Danish…

The Lithuanian NAP makes no explicit reference to worker’s rights.

Action point 25 Pay particular attention to the ratification, support and promotion of a series of ILO conventions relating to the rights of women Accorder une attention particulière à la ratification, au soutien et à la promotion d’une série de conventions de l’OIT ayant trait aux droits de la femme This is the main action…

I. Guidelines and General Principles “According to these premises, as well as in the framework of Italy’s constant commitment as a member of the Human Rights Council, the second Italian NAP-BHR intends to strengthen the application of the UNGPs through a series of complementary measures, referring in particular to the following guidelines: – addressing issues…

The German NAP does not make direct reference to ‘workers’ rights’, but includes multiple reference to relevant human rights treaties, ILO instruments, and indirect reference to workers’ right throughout the NAP. 1.1 Basic rules of economic policy [page 14-16] Protection within states’ own territory – challenges within Germany The current situation Germany has ratified major…

The Finnish NAP makes reference to the ILO core Conventions which include workers’ rights protections. There are also some direct references to workers’ rights. 1 The state obligation to protect human rights 1.3 Activities in the EU [page 18-19] TRADE POLICY “As a follow-up measure, the working group suggests that in order to reinforce the…

2. The state duty to protect human rights 2.3 Actions taken Protection of human rights through state regulation and policy [page 12] “Denmark works to ensure that companies involved in Danish development cooperation respect human rights and act responsibly within the areas of worker’s rights, human rights, environment and anti-corruption within the framework of ILO conventions,…