Ⅱ Recommendation for NAPs
ⅱ. The government takes measures to strengthen monitoring of SMEs on their
possible violation of the Labor Standard Act and to reinforce management
and monitoring of their production and distribution of products that might
threaten consumers’ lives, health and safety.
ⅲ. Based on the UNGPs, as well as the Guidelines for Human Rights
Management and Checklist developed by the National Human Rights
Commission of Korea, the government develops educational materials,
publicize them and conducts trainings for executives and employees of
business enterprises.
ⅳ. The government adopts a public disclosure system of human rights-related
information targeting business enterprises larger than a certain size.
ⅴ. The government identifies and publicizes the exemplary cases of human rights
management.
3. Institutionalization of human rights
management at public institutions
A. Background for recommendation
1) The government has the greatest means to make public institutions, including
State-owned and State-controlled public corporations, establish and implement
human rights management. Additionally, by taking advantage of the public
institutions’ supply chains, it is possible to expand the responsibility to respect
human rights to private companies.
2) Public institutions, unlike private companies, provide public services. Hence, they
need to pay more attention to the responsibility to respect human rights.
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