{"id":7178,"date":"2023-11-10T09:08:34","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T00:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/?p=7178"},"modified":"2023-11-25T09:07:35","modified_gmt":"2023-11-25T00:07:35","slug":"asian_bhr_conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/2023\/11\/10\/asian_bhr_conference\/","title":{"rendered":"[Event notice: International Conference] Labor, Environment, and Asian Transnational Corporations: Towards an East Asian Business and Human Rights Movement"},"content":{"rendered":"

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LABOUR, ENVIRONMENT AND ASIAN TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS \u2013 TOWARD AN EAST ASIAN BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS MOVEMENT | INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE<\/strong><\/h2>\n


\nDate\uff5c<\/strong>2023 \/ 11 \/ 25 \u2013 26, Saturday and Sunday<\/p>\n

Time\uff5c<\/strong>Saturday 9:00 \u2013 17:30, Sunday 10:00 \u2013 14:30 (Taiwan time)<\/p>\n

Location\uff5c<\/strong>3F, Conference Hall, National Central Library (20 Zhung-Shan S. Rd. Taipei 100201, Taiwan<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Participation\uff5c<\/strong>Hybrid. Online participation for overseas participants only.<\/p>\n

Language\uff5c<\/strong>Languages used at the conference are English and Mandarin. English\/Mandarin interpretation will be provided on-site. For overseas participants joining via webinar, there will be English, Mandarin, and Japanese interpretations.<\/p>\n


\nRegister here: https:\/\/forms.gle\/q2HDRfsWxnVkdvzh7<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE\uff5c<\/strong><\/b><\/h1>\n

Thanks to globalisation and technology advancement, corporations have become gigantic and powerful. Possessing those invulnerable financial, organisational, technological, political and even ideological instruments, corporations are capable of shaping the world we live in, influencing people\u2019s daily ordinaries. Sometimes, the influences are unfortunately damages brought by exploiting workers and polluting the environment. Especially, under the globalised operation of business, it has become a serious problem that transnational corporations from the global north commit human rights violations in the global south countries.<\/p>\n

Since the 1980s, a lot of corporations from Japan, Korea and Taiwan have become transnational and gained significant positions in global supply chains. Compared with making TNCs from western countries to be accountable on human rights issues in global supply chains, it is usually more difficult to deal with Asian transnational corporations (ATNCs) because most of them are not brands who face consumers in end markets directly. In industries with well-developed social audit mechanisms such as garment and electronics, when an East Asian country based supplier commits a human rights violation, victims usually have to rely on the intervention by the brands in western countries to solve the problem even if the supplier is a powerful TNC capable of the remedy itself. As for in basic\/upstream industries without well-known brands to the public, ATNCs victims abroad have nearly no means to seek justice commonly.<\/p>\n

The incompatibility between ATNCs\u2019 strong power and low accountability makes the legitimacy and necessity of corporations\u2019 home countries to regulate ATNCs\u2019 behaviour overseas. It is crucial to establish the legal framework in the home country that can hold the lead companies accountable for their human rights violation and environmental destruction in their supply chain. Furthermore, the victims in the supply chains of ATNC should be able to access the remedy in the ATNC\u2019s home countries as well. In this conference, we are going to examine the practices of business and human rights (BHR) in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, and further explore the possibility of initiating a regional BHR movement leading to the establishment of a legal framework that ensures corporate accountability as well as access to remedy for victims in the supply chains of ATNCs. Mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence legislation will be discussed as a means to accomplish such ends.<\/p>\n

AGENDA<\/b>\uff5c<\/strong><\/b><\/h1>\n

Note that times are listed in local Taiwan time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
November 25<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Time<\/b><\/td>\nSession<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8:30-9:10<\/td>\n\u3010Registration\u3011<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9:10 \u2013 9:30<\/td>\n\u3010Opening\u3011Welcome<\/strong> Remarks: <\/strong>Mab Huang, Professor of Liberal Arts Chair, Soochow University<\/p>\n

Ping-Cheng Lo, Minister without Portfolio, Executive Yuan, Taiwan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

9:30 \u2013 10:10<\/td>\n\u3010Keynote Speech 1\u3011Global trends on business and human rights<\/strong>Moderator:<\/strong> Jau-hwa Chen, Director of Human Rights Program, Soochow University<\/p>\n

Speaker:<\/strong> Pichamon Yeophantong, Head of Research and Associate Professor, Deakin University, and member of UN Working Group on Business and Human rights<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

