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[EN] Angola: What successful business & human rights actions has your govt. taken?
The Constitution of the Republic of Angola defends and protects the fundamental rights and freedoms of its citizens. It is the fundamental task of the Angolan state to promote harmonious and sustainable development throughout the national territory,...
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[EN] Angola: Has your govt. adopted a National Action Plan on business & human rights?
The Angolan government is preparing a generic National Human Rights Education Strategy and is studying the possibility of adopting measures on Business and Human Rights in accordance with the guidelines issued by the United Nations Human Rights Council.
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[EN] Bahrain: Actions on core labour rights (incl. freedom of association)
Labour Law for the Private Sector: The new law includes many benefits, some did not exist before and some were enhanced [increased]. The most important of these benefits are listed as follows: Extending the period within which a worker cannot waive...
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[EN] Belgium: What successful business & human rights actions has your govt. taken?
The Government of Belgium, both at the Federal and federated levels, has taken a series of initiatives to improve companies’ impact on promotion and protection of Human Rights in the past, essentially in the framework of CSR policies. Following the...
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[EN] Belgium: Has your govt. undertaken new business & human rights actions since the UN Guiding Principles?
Yes, amongst other things, Belgium has started drafting its NAP Business & Human Rights and has organized a series of colloquia and events to promote this issue at the national level, but also within the EU and at the UN.
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[EN] Belgium: Access to remedy: What actions has your govt. taken to improve judicial or administrative remedies?
Individuals, groups or organisations who wish to file a complaint against companies concerning human rights violations committed in Belgium can address such complaints to the local courts. Recent legislation has made “class action” suits more easily...
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[EN] Belgium: Access to remedy: What actions has your govt. taken to improve non-judicial remedies?
Belgium was one of the first signatories of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (1976) and has an OECD contact point since 1980. Moreover, Belgium has ratified the main international Human Rights treaties and recognizes the investigation...
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[EN] Brazil: What govt. department is responsible for business & human rights?
There is no particular body or unit that has specific competence for working with the interface between business and human rights. The discussion regarding implementation of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights is being...
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[EN] Brazil: Has your govt. undertaken new business & human rights actions since the UN Guiding Principles?
There have not yet been any initiatives specifically motivated by the UN's Guiding Principles. However, policies to strengthen human rights, interfacing with the private sector, are being developed by various bodies, with an emphasis on tackling slave...
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[EN] Brazil: Has your govt. adopted a National Action Plan on business & human rights?
Brazil has not yet adopted a National Action Plan, although it is due to hold a public consultation (encompassing businesses, civil society and government agencies) to identify the main challenges to implementation of the Guiding Principles and to map...
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[EN] Bulgaria: What successful business & human rights actions has your govt. taken?
Bulgaria is a State Party on every international treaties on human rights. In 2009 Bulgaria passed a National Strategy on Corporate Social Responsibility. Since then Bulgaria follows the European common policy on CSR in the context of Business and...
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[EN] Bulgaria: Does your National Action Plan reference intl. human rights standards & was it developed in consultation with affected stakeholders?
The future NAP will endorse all the international principles in the area of B&HR and it will be adopted after public consultations with all stakeholders
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[EN] Bulgaria: Access to remedy: What actions has your govt. taken to improve judicial or administrative remedies?
Even one Bulgarian international enterprise is not a defendant among any cases concerning human rights abuses worldwide. Our expertise is focussed on domestic cases of human rights abuses and until now the victims use the common measures of remedy as...
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[EN] Chile: What successful business & human rights actions has your govt. taken?
Among the initiatives that have been carried out, we can highlight the OECD National Contact Point (NCP). In Chile, the NCP is based in the Directorate for International Economic Relations under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and comprises three main...
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[EN] Chile: What govt. department is responsible for business & human rights?
The Social Responsibility Council for Sustainable Development under the Ministry of the Economy, a multi-stakeholder body whose purpose is to advise the Ministry of the Economy, recognizes the Guiding Principles as a key reference framework for...
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[EN] Chile: Has your govt. undertaken new business & human rights actions since the UN Guiding Principles?
To date, the most important initiative that has been promoted by the Chilean state is the establishment of the Social Responsibility Council for Sustainable Development. The Social Responsibility Council for Sustainable Development became operational...
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[EN] Chile: Access to remedy: What actions has your govt. taken to improve non-judicial remedies?
The following answer was provided in response to the questionnaire of the United Nations Working Group on human rights and business (questions Nos. 30 and 32 of the questionnaire). Since Chile adopted the Guidelines and was required to set up a...
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[EN] Chile: Access to remedy: Has your govt. taken steps to enhance accountability of companies for human rights impacts abroad?
The following answer was provided in response to the questionnaire of the United Nations Working Group on human rights and business (questions Nos. 18, 19 and 28 of the questionnaire). In accordance with the obligation to bolster the effectiveness of...
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[EN] Chile: What support would your govt. welcome to advance its business & human rights actions?
Chile is currently addressing the challenge of implementing the Guiding Principles. The country is at an early stage where capacity building, both within and beyond the state, is essential. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is working to opportunities...
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[EN] Colombia: What successful business & human rights actions has your govt. taken?
The Colombian government’s work in relation to Business and Human Rights has consisted mainly of dissemination of the Guiding Principles among civil society, firms and the public sector in order to create space for that agenda within the country....