Background

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Actively engage in the most important international forums, the International Organisation of Employers (IOE), as the largest private sector network in the world, provides a vital business perspective to the many activities and initiatives that seek to advance the Business and Human Rights and Responsible Business Conduct agenda.

 

This safe space session is dedicated to the private sector only, including companies, Employers and Business Organisations (EBMOs) and their company-members, from the Asia-Pacific region to discuss key issues related to human rights and responsible business conduct through peer-exchange and learning, awareness raising and capacity building.

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Objectives

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As business representative, join this session for:

• A safe space for business practitioners to share perspectives on UNGP implementation in Asia-Pacific and discuss responses to recent legislative developments.

• To strengthen linkages between the business and human rights agenda and the private sector priorities in the APAC region.

• A clear, practical refresher on key concepts from the UNGPs at raising awareness and building the capacity of business around human rights and responsible business conduct (RBC).

• Reviewing the success of the various national initiatives to implement the UNGPs in the region and address the specific challenges of the continents.

 

Key questions

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• How is informality impacting your business and your responsible business conduct efforts?

• How can RBC practices incentivize informal businesses to formalise and improve their activities?

• What measures, tools or initiatives have been put in place by the private sector to provide grievance mechanisms or support to access to remedy to informal workers?

• What have been the challenges and successes of these and what works best?

• Overall, what support do businesses need from governments as part of their obligation to ensure access to effective remedy?