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Promoting Responsible Business in Asia and the Pacific

Four days of immersive multi-stakeholder discussions

46

SESSIONS ON A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS

70+

HOURS OF CONTENT

200+

SPEAKERS REPRESENTING ALL STAKEHOLDERS

30+

PARTNER ORGANISATIONS CONTRIBUTING TO THE FORUM PROGRAM

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INTERPRETATION LANGUAGES: BAHASA, BANGLA, ENGLISH, HINDI, JAPANESE, KOREAN, MALAY, MANDARIN, SINGHALESE, TAMIL, THAI, VIETNAMESE. 

 
Program

All times are displayed in Bangkok time zone (GMT+7)

28 May
11:30 - 13:00
14:00 - 16:00
Socio-Economic Impact of Paying Living Wages:
To Build an Economy that is Resilient
Organized by Oxfam Germany and Oxfam India​
Safe Space Session for Businesses
Safe Space Session for Civil Society Organizations
31 May
10:00 - 11:30
13:00 - 14:30
15:00 - 16:30
17:00 - 18:30
Stepping Up the Fight Against the Worst Forms of Child Labour in Asia- Pacific in the Digital Area
Organized by ECPAT International​
Situation of Garment Workers During Various Stages of Pandemic: Views from Worker's Think Thank 
Organized by Praxis India
Achieving Decent Work for All Through the Lens of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement (RCEP) 
Organized by Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
Are Financial Institutions Reliable Accelerators of Labor and Human Rights Compliant Practices in Asia's Agriculture Sector?
Organized by OXFAM Fair Finance Asia and GROW ASIA
Supply Chains Free from Violence and Harassment: From Policy to Practice
Organized by the RSCA programme in collaboration with ILO and OECD
Countering Corporate Strategies to Advoid Responsibility for Human Rights Abuses
Organized by Stichting Onderzoek Multinationale Ondernemingen, Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations
Addressing Human Rights and Labor Rights in Companies using ESG  Investment Strategies and Disclosure 
Organized by Fair Finance India and cKinetics
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1 June
09:00 - 09:30
09:30 - 11:00
11:30 - 13:00
13:30 - 15:00
15:30 - 17:00
17:30 - 19:00
Welcome
Opening Plenary: Dialogue with Thought Leaders
Business and Human Rights in Asia:
From the First Decade to the Next​
Procurement for Impact: 
The Power of Women's Entrepreneurship to Create More Inclusive Value Chains
2021 International Year: 
Regaining the Lost Momentum in the Fight Against Child Labour
Access to Remedy and Corporate
Accountability Pathways in Asia-Pacific
The Future of Migrant Workers in International Supply Chains: 
Post-Pandemic Outlook on Migration, Human Rights and Business​
Delivering Solutions at Scale:
Inclusive Businesses in South-East Asia, Innovations and Policy Actions
Business and Human Rights in the Digital Era: 
An Interactive Discussion on Priorities for Asia-Pacific
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2 June
09:00 - 10:30
11:00 - 12:30
13:00 - 14:30
15:00 - 16:30
17:00 - 18:30
Responsible Business for the Future of Youth Employment in the Pacific
The Role of National Human Rights Institutions to Protect Human Rights Defenders
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The State of Child Rights and Business in Asia-Pacfic
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Turning the Tide on Labour Standards in the Fisheries Sector:
Looking to the Pacific
Business Responsibility and Collective Action to Uphold Environmental Rights
What Gets Measured Gets Managed:
A Discussion on Transparency to Advance Women's Economic Empowerment in Business
Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence:
A Potential Game Changer
Unseen, Undervalued Domestic Work Essential for All Business: 
Why Responsible Business Should Care About Care Work
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Reimagining Business School Education with Responsible Management and Human Rights
Business and Human Rights in the Media: 
Conversations for Change
3 June
09:00 - 10:30
11:00 - 12:30
13:00 - 14:30
15:00 - 16:30
17:00 - 18:30
Ensuring Migrant Voices in Grievance and Remediation Mechanisms: 
Generating Feedback Vital for Compliance and Due Diligence​
Engaging Business to Promote, Protect and Respect Children's Rights to a Healthy Environment
The Invisibility Cloak:
Gender, Data and the Internet
Mental Health in the World of Work in Times of COVID-19
Measuring Impact and Progress:
Asia-Pacific Launch of New Tools to Evaluate Business Respect for Human Rights
Sustainable Supply Chains:
Reaching the Lower Tiers
The Next Decade of Migration, Fashion and Human Rights
Confronting Hate and Disinformation Through Ethical Advertising: Together We CAN
Food, People and Nature:
How Can Businesses Support Sustainable Food Systems?
4 June
09:00 - 10:30
11:00 - 12:30
13:00 - 14:30
15:00 - 16:30
Building a Decent Green Workplace in Asian Supply Chains
Transforming Women's Unpaid Care Work into Inclusive Business Opportunities:
What Does it Take?
Business Action to Avert the Climate Crisis
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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion:
What Is Needed to Accelerate Progress Towards SDGs 5, 8 and 10 in the Asia and Pacific Region?
Safeguarding Civic Space:
Business Supporting to Human Rights Defenders to Safeguard the Environment
Closing Plenary: The Road Towards Responsible Business in Asia-Pacific
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William Dalrymple
Theonila Roka Matbob
Phan Thi My Huong
Surya Deva
Usha Ramanthan
Ruenvadee Suwanmongkol
Olivier de Schutter
Anita Ramasastry
Khunjan Jargalsaikhan
Priyanka Dutt
Shamini Darshni Kaliemuthu 4
Dante Pesce
Dorothée Baumann-Pauly
Margie Mason
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