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Belgium
PLANNED ACTIONS: Action point 8, Encourager les accords-cadres internationaux [Encourage international framework agreements] states “in the course of 2017, the Federal Public Service of Employment, Labor and Social Dialogue will organize a seminar on international framework agreements to assess the issues and scope of these transnational collective negotiations. This seminar will be an opportunity to…
Poland – Freedom of Association
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 [page 9] The principles of labour law also include collective rights, namely the freedom of association of employees and employers (Article 18) and the right of employees to participate in the…
Poland
Introduction 3. Actions taken to align NAPs with the UN Guiding Principles [page 8] Through the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles, the NAP primarily aims to enhance the protection of human rights of individuals and to enable them to seek justice when their rights are violated by business. By describing the government’s actions to…
Italy
I. Statement of Commitment [page 5] (…) To protect human rights, Italy undertakes to: – Coordinate the implementation of the present NAP with the 17 Goals of the UN Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development and engage for a stronger national adherence to human rights and sustainable development in its three dimension – economic, social and…
Lithuania
Objective 3: ensuring access to effective remedy A. Implemented measures [page 10] 5. “Improvement of collective dispute regulation. The aims is to held discussions with social partners to determine the need for revision of provisions regulating collective bargaining and to encourage parties to establish a mechanism for settling disputes at company level. An amendment to…
Netherlands
3. Results of the consultations and government response 3.2 Policy coherence [page 16] It became apparent from the consultations that the government sometimes conveys conflicting messages about CSR and human rights – for example about the most important norms, and which ministry is responsible for which part of the policy. For civil society and implementing…
Switzerland
Introduction [page 4] The implementation of the UNGP will also be taken as an opportunity to strengthen cooperation between the federal agencies concerned, as well as policy consistency in general. 5 National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights [page 9] “(…) The Federal Council regards the implementation of the UNGP as an on-going process…
Denmark
Introduction [page 9] In 2012, the Danish Government started to take dedicated measures to implement the UNGPs on each of the pillars in the Protect, Respect and Remedy-framework based on recommendations from the Council for CSR. Some of these initiatives are part of the second National Action Plan for CSR; Responsible Growth 2012–2015, which the…
United States
Foreword by John F. Kerry [page 2] “(…) We undertook this process to enhance coordination within our government, push for higher standards and a more level playing field globally (…) . Introduction Purpose of the NAP [page 5] This NAP is designed to reinforce and strengthen the U.S. government’s role in advancing RBC through effective…
Sweden
Introduction [page 6] The action plan is also an important part of the Government’s heightened ambitions for foreign trade, through the export strategy, CSR and other areas. It is an equally important part of the Government’s re-launch of its Policy for Global Development and its efforts to contribute to the new global sustainable development goals…
Switzerland – Forced Labour and Modern Slavery
2 National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights 2020-23 2.2 Pillar 2: the corporate responsibility to respect human rights As part of the UN Global Impact, a number of Swiss companies …are involved in efforts to eliminate all forms of forced and compulsory labour; they seek to abolish child labour… 2.2.2 Operational principles:…
Poland – Forced labour
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 Prohibition of forced or compulsory labour [page 9] “Referring to the prohibition of this type of work, it should be noted that, although the Labour Code does not contain a definition…
Germany
1.1 Basic rules of economic policy The current situation [page 16] “People in vulnerable situations pose a particular challenge in Germany as elsewhere. These include migrants and, in general, employees in precarious work. These groups of people are exposed to a high risk of labour exploitation. The introduction of a general statutory minimum wage in…
France
I- The State’s Obligation to Protect Human Rights The International Framework Actions to be Implemented [page 16] Work to enhance cooperation between the World Trade Organization (WTO) and ILO to better integrate international social standards on responsible production processes and methods (for example, targeting child labour and forced labour), in order to promote a level…
Finland
The Finnish NAP makes reference to the prohibition on slavery generally [Introduction, page 11] and references forced labour only in terms of provisions in public procurement. 2 The state and companies 2.1 The state as an economic operator [page 20] SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT “In connection with the consultations organised by the working group, the…
Belgium
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 » This point briefly presents forced labour as one among several…
United States
Outcome 1.1: Promoting RBC Globally Ongoing Commitments and Initiatives [page 9] “Promotion of Robust Safeguards at the World Bank and other International Financial Institutions (IFIs): The U.S. government will continue to play a leading role in encouraging strong safeguard and sustainability policies across multilateral development banks and other IFIs. Over the course of the World…
United Kingdom
The UK 2016 Updated NAP refers to two state-based bodies mandated to address financial matters in section 4 Access to Remedy for Human Rights Abuses Resulting from Business Activity [page 20] where it states: “We also provide a number of state-based non-judicial mechanisms, including: … a considerable number of Ombudsman, Regulators and other Government Complaints…
Netherlands
3.1 An active role for the government The OECD Guidelines Proactive Agenda [page 15] “The Proactive Agenda was added to the OECD Guidelines in 2011 to elucidate the guidelines for specific sectors or situations, together with all the countries involved. In the context of the Agenda, the OECD is working with the financial sector on…
Italy
II. Premises a) Introduction “the role of the institutions is crucial in terms of comparison and horizontal collaboration both internally (at the central level and in the European Delegations) and externally (with development banks and international financial institutions) and in the dialogue with Member States” (p. 9) IV. Italian ongoing activities and future commitments a)…