回應部門: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
貴國是否採取了一些您認為特別成功的行動來減少企業對人權的負面影響？請給出一個或多個實例。
The Government of the Republic of Slovenia has taken the following steps to reduce companies negative impact on Human Rights, that we consider particularly successful:
- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MfA) translated the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights into Slovene (December 2013) and posted them on its internet site.
- The MfA organized a multi-stakeholder Forum on Business and Human Rights in Ljubljana, December 10th, 2013. The Forum was attended by representatives from different stakeholders – line ministries, the Parliament, the Slovenian Chamber of Commerce, trade unions, businesses, media and academia.
- The UN Guiding Principles were presented at the Forum (by the director of the UN Information Service) as was good practice in devising the Dutch national action plan. A representative of the MfA presented the UN Guiding Principles at the conference on social responsibility organized by the Slovene NGO IRDO Institute, in March 2014.
貴國政府中哪個/哪些部門主要負責工商業與人權事務？
Within Slovenian Government, Ministry of Foreign Affairs has leading and coordinative role for business and human rights. Coherence is assured by involving all relevant stakeholders, ministries and NGOs.
2011年6月《聯合國指導原則》獲得通過後，貴國是否採取了新的工商業和人權舉措或加強了已有舉措？
In order to develop a national action plan on business and human rights in May 2014, the Inter-Ministerial Commission on Human Rights formed a subcommittee (Expert Subcommittee for the Preparation of National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights). Members of the subcommittee are line ministries (Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Economic Development and Technology, Ministry of Infrastructure and Spatial Planning, Ministry of Agriculture and the Environment, Ministry of the Interior, Ministry of Justice, and Ministry of Health) as well as representatives of non-governmental organizations and academic sphere. The Office of the Ombudsperson has a standing invitation. The Inter-Ministerial Commission on Human Rights is led by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
貴國是否制定了聯合國人權理事會和工商業與人權工作組所倡導的《國家工商業與人權行動計劃》，或者是否打算這樣做？
The exact timeframe of the preparation of national action plan on business and human rights is not established yet, the first phase is planned to be concluded by spring 2015.
您的政府採取了什麼行動去改善非司法補救措施？
The Slovenian National Contact Point (NCP) is located at the Ministry of Economic Development and Technology of Slovenia as an integral part of the Directorate for Tourism and Internationalization.
The NCP is an instrument of promotion and guarantee that multinational enterprises everywhere are familiar with the Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises; that they follow them and, if possible; that they adopt their own internal value system, also in the field of human rights. The NCP is also a kind of a mediation body for addressing received notifications of violations of the guidelines (also in the field of human rights).
A leaflet in Slovene language was made to raise awareness of the OECD Guidelines for multinational enterprises and Slovene NCP. Many promotional activities were made to promote this grievance mechanism also in the field of human rights.
有什麼因素阻礙您的政府就工商企業與人權採取行動？
Most important factors are:
- Lack of understanding or awareness of business & human rights in government
- Challenges of coordinating across government departments
Significant factors are:
- Lack of resources for enforcement, monitoring and prosecution
Minor factors are:
- Opposition or lack of consensus within government
- Concern about deterring foreign investment