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Japan – Workers’ rights
Chapter 2. Action Plan 2. Areas of the NAP (1) Cross-cutting areas A. Labour (Promotion of Decent Work) (Existing framework/Measures taken） As measures that have already been conducted in the labour area, the Government made efforts to realize decent work by promoting labour policies to respect, promote, and realize the four principles concerning the fundamental…
Japan – Trade
Chapter 2. Action Plan 2. Areas of the NAP (2) Measures of the Government as an Actor regarding State Duty to Protect Human Rights (…) C. Promotion and Expansion of the Business and Human Rights Agenda in the International Community (Existing framework/Measures taken） In the areas directly related to business activities, the Government has incorporated…
Japan – Tourism
Chapter 2. Action Plan 2. Areas of the NAP (1) Cross-cutting areas E. Equality before the Law (Persons with Disabilities, Women, Persons of Diverse Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, and Other Groups) (Future measures planned) (a) Promote barrier-free and universal design (…) Promote accessibility across Japan by preparing and distributing a nationally consistent reception manual…
Japan – Sustainable development
Chapter 1. Towards the Formulation of the National Action Plan (NAP) (Background and Working Process) 1. Introduction: Increasing International Attention to Business and Human Rights and the Need for NAPs (…) (4) Following their endorsement, the UNGPs have increasingly received support from the international community. In September 2015, the UN General Assembly adopted the 2030…
Japan – Supply chain
Chapter 1. Towards the Formulation of the National Action Plan (NAP) (Background and Working Process) 1. Introduction: Increasing International Attention to Business and Human Rights and the Need for NAPs (4) In response to the growing awareness of business and human rights principles, there has been an increasing trend, primarily in the United States and…
Japan – Small and medium enterprises (SMEs)
Chapter 2. Action Plan 1. Fundamental Principles of the NAP (3) To ensure that business enterprises understand and comply with relevant legislation and policies, it is vital to promote their understanding and awareness of business and human rights. In particular, promoting understanding and awareness among SMEs, which have limited human and physical resources, is critical…
Japan – Public procurement
Chapter 2. Action Plan 2. Areas of the NAP (2) Measures of the Government as an Actor regarding State Duty to Protect Human Rights A. Public Procurement (Existing framework/Measures taken） As measures that have already been conducted, the public procurement procedures have been implemented appropriately, including the implementation of international commitments, in accordance with various…
Japan – Persons with disabilities
Chapter 2. Action Plan 2. Areas of the NAP (1) Cross-cutting areas E. Equality before the Law (Persons with Disabilities, Women, Persons of Diverse Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, and Other Groups) (Existing framework/Measures taken） The Constitution of Japan sets forth the principle of equality before the law and there shall be no discrimination in…
Japan -Non-financial reporting
Chapter 2. Action Plan 2. Areas of the NAP (3) Measures of the Government Promoting Corporate Responsibility to Respect Human Rights A. Measures Related to Domestic and Global Supply Chains and Promotion of Human Rights Due Diligence Based on the UNGPs (Existing framework/Measures taken） (…) Japan’s Stewardship Code and Corporate Governance Code refer to grasping…
Japan – Migrant workers
Chapter 1. Towards the Formulation of the National Action Plan (NAP) 2. Positioning of the NAP: Links with International Documents, including the UNGPs and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (3) The Cabinet-approved Growth Strategy 2018 in June 2018 also refers to encouraging progressive undertakings by companies in Japan through the NAP formulation process. The Growth…
Japan – Investment treaties and investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS)
Chapter 2. Action Plan 2. Areas of the NAP (2) Measures of the Government as an Actor regarding State Duty to Protect Human Rights E. Promotion and Expansion of the Business and Human Rights Agenda in the International Community (Existing framework/Measures taken） In the areas directly related to business activities, the Government has incorporated clauses…
Japan – ICT and electronics sector
Chapter 2. Action Plan 2. Areas of the NAP (1) Cross-Cutting Areas C. Human Rights Associated with the Development of New Technologies (Existing framework/Measures taken ） In terms of the development of artificial intelligence (AI), a Council for Social Principles of Human-centric AI was established for the purpose of considering the basic principles for implementing…
Japan – Human rights due diligence
Chapter 2. Action Plan 2. Areas of the NAP (3) Measures of the Government Promoting Corporate Responsibility to Respect Human Rights A. Measures Related to Domestic and Global Supply Chains and Promotion of Human Rights Due Diligence Based on the UNGPs (Existing framework/Measures taken） Japan’s Stewardship Code and Corporate Governance Code refer to grasping the…
Japan – Guidance to business
Chapter 2. Action Plan 2. Areas of the NAP (1) Cross-cutting areas E. Equality before the Law (Persons with Disabilities, Women, Persons of Diverse Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, and Other Groups) (…) (Future measures planned) (a) Promote barrier-free and universal design (…) Promote accessibility across Japan by preparing and distributing a nationally consistent reception…
Japan – Gender and women’s rights
Chapter 2. Action Plan 2. Areas of the NAP (1) Cross-cutting areas A. Labour (Promotion of Decent Work) (Existing framework/Measures taken） As measures that have already been conducted in the labour area, the Government made efforts to realize decent work by promoting labour policies to respect, promote, and realize the four principles concerning the fundamental…
Japan Equality & non-discrimination
Chapter 2. Action Plan 2. Areas of the NAP (1) Cross-cutting areas A. Labour (Promotion of Decent Work) (Existing framework/Measures taken） As measures that have already been conducted in the labour area, the Government made efforts to realize decent work by promoting labour policies to respect, promote, and realize the four principles concerning the fundamental…
Japan – Environment & climate change
Chapter 1. Towards the Formulation of the National Action Plan (NAP) (Background and Working Process) 3. Objectives to be Achieved through the Launch and Implementation of the NAP （1） …It is noted that for the purpose of this NAP, “human rights” should include consideration of the impact of environmental degradation and respect for human rights…
Japan – Corporate law and corporate governance
Chapter 2. Action Plan 2. Areas of the NAP (3) Measures of the Government Promoting Corporate Responsibility to Respect Human Rights A. Measures Related to Domestic and Global Supply Chains and Promotion of Human Rights Due Diligence Based on the UNGPs (Existing framework/Measures taken） Japan’s Stewardship Code and Corporate Governance Code refer to grasping the…
Japan – Children’s rights
Chapter 2. Action Plan 2.Areas of the NAP (1) Cross-cutting areas A. Labour (Promotion of Decent Work) (Existing framework/Measures taken） As measures that have already been conducted in the labour area, the Government made efforts to realize decent work by promoting labour policies to respect, promote, and realize the four principles concerning the fundamental rights…
Worker’s Rights – Kenya
CHAPTER TWO: SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS AND THEMATIC AREAS OF FOCUS 2.6 Labour [Pages 12-13] The Kenyan labour market is highly informal. As at 30th June 2019, 83% of the working population was in the informal sector5 . In 2019, male employees accounted for 64.5 per cent of the total wage employment in the modern sector. Majority…