KEY ISSUES Other human rights at the work place involve health and safety issues, freedom to form associations and unions, freedom from discrimination and protection from sexual harassment. All these have given rise to debate on the roles and responsibilities of business actors in the promotion and protection of human rights. The Commission has therefore embarked on disseminating information on the ‘Protect, Respect and Remedy Framework’, consisting of guiding principles on business and human rights that were endorsed by the UN Human Rights Council, with the aim of creating awareness for the respect of human rights. The Commission has engaged the business community on their roles and responsibilities and urged it to strengthen corporate social responsibility by integrating human rights principles into their activities. The sector is further encouraged to minimise and remedy infringements of human rights by developing proper guidelines or a code of best practices to protect workers and other parties affected by business activities. 11. UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW (UPR) With Malaysia approaching its next review of the UPR, it is incumbent upon the Government to ensure speedy implementation of all the Recommendations it adopted in 2009. The Commission has established a UPR Follow-up Committee to facilitate consultations with key stakeholders and to acquire status updates of implementation by the relevant agencies. By disseminating information on the UPR process and outcomes to stakeholders, the Committee aims to raise awareness of the importance of this mechanism in improving human rights standards. The Commission hopes that the numerous reforms promised by the Government will materialise and that tangible changes will be recorded. The ‘protect, respect and remedy’ framework lays the foundations of a system for better managing business and human rights challenges based on distinct yet complementary responsibilities for States and corporations and effective remedy in case of abuse. The Commission submitted its UPR Interim Report and presented an oral statement to the 18th session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) in September. The Commission’s efforts with regard to the UPR Follow-up were well received by international human rights bodies and organisations. Professor John Ruggie, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises 20