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The Taiwan NAP does not make explicit reference to SEZs.

The Norway NAP does not make explicit reference to SEZs.

The Taiwanese NAP does not make a direct reference to the Garment sector.

2. The State duty to protect human rights 2.3 State ownership and practice for supporting the business sector Responsible management In 2014, the Council on Ethics reviewed a number of cases of human rights violations in connection with extraction of natural resources, agriculture, food production and textile manufacturing. – page 23

It was announced in July 2021 at the EU-Taiwan fourth human rights consultation that a National Action Plan on Fishing and Human Rights was also under preparation. Source: https://en.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=1328&s=96160

2.1 The state as a legislator: The Minerals Acts [page 19]: In Norway as in other countries, conflicts may arise between commercial activity and indigenous peoples’ rights. Protection of Sami rights is laid down in the Constitution and other legislation, and obligations towards the Sami people follow from international conventions, particularly Article 27 of the…

IV. The corporate responsibility to respect human rights B. Actions taken State encouragement of respect by businesses for human rights The Taiwanese government has launched a Green Finance Action Plan that identifies green energy technology and other key industries as top-priority recipients of financial institution support so that they can spur the achievement of energy…

The Norwegian NAP does not make a direct reference to the Energy sector.

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…

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…