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CHAPTER II: THE BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN PERU  The rate of informal employment in the urban area, according to branches of activity, reaches 89% of jobs in agriculture/fishing/mining are informal, followed by construction with 80.8%, commerce with 73.1%, manufacturing with 62.8%, and services with 58% (cf. INEI, 2020b, p. 21). – page 34 …

CHAPTER II. Actions to improve the duty of the state in protecting human rights  6. Improve occupational safety and health requirements and standards.  Actions and measures to be implemented:  Monitor and inspect the operations of enterprises in sectors with a high incidence of occupational accidents and acute poisonings (mining, extraction, construction, energy, road and transport,…

IV. Italian ongoing activities and future commitments  Irregular work and the agricultural sector  “Law No. 199/2016 on combating caporalato in agriculture has already achieved significant results: the Italian Government aims to fully implement the law, not only to repress the phenomenon but also to prevent it, as well as to strengthen the Network of quality agricultural work. To…

CHAPTER 3: BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATIONAL  ANALYSIS  3.2.2 Agriculture Sector  Agriculture is key to the overall economic growth and development of Ghana. Since 2013, it has consistently contributed about 20 percent of Ghana’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).³⁵ This sector is estimated to employ about 46 percent of Ghana’s labour force³⁶, most of whom are…

CHAPTER: 3 BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS 3.3 Cross-Cutting Issues 3.3.3 Labour and Employment Rights The 1992 Constitution, ILO conventions and other labour laws of Ghana have several provisions which promote and protect labour rights and equal pay for equal work without distinction of any kind. Freedom of association is guaranteed, giving right to…

CHAPTER: 3 BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS 3.3.12 Regulation of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises and the Informal Sector Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (MSMEs) constitute about 90% of registered businesses in Ghana and account for 80% of total employment. In terms of output, MSMEs account for 70% of Gross Domestic Product⁵¹. Despite the…

CHAPTER: 3 BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS 3.3.6 Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) Article 29 of the 1992 Constitution provides for the protection of PWDs against exploitation and all treatment of a discriminatory, abusive or degrading nature. It is further provided that PWDs engaged in business and business organisations who employ PWDs in significant numbers…

CHAPTER: 3 BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS 3.3.14 Access to Effective Remedy Deficits State-based Non-Judicial Mechanism Non-State-based Grievance Mechanism CHAPTER: 4 STRATEGIES AND INTERVENTIONS 4.1 Strategies to achieve Key Objectives of the Three Pillars 4.1.2 Pillar 2: The Corporate Responsibility to Respect Human Rights Strategy: 2.1 Strengthen periodic implementation and reporting mechanisms on business…

CHAPTER 3: BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATIONALANALYSIS3.1 Ghana’s Obligation to Protect Human Rights under Regulatory Regimes3.2.2 Agriculture SectorAgriculture is key to the overall economic growth and development of Ghana. Since 2013, it has consistently contributed about 20 percent of Ghana’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).³⁵ This sector is estimated to employ about 46 percent of Ghana’s…

CHAPTER: 3 BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS 3.3.14 Access to Effective Remedy Deficits State-Based Judicial Mechanism 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: 1.3 Enhance institutional capacity and policy framework on compulsory acquisition of land…

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: Educate and encourage people to come forward as whistleblowers. Activities: Enforce the laws that protect…

CHAPTER: 3 BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS 3.3.4 Occupational Health and Safety Regulations & Policies The Constitution guarantees the right to work under satisfactory, safe and healthy conditions. Thus, government has an obligation to safeguard the health, safety, and welfare of all persons in employment, especially within the business sector. However, incidence of occupational-related…

CHAPTER: 3 BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS 3.3.5 Gender and Workplace Discrimination Over the years, there have been several interventions to enhance gender mainstreaming, equality and equity in Ghana. About 51 percent of the population of Ghana are women, and they constitute approximately 50 percent of the labour force with majority in the informal…

CHAPTER: 4 STRATEGIES AND INTERVENTIONS 4.1 Strategies to achieve Key Objectives of the Three Pillars Strategy: 1.12 Create enabling environment that respects people1s Constitutional rights to peaceful assembly and to take part in processions Activities: Create awareness on the rights of citizens to peaceful assembly to advance their concerns on respect for HR by businesses…

CHAPTER 3: BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS 3.1 Ghana’s Obligation to Protect Human Rights under Regulatory Regimes 3.2.3. Blue Economy Ghana’s blue economy, which consists of the marine and inland aquatic resources (e.g. Atlantic Ocean, Volta and Bosomtwe Lakes), provides huge opportunities for fishing, aquaculture, shipping, offshore oils and gas and coastal tourism. Despite…

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…

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….

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…