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Asia Peace Initiatives Program Seminars

Japanese Business and Human Rights Risks in Southeast Asia – Reports from Thailand and Indonesia

Organized by Sasakawa Peace Foundation
 
Recently, cases such as the Uyghur forced labor in China and the coup d'état in Myanmar have brought attention to Japanese business enterprises regarding their business and human rights response to such issues. Similar cases are believed to increase as ESG investment and Biden’s human rights diplomacy comes to the forefront. Japanese companies should be sufficiently prepared for such events in the future.

These cases have not suddenly emerged, having been reported from long before. They became visible recently, but it is too late to respond after it happens. Companies should take actions such as human rights due diligence and remedy through grievance mechanisms in the peacetime. To do so, they should grasp the human rights situation abroad and how they impact the company and the sector as a whole well in advance. 

SPF launched a new project entitled “Promoting Responsible Business Conduct” in October 2020, and began activities such as sharing relevant articles and supporting the establishment of grievance mechanisms in collaboration with a variety of stakeholders. As one of these activities, we commissioned research on human rights risks for Japanese business enterprises in Southeast Asia to experts and professional organizations on-site. In this panel conference, we will invite those experts and professional organizations, and share the results of the research. We hope that they will be useful for future measures.
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Asia Peace Initiatives Department
E-mail: asiapeace@spf.or.jp
Tel: 03-5157-5160

For media inquiries:
Public Relations Division, Communication Department
E-mail: spfpr@spf.or.jp
Tel: 03-5157-5395
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Description

16:00 Opening Remarks
Mr. Itsu ADACHI, Executive Director, Sasakawa Peace Foundation
16:05-16:10 Introduction/Moderator 
Dr. Akihiro Ueda
16:10-17:30 Panel Discussion
[Presentation 1] Human Rights Impacts of Japanese Investments in Southeast Asia by Dr. Pochoy LABOG
[Presentation 2] Responsible Business in SEA- Japanese Business and Human Rights in Thailand by Dr. Sriprapha PETCHARAMESREE
[Presentation 3] Beyond Commodification, Toward Job Creation: Indonesia at a Crossroads by Dr. Michelle Staggs KELSALL

Comment by Mr. Hiroshi SATO
17:30-18:00 Q&A
18:00 Closing

Speaker & Commentator

Mr. Brigien Suhaendra
Speaker

Dr. Pochoy LABOG

Southeast Asia Researcher & Representative, Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

Mr. Brigien Suhaendra
Speaker

Dr. Sriprapha PETCHARAMESREE

Senior Lecturer, Mahido University

Mr. Brigien Suhaendra
Speaker

Dr. Michelle Staggs KELSALL

Senior Research Fellow, Human Rights Resource Centre

Mr. Brigien Suhaendra
Commentator

Mr. Hiroshi SATO

Research Operations Department Chief Senior Researcher, IDE-JETRO

Mr. Brigien Suhaendra
Moderator

Dr. Akihiro UEDA

Program Officer, Sasakawa Peace Foundation

19Jul2021

Japanese Business and Human Rights Risks in Southeast Asia – Reports from Thailand and Indonesia

Registration Closed
16:00-18:00 (JST)
Japanese/English simultaneous interpretation will be provided.
Zoom (Online)
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