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Pillar 1: The State Duty to Protect Human Rights Strand 5: Public Contracts (page 42-44) During activities with citizens’ participation, it was repeatedly said, as highlighted by the Guiding Principles, that the State must lead by example and include human rights standards in the purchase or goods and services. Thus, the State not only integrates…

Pillar 3: Access to Redress Mechanisms Strand 2: State-Based Non-Judicial Mechanisms Action Point 2.1 (pages 59-60) The National Contact Point for OECD Guidelines (NCP) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will adopt a series of measures to strengthen its duties. For this, it will: Renew and strengthen the Mirror Committee, a body composed by representatives from…

Pillar 1: The State Duty to Protect Human Rights Strand 2: Dialogue Action point 2.4 (pages 34-35) The Ministry of Energy, through the Division of Participation and Dialogue, will promote the creation of formal and stable opportunities for dialogue between businesses and communities in areas where they expect to install energy projects. To ensure the…

Pillar 1: The State Duty to Protect Human Rights Strand 8: Legislation, Policies and Incentives Action Point 8.1. (page 60) The Ministry of Economy will support the legal provision committed in the Agenda for Productivity, Innovation and Growth seeking to create a legal framework for social business enterprises, by encouraging the incorporation of business and…

Actions of the National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights (page 26) Regarding the situation in Chile, there are national, international and global mechanisms that execute, supervise and evaluate the country’s compliance with human rights. Some of these documents provide recommendations in the field of human rights and business at a local level. Such is…

Pillar 1: The State Duty to Protect Human Rights Strand 3: Inclusion and Non-Discrimination Action Point 3.1 (pages 35-36) The Ministry of Labour will: Perform a series of actions aimed at the protection and defence of human and labour rights of migrants through: The identification of migrants that may benefit from State programmes on labour…

Pillar 3: Access to Redress Mechanisms Strand 1: State-Based Judicial Mechanisms (page 58-59) Judicial mechanisms must be accessible, affordable and effective to ensure access to remedy. This requires guaranteeing the availability of the necessary proper resources and information enabling all people and groups to demand the respect for their rights before all existing relevant bodies….

Pillar 1: The State Duty to Protect Human Rights Strand 3: Inclusion and Non-Discrimination Action Point 3.2 (page 35-36): The Ministry of Social Development will: Prepare, through the Division of Social Policy of the Under-Secretariat of Social Evaluation, a statistical report about the socio-economic situation of risk groups including migrants, youth, disabled people, women and…

Pillar 1: The State Duty to Protect Human Rights Strand 1: Training in the Field of Business and Human Rights Action Point 1.5 (pages 31-32) The Ministry of Social Development will: … Through the Division of Public-Private Cooperation, include the focus on business, human rights and sustainable development in training activities about Public Incentives to…

Chile’s NAP makes no explicit reference to human rights defenders or whistle-blowers.

Pillar 1: The State Duty to Protect Human Rights Strand 1: Training in the Field of Business and Human Rights Action point 1.1 (page 30) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will: … DIRECON [the General Directorate of International Economic Relations] will raise awareness and further knowledge of relevant international instruments and their link with the…

Pillar 1: The State Duty to Protect Human Rights Strand 3: Inclusion and Non-Discrimination Action Point 3.1 (pages 35-36) The Ministry of Labour will: Perform a series of actions aimed at the protection and defence of human and labour rights of migrants through: … Seek to increase the incorporation and participation of women in the…

Pillar 2: The Corporate Responsibility to Respect Human Rights Strand 2: Promotion of Corporate Due Diligence in the Field of Human Rights Action Point 2.2 (page 56) The Ministry of Economy, Development and Tourism will: … Look to generate strategic alliances with banking institutions to facilitate access to financial services to cooperatives -which projects integrate…

Pillar 1: The State Duty to Protect Human Rights Strand 7: Strengthening of Coherence in International Policy Action Point 7.2 (pages 47-48) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will: Through the Directorate of Human Rights: … Create and coordinate a working group aimed at generating material for the annual meetings held by the Open-Ended Intergovernmental Working…

Pillar 1: The State Duty to Protect Human Rights Strand 1: Training in the Field of Business and Human Rights Action Point 1.8 (page 43) The Ministry of Mining will organise talks and/or seminars about the inclusion of human rights standards in the development of mining projects. Strand 3: Inclusion and Non-Discrimination Action Point 3.3…

Pillar 1: The State Duty to Protect Human Rights Strand 1: Training in the Field of Business and Human Rights Action point 1.1 (pages 29-30) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will: The General Directorate of International Economic Relations (DIRECON), will, Carry out internal actions to promote knowledge around business and human rights with the purpose…

Pillar 1: The State Duty to Protect Human Rights Strand 8: Legislation, Policies and Incentives Action Point 8.1. (page 60) The Ministry of Economy will support the legal provision committed in the Agenda for Productivity, Innovation and Growth seeking to create a legal framework for social business enterprises, by encouraging the incorporation of business and…

Chile’s NAP makes no reference to the construction sector.

Pillar 1: The State Duty to Protect Human Rights Strand 1: Training in the Field of Business and Human Rights Action Point 1.2 (page 30) The Under-Secretariat of Human Rights of the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights will: … Promote the introduction of contents about business enterprises and human rights in training sessions held…

Pillar 1: The State Duty to Protect Human Rights Strand 3: Inclusion and Non-Discrimination Action Point 3.2 (page 47) The Ministry of Social Development will: Create a board, integrated by representatives of the public and private sector, civil society organisations and academia, to address the work and family conciliation and its impact on children and…