PART 4: HOW SHOULD BUSINESS RESPOND?
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There are many types of business enterprises
In many business operations, some human rights
that operate in the tourism industry in Vietnam.
may be more at risk than others, and therefore
Although they all have a responsibility to respect
require greater attention in the due diligence
human rights, how this will be applied in practice
process.101 For example, a hotel may face greater
will vary depending on the business. The scale
human trafficking, sexual exploitation or labour
and complexity of human rights due diligence
exploitation risks and may therefore need to
will vary between businesses, depending on the
place greater emphasis on addressing these
size of the business, the type of business, its
risks. Examples of some of the common types
location/s, its sourcing models and its potential
of human rights risks in the tourism industry are
to cause adverse impacts on human rights. For
outlined in Part 3 of the Guide, and these issues
example, a local tour operator with a staff of
will likely need to be considered by your business
50 operating in one region, will have a different
in developing your human rights policy and
approach and face different human right risks
human rights due diligence processes. Where
compared to a transnational travel company
adverse human rights impacts are identified, they
with operations and supply chains in multiple
should be remediated (see Part 4.4 on access to
locations in Vietnam and globally.
an effective remedy).