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CHAPTER: 3 BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS 3.3.12 Regulation of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises and the Informal Sector Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (MSMEs) constitute about 90% of registered businesses in Ghana and account for 80% of total employment. In terms of output, MSMEs account for 70% of Gross Domestic Product⁵¹. Despite the…

The Ghana NAP does not make explicit reference to the security sector.

CHAPTER: 3 BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS 3.3.10 Procurement and Trade Regulation Ghana’s procurement and trade laws are generally responsive to human rights issues but not adequately enforced. It is important that multinational and other companies who are beneficiaries of Ghana’s investment, trade, procurement policies and incentives must comply with Ghana’s human rights regime….

The Ghana NAP does not make explicit reference to privatisation.

CHAPTER: 3 BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS 3.3.6 Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) Article 29 of the 1992 Constitution provides for the protection of PWDs against exploitation and all treatment of a discriminatory, abusive or degrading nature. It is further provided that PWDs engaged in business and business organisations who employ PWDs in significant numbers…

The Ghana NAP does not make explicit reference to OECD National Contact Points (NCPs).

CHAPTER: 3 BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS 3.3.14 Access to Effective Remedy Deficits State-based Non-Judicial Mechanism Non-State-based Grievance Mechanism CHAPTER: 4 STRATEGIES AND INTERVENTIONS 4.1 Strategies to achieve Key Objectives of the Three Pillars 4.1.2 Pillar 2: The Corporate Responsibility to Respect Human Rights Strategy: 2.1 Strengthen periodic implementation and reporting mechanisms on business…

CHAPTER: 4 STRATEGIES AND INTERVENTIONS 4.1 Strategies to achieve Key Objectives of the Three Pillars 4.1.1 Pillar 1: The State’s Duty to Protect Human Rights Strategy 1.4: Enforce businesses’ compliance with Human Rights laws and mechanisms in the business environment Activities: Ensure that institutions appoint human rights desk officers Activities: Build capacity of human rights…

The Ghana NAP does not make explicit reference to National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs)/Ombudspersons.

The Ghana NAP does not make explicit reference to migrant workers.

CHAPTER: 4 STRATEGIES AND INTERVENTIONS 4.1 Strategies to achieve Key Objectives of the Three Pillars 4.1.1 Pillar 1: The State’s Duty to Protect Human Rights Strategy: 1.15 Incorporate BHR principles in the Public Procurement Act Activities: Review the PPA Act to incorporate the BHR Clauses and Gender responsive Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD) in contracts…

CHAPTER 3: BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATIONALANALYSIS3.1 Ghana’s Obligation to Protect Human Rights under Regulatory Regimes3.2.2 Agriculture SectorAgriculture is key to the overall economic growth and development of Ghana. Since 2013, it has consistently contributed about 20 percent of Ghana’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).³⁵ This sector is estimated to employ about 46 percent of Ghana’s…

CHAPTER: 3 BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS 3.3.14 Access to Effective Remedy Deficits State-Based Judicial Mechanism CHAPTER: 4 STRATEGIES AND INTERVENTIONS 4.1 Strategies to achieve Key Objectives of the Three Pillars 4.1.1 Pillar 1: The State’s Duty to Protect Human Rights Strategy: 1.3 Enhance institutional capacity and policy framework on compulsory acquisition of land…

The Ghana NAP does not make explicit reference to investment treaties and investor-state dispute settlements (ISDS).

Strategy 1.8 Strengthen the legal, policy, regulatory and institutional framework for the protection of environmental rights Activities: Mainstream climate change policy into sector plans with focus on children, women, youth, local and marginalized communities.

CHAPTER: 4 STRATEGES AND INTERVENTIONS 4.1 Strategies to achieve Key Objectives of the Three Pillars 4.1.1 Pillar 1: The State’s Duty to Protect Human Rights Strategy: 1.20 Strengthen capacity of businesses on BHR compliance Activities: Conduct needs assessment of businesses on BHR compliance

CHAPTER: 4 STRATEGES AND INTERVENTIONS 4.1 Strategies to achieve Key Objectives of the Three Pillars 4.1.1 Pillar 1: The State’s Duty to Protect Human Rights Strategy: 1.4 Enforce businesses’ compliance with Human Rights laws and mechanisms in the business Activities: Educate and encourage people to come forward as whistleblowers. Activities: Enforce the laws that protect…

CHAPTER: 3 BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS 3.3.4 Occupational Health and Safety Regulations & Policies The Constitution guarantees the right to work under satisfactory, safe and healthy conditions. Thus, government has an obligation to safeguard the health, safety, and welfare of all persons in employment, especially within the business sector. However, incidence of occupational-related…

CHAPTER: 4 STRATEGES AND INTERVENTIONS 4.1 Strategies to achieve Key Objectives of the Three Pillars 4.1.1 Pillar 1: The State’s Duty to Protect Human Rights Strategy: 1.4 Enforce businesses’ compliance with Human Rights laws and mechanisms in the business environment Activities: Amend existing laws and mechanisms to protect human rights. Activities: Disaggregate data on the…

CHAPTER: 3 BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS 3.3.5 Gender and Workplace Discrimination Over the years, there have been several interventions to enhance gender mainstreaming, equality and equity in Ghana. About 51 percent of the population of Ghana are women, and they constitute approximately 50 percent of the labour force with majority in the informal…