For the session recording: Click HereThe session focuses on the corruption impact on business and human rights issues and case studies relevant to the Pacific region. Key business and human rights challenges in the Pacific will be addressed, as well as expectations for companies to carry out human rights due diligence, creating incentives through public procurement, and taking steps to ensure a ‘bouquet of remedies’ is available to victims. Panelists will also discuss opportunities to promote responsible business conduct in the Pacific.
This session aims to:
- Increase awareness of the interplay between business-related human rights abuses and corruption in general;
- Enhanced knowledge of the impacts of COVID-19 being felt by the Pacific through a human rights and corruption lens;
- Consider ways to encourage business enterprises to conduct human rights due diligence in consultation with civil society organizations, trade unions and human rights defenders.
Key questions:
- Would improving governance frameworks and increasing anti-corruption measures reduce business-related human rights abuses from occurring?
- What affect has COVID-19 had on human-rights in the Pacific?
- What are some key steps governments and civil society actors can take to reduce business-related human rights abuses?
Session organized by United Nations Pacific Regional Anti-Corruption (UN-PRAC) Project.
