Human Rights Due Diligence Debate
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Lord Bassam of Brighton
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Human Rights Due Diligence
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Lord Callanan (Con)
My noble friend makes a very good point. The UK is working closely with the International Indigenous Peoples’ Forum on Climate Change and the UNFCCC Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform to champion engagement and participation by indigenous groups in COP 26.
Lord Bassam of Brighton (Lab) [V]
A recent G7 communiqué said that the G7 was
“concerned by the use of all forms of forced labour in global supply chains”,
and G7 Ministers have been tasked
“to identify areas for strengthened cooperation and collective efforts towards eradicating the use of all forms of forced labour in global supply chains”.
Can the Minister clearly outline how this engagement will work ahead of the G7 ministerial meeting in October, and what do the Government want to achieve through this process?
Lord Callanan (Con)
The UK was the first state to produce a national action plan to respond to the guiding principles. We have continued to develop our approach, particularly with the Modern Slavery Act. We are working across the UK Government on this, and involving the devolved Governments in proper enforcement of the provisions.