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The virtual training was given within the framework of the “Businesses and Human Rights” project, implemented by the UNDP in Mexico with support from the government of Japan. The participants managed to acquire relevant knowledge about their role in the protection, care and remediation of cases related to human rights. Mexico City. – On November 28 and 30, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Mexico held the Business and Human Rights Academy, which aimed to virtually train more than 30 business representatives and Japanese institutions with activities in Mexico so that they became familiar with the concept of human rights and the respective international and Mexican regulatory framework. The Academy is carried out within the framework of the Business and Human Rights project, which is implemented by the UNDP in Mexico with the support of the government of Japan, and which is carried out simultaneously in more than 15 countries. Throughout five hours of training, divided into two work sessions, the participants were able to identify the duties of both governments and companies in terms of protection, respect and remediation of human rights.
Also they learned about the advantage that due diligence in human rights represents for companies, since it is an opportunity to actively contribute to the respect and protection of human dignity. In his participation, Mr. Shinsuke Fukunaga, First Secretary of the Economic Section of the Embassy of Japan in Mexico, commented that every year the call to respect human rights in business activities at an international Honduras Phone Number List level increases and therefore, the project of business and human rights seeks to accelerate this process, particularly for Japanese companies that operate globally in general, and in Mexico, in particular. For his part, Mr. Takashi Kawano, Director of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Mexico, thanked the UNDP in Mexico for organizing the workshops, given that the issue of human rights is very important for Japanese companies. human rights training On behalf of the UNDP in Mexico, Lorena Cortés, coordinator of the Business and Human Rights project, commented that the training and support offered aim to.
Offer not only a conceptual understanding of the issue of due diligence in human rights in Mexico, but also a deep understanding of the important and positive role that companies can play by incorporating this approach into their daily activities. People from the participating companies highlighted that the knowledge acquired will allow them to integrate the human rights perspective into their daily actions and business policies. In the latter, in order to ensure that they have the capacity to fulfill the role of prevention and attention to human rights violations linked to their actions. The Business and Human Rights project seeks to contribute to the professionalization of Japanese companies with activities in Mexico, as well as to accompany the federal government in the design of the National Action Plan on business and human rights.
Also they learned about the advantage that due diligence in human rights represents for companies, since it is an opportunity to actively contribute to the respect and protection of human dignity. In his participation, Mr. Shinsuke Fukunaga, First Secretary of the Economic Section of the Embassy of Japan in Mexico, commented that every year the call to respect human rights in business activities at an international Honduras Phone Number List level increases and therefore, the project of business and human rights seeks to accelerate this process, particularly for Japanese companies that operate globally in general, and in Mexico, in particular. For his part, Mr. Takashi Kawano, Director of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Mexico, thanked the UNDP in Mexico for organizing the workshops, given that the issue of human rights is very important for Japanese companies. human rights training On behalf of the UNDP in Mexico, Lorena Cortés, coordinator of the Business and Human Rights project, commented that the training and support offered aim to.
Offer not only a conceptual understanding of the issue of due diligence in human rights in Mexico, but also a deep understanding of the important and positive role that companies can play by incorporating this approach into their daily activities. People from the participating companies highlighted that the knowledge acquired will allow them to integrate the human rights perspective into their daily actions and business policies. In the latter, in order to ensure that they have the capacity to fulfill the role of prevention and attention to human rights violations linked to their actions. The Business and Human Rights project seeks to contribute to the professionalization of Japanese companies with activities in Mexico, as well as to accompany the federal government in the design of the National Action Plan on business and human rights.