Annual Report 2013
human rights a criterion institutionally for selecting investment
items.
(5) Prevention of human rights violations by subcontractors:
Executives of large business enterprises are asked to pay
attention
to
possible
human
rights
violations
by
their
subcontractors, and to take action, if needed.
5) Publication of the Guidelines on Human Rights Friendly Management
and Checklists
The NHRCK has tried to give momentum to the expansion of
corporate culture of respecting human rights and the voluntary
implementation of human rights friendly management. The Commission's
efforts for this purpose culminated in the publication of the Guidelines
on Human Rights Friendly Management and Checklists in December
2013. For the publication, the Commission received advice from the
business and human rights experts of academia, research institutions,
and civil society organizations; and the exposure draft was distributed
to public and private enterprises for their comments. The final version
was distributed to public entities, and public and private enterprises.
The Guidelines contain general and operational principles Korean
business enterprises should consider when they adopt and implement
human rights friendly management together with related cases. They
also provide self-diagnostic checklists for business enterprises, by
themselves, to check and assess possible adverse influence of business
activities on human rights in advance.
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II. Major Activities of the Commission