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Pillar 1 / Strand 1: Training in the Field of Business and Human Rights 1.4 The Ministry of Energy will: o Through the Division of Social Involvement and Dialogue, within the implementation framework of the Indigenous Chapter of the 2050 Energy Policy33, perform the following actions: · Develop training sessions in renewable energy for indigenous…

Strengthen and monitor respect for human rights in public procurement Action by the Flemish Government: … The Flemish Authority will use public procurement to achieve its policy objectives, such as stimulating innovation, reducing human rights violations in the production chain, improving access to public procurement for SMEs and transitions to a circular and energy economy….

CHAPTER 2: Protect, Respect, Remedy Framework Pillar I | State Duty to Protect Human Rights (page 12) ‘Pakistan’s domestic legal framework provides various guarantees and includes protection of the rights of workers especially in relation to […] forced labour […].’   CHAPTER 3: National Action Plan Priority Areas and Proposed Actions 3.2. NAP Priority Areas…

CHAPTER 2: Protect, Respect, Remedy Framework Pillar III: Access to Remedy (page 14) ‘[…] quasi-judicial bodies exist to regulate competition in business, unfair labour practices and industrial disputes. These bodies include the Ombudsperson Offices in all four Provinces relating to sexual harassment at the workplace, taxation, insurance and any complaints faced by the public from…

CHAPTER 1: National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights 1.5. COVID-19 and the NAP (page 11) ‘Additionally, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on the nature of business in terms of the increasing amount of corporate activity moving to the digital realm, and the rapidly increasing role of freelance work and the…

Pakistan’s NAP does not explicitly address this issue.

CHAPTER 3: National Action Plan Priority Areas and Proposed Actions 3.2. NAP Priority Areas 3.2.1. Financial Transparency, Corruption and Human Rights Standards in Public Procurement Contracts (page 18) ‘Public procurement in Pakistan is governed by various legislative instruments and the entire process is managed by the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority. Implementation of human rights standards…

Pakistan’s NAP does not explicitly address this issue.

Pakistan’s NAP does not explicitly address this issue. 

CHAPTER  3: National Action Plan Priority Areas and Proposed Actions 3.2. NAP Priority Areas 3.2.2. Anti-Discrimination, Equal Opportunity, and Inclusion (page 19) ‘As established during the NBA and consultative process, the discriminatory treatment in business activity of women and vulnerable or marginalised groups, including transgender persons, Persons with Disabilities, minorities, migrant and refugee workers, and…

CHAPTER 2: Protect, Respect, Remedy Framework Pillar III: Access to Remedy (pages 13-14) ‘In relation to judicial mechanisms, the Constitution of Pakistan safeguards the independence of the judiciary and the right to a fair trial and due process. A significant challenge, in this regard, is the cost of litigation and the slow dispensation of justice…

Pakistan’s NAP does not expressly address this issue.

CHAPTER 3: National Action Plan Priority Areas and Proposed Actions 3.1. General Proposed Actions Federal and Provincial (pages 16-17) ‘5. Issue and disseminate BHR guidelines for business enterprises in line with the NAP—its priority areas, proposed actions and State expectations of business enterprises—and with regards to non-financial reporting on corporate human rights policies, human rights…

Pakistan’s NAP does not explicitly address this issue.

CHAPTER 3: National Action Plan Priority Areas and Proposed Actions 3.2 | NAP Priority Areas 3.2.4 | Labour Standards and the Informal Economy Proposed Actions Federal and provincial (page 29) ’41. Strengthen labour inspection mechanisms, including by ensuring the sufficient funding and capacity of the mechanisms, and conduct regular inspections of business enterprises, including in…

Introduction Statement of Commitment to Implement the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights by the State of Pakistan (page 3) ‘Pakistan has also ratified International Labour Organization’s (ILO) eight core labour standards, in addition to several further ILO conventions.’   CHAPTER 1: National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights 1.4 |…

CHAPTER 3: National Action Plan Priority Areas and Proposed Actions 3.1. General Proposed Actions Federal and Provincial (pages 16-17) ‘5. Issue and disseminate BHR guidelines for business enterprises in line with the NAP—its priority areas, proposed actions and State expectations of business enterprises—and with regards to non-financial reporting on corporate human rights policies, human rights…

Pakistan’s NAP links every proposed action to the relevant SDG(s). However, it does not explicitly address this issue.

CHAPTER 3: National Action Plan Priority Areas and Proposed Actions 3.2. NAP Priority Areas 3.2.3 | Human Rights Due Diligence Proposed Actions Federal (page 26) ‘34. Conduct a study on the potential impact of the future enactment of mandatory human rights due diligence legislation by major trading partners, such as the European Union, on Pakistan’s…