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VIII. FUNDAMENTAL PILLARS (…) i. Fundamental Pillar 1: The State’s obligation to protect human rights (…) Strand 4 [Eje nº 4]: Promoting inclusion and non-discrimination in business activity The Presidential Advisor’s Office for Human Rights and International Affairs will carry out accompaniment and advice sessions for employers on the importance of labour inclusion for the…

Action point 19 Promote best practice of SMEs that adopt responsible supply chain management, especially through the « CSR Compass » tool Promouvoir les bonnes pratiques des PME qui adoptent une gestion de la chaine d’approvisionnement responsable, notamment grâce à l’outil « CSR Compass » « One of the most relevant instruments developed by the European…

2 National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights 2020-23 2.1 Pillar 1: state duty to protect   2.1.3 The State-business nexus Guiding Principles 4 to 5 Given the federal government’s direct influence on the activities of federal government-associated businesses, it has a particular obligation to ensure that these companies respect human rights, for example…

The National Action Plan Outcome 1.1: Promoting RBC Globally Ongoing Commitments and Initiatives:  [page 8]  Asia–Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC): … The U.S. government is also actively engaged in the Business Ethics for APEC Small and Medium Enterprise Initiative, the world’s largest collective action mechanism to strengthen ethical business practices in the medical device, biopharmaceutical, and…

The core content of the National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights 3.1 Action plan on labour 3.1.1 Overall situation [page 28] The Office of the Thai Health Promotion Foundation has implemented a project to improve the well-being of informal workers and develop mental health promotion models to help “reduce suffering and create happiness”…

2 National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights 2020-23 2.1 Pillar 1: state duty to protect Guiding Principles 1 to 3 2.1.2 Operational principles: legislative and information policy measures Measure 8 Human rights in tourism The tourism sector is a major driver of the Swiss economy. However, tourism can have adverse impacts on human…

1. The State duty to protect human rights The State’s role in protecting human rights [Page 10] The purpose of the Discrimination Act (2008:567) is to combat discrimination and in other ways promote equal rights and opportunities regardless of sex, transgender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion or other belief, impairment, sexual orientation or age. The…

The State’s duty to protect human rights Principle 2 [page 10] States should set out clearly the expectation that all business enterprises domiciled in their territory and/or jurisdiction respect human rights throughout their operations. The commitment to respecting and protecting human rights is built into Slovenia’s foundations. The Constitution stipulates citizen, political, social, and economic…

2017-2020 NATIONAL ACTION PLAN PILLAR I The state’s duty to protect human rights 1. Regulations relating to business and human rights under Polish law Employment and occupation equality [pages 11-12] According to Article 943 of the LC, the employer is obligated to take action against workplace mobbing, which includes acts or behaviour towards an employee…

IV. Key areas for action 1. THE STATE DUTY TO PROTECT 1.1 Basic rules of economic policy Development policy [page 14] German development policy actively supports dialogue between governments and enterprises (and their associations), trade unions and civil society on subjects such as vocational training, health and safety at work and minimum wage rates in…

1. Key areas for action CHALLENGES IN CORPORATE PRACTICE 2.1 Ensuring the protection of human rights in supply and value chains The current situation [Page 20-21] With support from the Federal Government funded German Global Compact Network, the “Round Table on Human Rights in Tourism” was launched in 2012. Its aim is to specify the…

I – THE STATE’S OBLIGATION TO PROTECT HUMAN RIGHTS THE INTERNATIONAL FRAMEWORK PROPOSAL FOR ACTION NO.1 [page 16] ACTIONS UNDERWAY: – France seeks to ensure that the issues of decent work, occupational health and safety and supply chains are addressed by the G20, particularly by working with Germany, whose presidency runs from 2016 to 2017….

Pillar II Scope and content of the obligation to respect human rights [page 30] For businesses, there are three dimensions to respect for human rights: – Do not commit violations of human rights: This applies to a business’s active conduct, the direct impacts of its decisions, and its operations, and may encompass: o The health-…

Pillar I – state duty to protect human rights Protection of social service clients [pages 15-16] Implements Principle 5 States often delegate the performance of some of their tasks to private entities, though this does not relieve them of their human rights commitments. In fact, they must find ways of meeting their human rights duties…

III. First National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights in Chile Actions of the National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights  [page 27] As observed in the reports prepared in the field of business enterprises and human rights by different national and international institutions, business enterprises may cause a series of adverse impacts,…

3. The core content of the National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights 3.1 Action plan on labour 3.1.2 Challenges Public procurement: The Public Procurement and Supplies Management Act 2017 should be amended by requiring the state to examine human rights protection of business organizations and state-owned enterprises that benefit from government procurement, including…

3. The core content of the National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights 3.4 Action Plan on Cross Border Investment and Multinational Enterprises 3.4.1 Overview of the situation TDI (Thai Direct Investment Abroad) is not only causing money to flow outside of the country, but if looking at the opposite side, foreign investment will…