10:10 \u2013 10:50<\/td>\n\u3010Keynote Speech 2\u3011 Business and human rights trends in EU and impacts on Asia<\/strong>Moderator:<\/strong> Yi-Chun Chou, Professor of Department of Sociology, Soochow University<\/p>\n

Speaker:<\/strong> Antoine Madelin, Director of Advocacy, International Federation for Human Rights<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

10:50 \u2013 11:10<\/td>\nBreak<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:10 \u2013 12:40<\/td>\n\u3010Session 1\u3011: Overseas Human Rights Violations by ATNCs in the Basic Industries<\/strong>Moderator:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pei-Chun Lin, Assistant Professor of Human Rights Program, Soochow University<\/p>\n

Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yu-Yin Chang, Executive Director, Environmental Jurists Association<\/p>\n

Yujung Shin, Attorney at Law, KTNC Watch\/Jihyang Law<\/p>\n

Yuka Kiguchi, Mekong Watch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

12:40 \u2013 13:40<\/td>\nLunch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13:40 \u2013 15:10<\/td>\n\u3010Session 2\u3011: Overseas Human Rights Violations by ATNCs in the Garment Industry<\/strong>Moderator:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Roy Ngerng, East Asia Urgent Appeal Coordinator, Clean Clothes Campaign East Asia Coalition<\/p>\n

Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ray Cheng, Director, Youth Labor Union 95<\/p>\n

Hyung-Phil Na, Director, Korean House for International Solidarity<\/p>\n

Kazuko Ito , Lawyer and Vice-President of Board, Human Rights Now<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

15:10 \u2013 15:30<\/td>\nBreak<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15:30 \u2013 17:00<\/td>\n\u3010Session 3\u3011: Overseas Human Rights Violations by ATNCs in the Electronics Industry<\/strong>Moderator:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rochelle Porras, Regional Coordinator (Asia), GoodElectronics<\/p>\n

Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n

You-Lian Sun, Secretary General, Taiwan Labor Front<\/p>\n

Sangsoo Lee, Executive Activist, Supporters for Health And Rights of People in Semiconductor industry<\/p>\n

Tomoko Ako, Professor at University of Tokyo and Advisor at Human Rights Now<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

November 26<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Time<\/b><\/td>\nSession<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9:30-10:00<\/td>\n\u3010Registration\u3011<\/strong><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:00 \u2013 11:30<\/td>\n\u3010Session 4\u3011: Forced Labour in the East Asian Fishing Industry<\/strong>Moderator:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Liang-Jung Lin , Associate Professor, College of Law, National Chengchi University<\/p>\n

Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yi-Hsiang Shih, Secretary General, Taiwan Association for Human Rights<\/p>\n

Jong-Chul Kim, Advocates for Public Interest Law<\/p>\n

Kana Kawasaki, Business and Human Rights Project Coordinator and Researcher, Human Rights Now<\/p>\n

Cade Mosley, Advocacy Officer, Human Rights Now<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

11:30 \u2013 12:30<\/td>\nLunch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12:30 \u2013 14:30<\/td>\n\u3010Session 5\u3011: Business and Human Rights Progress in East Asia\u2014From NAP to mHREDD Legislations?<\/strong>Moderator:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Anju Kozono, Japan Researcher and Representative, Business and Human Rights Resource Centre<\/p>\n

Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hsin-Hsuan Sun, Researcher and Campaigner, Environmental Rights Foundation<\/p>\n

Youngah Park, GongGam Human Rights Law Foundation<\/p>\n

Ryutaro Ogawa , Human Rights Now<\/p>\n

Muriel Treibich, Lobby and Advocacy Coordinator, Clean Clothes Campaign<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

ORGANIZERS<\/b>\uff5c<\/strong><\/b><\/h1>\n

National Human Rights Commission, Taiwan<\/p>\n

Taiwanese Transnational Corporations Watch<\/p>\n

Environmental Rights Foundation<\/p>\n

Taiwan Association for Human Rights<\/p>\n

Environmental Jurists Association<\/p>\n

Youth Labor Union 95<\/p>\n

Taiwan Labor Front<\/p>\n

Taiwan Laborers Association<\/p>\n

Korean Transnational Corporations Watch<\/p>\n

Human Rights Now<\/p>\n

Clean Clothes Campaign East Asia Coalition<\/p>\n

Human Rights Program, Soochow University<\/p>\n

CO-ORGANIZERS<\/b>\uff5c<\/strong><\/b><\/h1>\n

International Federation for Human Rights, FIDH<\/p>\n

Taiwan Bar Association<\/p>\n

SPONSOR<\/b>\uff5c<\/strong><\/b><\/h1>\n

Taiwan Foundation for Democracy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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