Launching in 2024, our two new working groups provide participants of the UN Global Compact Network Australia with the opportunity to engage with leading actors in the business and human rights field in Australia and beyond.
Focusing on Human Rights Due Diligence and Labour Exploitation within the Maritime Shipping Supply Chain, our working groups are a safe space for practitioners to openly discuss technical challenges, and identify opportunities, relating to establishing, embedding and maintaining a human rights due diligence process.
All Working Group sessions will be convened under the Chatham House Rule. Details about the Working Groups offered in 2024 can be found below.
Human Rights Due Diligence Working Group
The purpose of the Human Rights Due Diligence Working Group is to:
- Connect UN Global Compact Network Australia participants with peers and experts to identify and work through solutions to technical challenges experienced during the establishment of a human rights due diligence process
- Provide a space for UNGCNA participants to discuss leading practice relating to identifying and assessing, integrating and acting, and communicating performance on human rights issues
- Keep participants up to date with relevant developments.
View the Terms of Reference for the UNGCNA Human Rights Due Diligence Working Group.
Expressions of interest to join the Human Rights Due Diligence Working Group for 2024 are open until 26 March.
Labour Exploitation within the Maritime Shipping Supply Chain Working Group
The purpose of the Maritime Shipping Working Group is to:
- Connect UN Global Compact Network Australia participants together with peers and experts to build a common understanding of the maritime shipping supply chain, potential risks of labour exploitation at sea, and relevant actors involved in the protection of seafarer welfare
- Provide a space for UN Global Compact Network Australia participants to discuss leading practices relating to identifying, managing and mitigating the risk of being involved in labour exploitation at sea, including relevant certifications, due diligence processes and reporting mechanisms
- Connect UNGCNA participants with key actors in the maritime shipping space, such as government, civil society, unions, shipping and ship owner associations, to enable cross-sector knowledge sharing to inform the design of interventions, seafarer engagement and grievance mechanisms.
Expressions of Interest to join the Maritime Shipping Working Group for 2024 are open until 26 March.
Any questions?
If you have any questions on the human rights-related working groups offered in 2024, please contact our Manager, Human Rights, at secretariat@unglobalcompact.org.au.
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