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The Ghana NAP does not make explicit reference to export credit.

4.1.2 Pillar 2: The Corporate Responsibility to Respect Human Rights Strategy 1.5 Enact new legislations and strengthen the implementation of the existing laws on the protection of vulnerable groups Activities: Organize capacity building, public education, and sensitization programmes on the implementation of legislations on the protection of vulnerable groups in business and workplace settings Strategy…

CHAPTER: 3 BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS 3.3.8 Environmental Management The 1992 Constitution of Ghana enjoins the State to protect and safeguard the national environment. Pursuant to this, the Environmental Protection Agency Act, 1994 (Act 490) mandates the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to protect and improve the environment in Ghana. The EPA is expected…

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

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: Integrate the NAP-BHR into the preparation of guidelines for medium term development plans.

The Ghana NAP does not make explicit reference to data protection and privacy.

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 1.21 Strengthen implementation of National Anti-Corruption Action Plan (NACAP) to reduce bribery and corruption in all forms Activities: Review NACAP to reflect NAP-BHR Activities: Conduct periodic surveys on the…

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: Amend existing laws and mechanisms to protect human rights. Strategy 1.23 Strengthen compliance and enforcement…

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

CHAPTER: 4 STRATEGES AND INTERVENTIONS 4.1 Strategies to achieve Key Objectives of the Three Pillars4.1.1 Pillar 1: The State’s Duty to Protect Human Rights[…] In conflict-affected areas, States should engage businesses early to identify and mitigate risks of gross human rights abuses and deny public support to such businesses. By implementing these measures, States play…

CHAPTER 3: BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS 3.1 Ghana’s Obligation to Protect Human Rights under Regulatory Regimes 3.1.1 Extractives Sector Some of the issues identified within the sector are presented in the table below: […] Use of children in mining operations. 3.2.2 Agriculture Sector […] Some issues identified in this sector are summarized in…

CHAPTER TWO: SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS 2.3. Thematic Focus of the NAPBHR 2.3.2. Labor Rights Liberia’s population is increasing and so is the labor supply, especially in urban areas. Population growth has resulted in large increases in the working-age population and has contributed to high rates of unemployment and underemployment, particularly in urban areas, due to migration….

The Liberia NAP does not make an explicit reference to trade.

The Liberia NAP does not make explicit reference tourism.

CHAPTER TWO: SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS2. 3. Thematic Focus of the NAPBHR2.3.5 Transparency and AccountabilityThe government depends on taxation to deliver needed services to the population. Such services include, but are not limited to, providing quality education, healthcare, and affordable electricity, securing safe environments free of crime and other perils, and ensuring clean and safe drinking water…

CHAPTER ONE: BACKGROUND1.0. Overview […] This National Action Plan (NAPBHR) is aligned with the country’s development objectives, and the Liberia National Vision 2030. The goals outlined in these frameworks align with key objectives of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) encompassing aspirations such as eradicating poverty, advancing gender equality, and diminishing inequalities. Furthermore, the pursuit of…

The Liberia NAP does not make explicit reference to supply chains.

CHAPTER THREE: POLICY ACTIONS 3.5. Transparency and Accountability b) Under Corporate Responsibility to Respect human rights (regarding transparency and accountability) iv. Where the state directly engages in business, the government shall act to retain the international human rights obligation to protect and assume the additional obligation to respect human rights from a corporate perspective.

CHAPTER TWO: SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS2.3. Thematic Focus of the NAPBHR2.3.2. Labor Rights[…] Despite existing legal provisions, challenges remain in the effective enforcement of minimum wage and overtime in all sectors, especially in small and medium enterprises. Penalties are less than those for fraud or negligence. The Ministry of Labor’s Inspection Department is responsible for enforcing government-established…

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