i. How the Human Rights Movement in Supply
Chains is Transforming Distant Water Fisheries
On December 7, 2022, the NHRC held the “2022 Forum on Migrant
Workers’ Human Rights in Taiwan,” focusing on corporate sustainability
and protecting migrant workers’ rights. The forum invited Yang Ming
Chiao Tung University’s College of Law Associate Professor Chiu Yu-fan
to introduce the topic. Other participants included Lin Ying-chun, Assistant
Professor at Central Police University’s Department of International Police
Science; Sun Yu-lien, Secretary General of the Taiwan Labor Front; Dr.
Swann Bommier, Advocacy Director of Paris-based environmental NGO
BLOOM ; and Lin Chuan-neng, Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs. The
panel aimed to explore corporate sustainability and accountability in global
value chains within the context of economic globalization. During the
introduction, Commissioner Lai Chen-chang noted the increasing global
emphasis on labor rights in supply chains, citing standards such as the
Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) and SA8000 certification, which
require employers to bear the costs associated with hiring migrant workers
and minimize their cross-border migration expenses to prevent exploitation
by intermediaries. Special guest Dr. Bommier joined remotely to share
insights on government roles in supply chains and international legislative
trends.
Dr. Bommier gave a presentation on “Pursuing Judicial Justice:
Addressing Corporate Impunity through France’s Duty of Vigilance Law,”
offering an international perspective. He emphasized that, under the UN
Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights Principle 11
(UNGPs), 92 businesses are responsible for respecting and upholding
Article 11 of the UNGPs: “Businesses should respect human rights. This means that they
should avoid infringing on the human rights of others and address adverse human rights impacts
with which they are involved.”
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