Session Concept Notes

 

Click the links below to view and download the concept notes for each session. All times are in Bangkok time, ICT or GMT+7.

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8 June 2020

​11.30 - 13.00

• Side Event - Teaching Business and Human Rights (Organized by the University of New South Wales Law and University of Essex)

​16.30 - 18.30

• [INVITE ONLY] Civil Society Side Event - Human Rights and Business in the COVID-19 Era: Challenges and Opportunities for Civil Society in a Shifting Environment (Organised by BHRRC, DTP, FORUM-ASIA and UNDP)

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9 June 2020

10.00 - 11.30

• Opening Plenary

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11.30 - 13.00

• Present and Future of National Action Plans in Asia through the Eyes of Four Business and Human Rights Champions

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13.30 - 15.00

• Moving Beyond Compliance: Integrating Respect for Human Rights and Anti-Corruption

• Promoting Decent Work for Sustainable Enterprises and Labour Compliance in Times of Crisis and Recovery

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15.00 - 16.30

• Harnessing the Power of National Human Rights Institutions in Facilitating Access to Effective Remedy

• The Role of Business in Mitigating the Social Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on Workers and Families

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16.30 - 18.00

• Business Side Event - Overcoming Human Rights Challenges Posed by COVID-19

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18.30 - 20.00

• [INVITE ONLY] Side Event - Impact of COVID-19 on Internal Migrant Workers in India (Institute for Human Rights and Business)

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10 June 2020

​10.00 - 11.30

• Build Back Gender-Equal: Challenging Stereotypes and Gender Bias in Workplaces, Marketing and Communications to Build More Inclusive Societies

• Moving the Needle on Climate Change: Business Actions for a 1.5°C Future

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11.30 - 13.00

• Small Matters: Harnessing the Potential of Purpose-Led SMEs for an Inclusive and Sustainable Recovery

• Pandemics and Migrant Workers: Gauging Experiences and Response

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13.30 - 15.00

• Human Rights Due Diligence During COVID-19 and Lessons for the Future

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15.00 - 16.30

• The Role of Business in Promoting the Rights of Women Migrant Workers

• Preparing for the New Normal: International Trade in a Post-COVID World

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16.30 - 17.00

• Side Event - Rebuilding Resilience: Managing Human Rights Risks in Supply Chain during COVID (Organised by GCN India)

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11 June 2020

​10.00 - 11.30

• Business in Times of Disruption: Leading by Example During and After the COVID-19 Crisis

• Traceability and Accountability in Value Chains: A Pathway Towards Transparency in the Promotion of Decent Work and Gender Equality

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11.30 - 13.00

• Will Businesses Stand Up for Human Rights Defenders?

• Ensuring a Sustainable Recovery: What Role for the Finance Sector?

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13.30 - 15.00

• Sharing the Burden: Integrated Care Solutions That Support Families, Businesses and Women’s Economic Empowerment in Asia and the Pacific

• Human Rights in the Digital Era: Business Respect for Civil and Political Rights in Times of Emergency

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12 June 2020

8.30 - 10.00

• Side Event - #mySDGAction 2030 Campaign: Transformational Actions by the Malaysian Private Sector in Achieving the SDGs Collectively (Organised by GCN Malaysia)
   

​9.30 - 10.30

• Side Event - SLAPPs in Southeast Asia: Legal Frameworks to Protect Human Rights Defenders (Organised by BHRRC and UNDP)

• Side Event - Covid-19 and the growth of the surveillance industry – the private sectors impact on vulnerable communities through border policing (Organised by ACCR)

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13.00 - 14.30

• Side Event - Building Back Better: Responsible Business Conduct, Human Rights and the Environment (Organised by UNEP, OECD and OHCHR)

• Side Event - Responsible Purchasing Practices amid COVID-19 and Beyond (Organised by amfori, Sedex in collaboration with ILO)

• Side Event - Rethinking the Restart of Tourism in the Asia-Pacific Region while Managing Adverse Impacts on Child Rights (Organised by ECPAT International)

• Side Event - Addressing the human rights impacts of security through multi-stakeholder engagement and regulation (Organised by the Australian Government) 

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14.00 - 15.30

• Side Event - Workshop on Banking and Human Rights for ASEAN Banks (Organised by UNEP) 

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​14.30 - 16.00

• Side Event - UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights Beyond 2021: What has worked, what has not, what needs to be done? (Organised by IOE)

• Side Event - Freedom of Association of Workers in ASEAN: Initiative to Create a New Regional Guidance (Organised by ICJ and BHRRC)

 

​16.00 - 17.30

• Side Event - Business and Human Rights in Asia & the Pacific: Exploring Best Practice and Shaping Future Benchmark Methodology (Organised by WBA and CHRB)

• Side Event - COVID-19 and Global Supply Chains: The Impact on Jobs and Production (Organised by ILO)