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Pakistan’s NAP does not explicitly address this issue. 

CHAPTER 3: National Action Plan Priority Areas and Proposed Actions 3.2 NAP Priority Areas 3.2.3 | Human Rights Due Diligence (page 25) ‘Pakistan benefits from trade schemes such as GSP+, and the continuous and improved protection of human rights in business activity will only serve to further strengthen Pakistan’s international trading relationships.’ Proposed Actions Federal…

Pakistan is not a member country of the OECD. The Pakistan NAP makes no reference to OECD National Contact Points (NCPs).

CHAPTER 1: National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights 1.4. Coherence between the National Action Plan, Other Government Policies, and Pakistan’s International Commitments (Page 10) Pakistan’s GSP+ Status, which was granted in light of and to support Pakistan’s efforts at strengthening compliance with the 27 core international conventions pertaining to human rights, labour, corruption…

CHAPTER 4: State Expectations of Business Enterprises (page 40) ‘To facilitate and guide business enterprises in ensuring compliance with and supporting the effective implementation of the NAP priority areas and the UNGPs, the State of Pakistan expects business enterprises to: […] 13. In addition to the UNGPs, be cognisant of and guided by international guidelines…

CHAPTER 2: 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) ‘As established during the NBA and consultative process, lack of financial transparency especially in relation to corruption and bribery are prevalent in Pakistan. These have a…

CHAPTER 2: Protect, Respect, Remedy Framework Pillar III: Access to Remedy (page 13) In addition to judicial mechanisms, 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…

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 […] the elimination of child labour.’ ‘The NHRIs in Pakistan have an evolving role and special powers to protect…

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 Proposed Actions Federal (page 18) ‘9. Pass the Whistleblower Protection and Vigilance Commission Bill 2019 to ensure protection of whistle-blowers disclosing information related to financial discrepancies and corruption. Performance…

CHAPTER 3: National Action Plan Priority Areas and Proposed Actions 3.2. NAP Priority Areas 3.2.2 | Anti-Discrimination, Equal Opportunity, and Inclusion Proposed Actions Federal and provincial (page 22) ‘21. Provide capacity-building support in the value chain for women and vulnerable or marginalised groups, and build awareness about their rights under the law as well as…

III. The State duty to protect human rights C. Actions planned Continue promoting international human rights dialogue and cooperation (page 9) ‘In the area of digital human rights, as talks with the European Union regarding a GDPR adequacy decision for Taiwan move forward, we will move methodically toward the establishment of an agency tasked with…

IV. The corporate responsibility to respect human rights B. Actions taken State encouragement of respect by businesses for human rights (pages 11-12) The Taiwan government also provides resources and support, including the following: […] it has added a new provision to the “Act for Development of Small and Medium Enterprises” to provide that, when the…

IV. The corporate responsibility to respect human rights B. Actions taken State encouragement of respect by businesses for human rights (page 11) ‘The Taiwan government also provides resources and support, including the following: it uses the “Statute for Industrial Innovation” and other legislation to encourage and reward sustainable development; […]’ Greater information transparency (page 13)…

III. The state duty to protect human rights C. Actions planned Continue committing to implement important United Nations human rights covenants, incorporating them into domestic law, and preparing national reports for review (pages 8-9) ‘In addition to incorporating five core UN human rights conventions in domestic law, […] the Taiwan government has also adopted a…

Taiwan’s NAP does not explicitly address this issue.

V. Access to remedy B. Actions taken Judicial remedy Extraterritorial jurisdiction (page 18) With respect to any human rights abuses that occur overseas, Taiwan already has laws and regulations which provide that such abuses are subject to the jurisdiction of Taiwan’s judicial authorities no matter where the abuses have taken place. For example, if a…

III. The State duty to protect human rights C. Actions planned Continue pushing for passage of laws to protect working conditions and labor rights (pages 9-10) ‘[…] we intend to pursue a number of strategies aimed at boosting women’s economic empowerment. These include promotion of women’s entrepreneurship (and employment), creation of gender-equal workplaces, promotion of…

III. The State duty to protect human rights C. Actions planned Continue committing to implement important United Nations human rights covenants, incorporating them into domestic law, and preparing national reports for review (pages 8-9) ‘A plan of the Ministry of the Interior (MOI) to implement the “International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of…

III. The state duty to protect human rights B. Actions taken Voluntary commitment to implementation of international covenants (page 6) ‘The Taiwan government has committed to fully implement human rights both at home and abroad. […] although Taiwan is not a member of the United Nations, it has nevertheless signed and ratified important United Nations…