【4/14】Expectations to the G7 and Business Leaders “Mandatory Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence (mHREDD) and other urgent steps to drive equality and labour rights”

THINK Lobby Director Hideki Wakabayashi will speak at a session at the C7 Summit.

[C7 Summit Session 18] Expectations to the G7 and Business Leaders: “Mandatory Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence (mHREDD) and other urgent steps to drive equality and labour rights” | CIVIL SOCIETY 7 – 2023 JAPAN (civil7.org)

■ Purpose

The purpose of the event is to bring attention to the world, of “ Business and Human Rights”, especially the mHREDD, and other urgent issues such as forced/child labour, import controls, meaningful stakeholder engagement at all stages, and protections of workers’ rights of the vulnerable such as immigrant workers, women and handicapped, based on the C7 Communique and the discussions in the Working Group Meetings.

■ Date & Time   April 14th, 17:00-18:30 (or 19:00) JST, GMT9+

■ Modality   Virtual (online) event

■ How to Register

Civil7 Summit 2023 Registration Form / C7サミット2023参加申込フォーム (google.com)

Please input information and tick the event toward the end of the page: “Friday 14 April, 17.00-18.30 JST”- Online: (EJT) Mandatory Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence (mHREDD) and other urgent steps to drive equality and labour rights.

*This event is held online only

■ Speakers:

・Pichamon Yeophantong, Chair of UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights,

＜Panelist＞

・Sofía del Valle, Engagement Lead, Social Transformation, World Benchmarking Alliance

・Rocio Domingo Ramos, Business and Human Rights Policy and Research Officer, Anti-Slavery International

・Government from Germany (TBD)

・Moderator: Hideki Wakabayashi, JANIC