G7: Labour & Employment Ministers commit to ensuring that human rights, labour and environmental standards are respected in corporate operations and in business relationships
G7 Kurashiki Labour and Employment Ministers' Meeting in Okayama
" Investing in Human Capital G7 Kurashiki Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting in Okayama Japan, 22-23 April 2023 Kurashiki Ministerial Declaration" 23 April 2023
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28. Building more resilient and sustainable global supply chains:
We underline the importance of achieving human rights, decent work, and the protection of the environment in global supply chains. We remain committed to ensuring that human rights, including the banning of human trafficking, and labour and environmental standards are respected in corporate operations and in business relationships, and to promoting decent work including through technical cooperation. We continue to fulfil our important role in achieving better outcomes for people and the planet through a smart mix of mandatory and voluntary measures, including legislation, regulations, incentives and guidance for enterprises, as affirmed under last year's G7 presidency. We commit to promoting decent work in global supply chains in line with the authoritative frameworks of the UN, the ILO, and the OECD. We reiterate our commitment in the G7 Wolfsburg Employment Ministerial Declaration that we work on a coherent and coordinated G7 approach and stand ready to engage constructively in discussions at the UN and the ILO in close consultation with all relevant stakeholders to explore ideas and options for a consensus-based legally binding instrument at the international level that adds value to the existing legal and policy approaches and is implementable. We also call on others to join us in these efforts including through Alliance 8.7.
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