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Osamu Shiraishi

Asia-Pacific Human Rights Information Center(HURIGHTS OSAKA)
President
Osaka, Japan
Websitehttps://hurights.or.jp/
Have been working for better understanding of international human rights standards among local population and in particular, business sectors in Japan. For this purpose UNGP and key concepts thereof have been utilized as an effective tool in seminars and workshops. Sharing of eperiences and new proposals for effective approaches to the business sectors are welcome.
Monday, November 26
 

8:00am CET

Conversation with the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights Room XXI

9:00am CET

Voices from the ground Room XX Corporate human rights due diligence – state of play and way forward Room XXIII

11:00am CET

Opening plenary Assembly Hall

1:30pm CET

Snapshot: Driving human rights due diligence through law - Lessons from the first year of application of the law: major challenges and recommendations for companies Room XXIV Labour rights and human rights due diligence Room XXI

2:45pm CET

Snapshot: Documenting Human Rights Due Diligence- Operational-level human rights impacts assessments Room XXIV

3:00pm CET

Are States making progress on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights? Challenges, innovations and lessons learned from implementation Room XX

4:40pm CET

Are States making progress on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights? Challenges, innovations and lessons learned from implementation Room XX

6:15pm CET

Breathless – Documentary Room XXIII
 
Tuesday, November 27
 

8:30am CET

Human rights due diligence approaches for safeguarding migrant workers Room XXI Building coherence on essential elements of human rights due diligence Room XX

10:00am CET

Snapshot: Human rights due diligence across the supply chain – Experiences from practice Room XXIV Plenary II: Building coherence and reaching scale on human rights due diligence – International organizations' leadership perspectives Room XX

10:15am CET

Snapshot: How can business association promote human rights due diligence. Experiences from Japan Room XXIV

11:30am CET

Role of NHRIs in facilitating access to remedy for business-related human rights impacts Room XXI Trends and challenges in promoting business respect for human rights in Africa Room XXIII

1:30pm CET

Reinforcing the importance of human rights due diligence for realizing the SDGs Room XXI Update on the process to elaborate a legally binding instrument Room XVII

3:00pm CET

Addressing “modern slavery” in supply chains – Company responses Room XVII Snapshot: New insights? The impacts of the UN Guiding Principles and the OECD Guidelines Room XXIV

4:40pm CET

Accountability and remedy: exploring the interconnectedness of different types of grievance mechanisms Room XXIII Developing a gender lens to business and human rights Room XX Government responses to modern slavery and child labour in supply chains Room XVII

6:15pm CET

Protecting human rights in Public Policy: What Role for Business? Room XXIII Documentary - Combatting modern slavery in supply chains - Lessons from two sectoral campaigns Room XXI
 
Wednesday, November 28
 

8:30am CET

Elements of effective human rights due diligence regulation: lessons from legal developments Room XX

10:00am CET

Accountability and Remedy: human rights due diligence and corporate legal liability Room XXIV Trends and challenges in promoting business respect for human rights in Asia Room XVII How can benchmarks, rating agencies and ESG researchers drive more and better human rights due diligence Room XX

1:30pm CET

What works? Investigating the relationship between business practices and outcomes for people Room XX

3:00pm CET

New perspectives on overcoming hurdles for parent company liability? Room XXIII Toward meaningful corporate human rights reporting? Room XXI

5:00pm CET

Plenary III: Summing up and looking ahead Room XX