Upload
dayna-morton
View
222
Download
1
Tags:
Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
Human Rights & Business in Kenya
Agenda
1.What are Human Rights?
2.Why are Human Rights important to Business?
3.Human Rights Challenges in Kenya
4.Group Discussions
What are human rights?
“Human rights are universal legal guarantees protecting individuals and groups against actions which interfere with fundamental freedoms and human dignity”
— Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF
HUMAN RIGHTS (1948)
INTERNATIONAL COVENANT OF CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS (1966)
— 153 countries
INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS (1966)
— 149 countries
Source of Human Rights
ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles
and Rights at Work (1998)
Exercise on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
• Right to a fair trial
• Right to adequate health
• Right to adequate food
• Right to adequate housing
• Right to adequate standard of living
• Right to education
• Right to family life
• Right to freedom from discrimination
• Right to freedom from forced labour and servitude
• Right to freedom from torture, or degrading treatment or punishment
• Right to freedom of assembly and collective bargaining
• Right to freedom of movement
• Right to freedom of opinion, expression, thought, and religion
• Right to intellectual property
• Right to life, liberty and security of person
• Right to own property
• Right to participation in cultural life
• Right to privacy
• Right to take part in government
• Right to work and to just and favourable conditions at work
1. Please choose three rights that you consider to be the most important overall
2. What do you think, how many of these rights are also mentioned in the Kenyan
Constitution?
Food - Water - Health Housing - Education - Work
Fair Trial - Thought Religion – Expression - Assembly - Association
Culture - Political Participation - Family Privacy
CIVIL LIBERTIES BASIC NEEDS
Life - Liberty - Security - Movement Slavery - Torture
BODILY INTEGRITY
What are Human Rights?
Why are human rights important to business?
• Compliance with laws
• Satisfying customer concerns/reputational risks
• Building strong ties to the community
• Business relationships
• Working environment
Why are Human Rights important to Business?
Human Rights Challenges in Kenya
LABOUR ISSUES VULNERABLE GROUPS IN THE
WORKPLACE The right to freedom from
discrimination
CHILD LABOURThe right to education; The right to
work and just and favourable conditions of work
FORCED LABOUR The right to freedom from
forced labour and servitude
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY
The right to health; The right to work and just and favourable conditions of
work
TRADE UNIONS The right to peaceful assembly and
freedom of association
WORKING CONDITIONSThe right to work and just and favourable conditions of work
COMMUNITY IMPACTS VULNERABLE GROUPS IN
THE COMMUNITY The right to freedom from
discrimination
ENVIRONMENT The right to health;
The right to adequate food;
LAND & PROPERTY The right to own property
REVENUE TRANSPARENCY & MANAGEMENT
The right to an adequate standard of living;
The right to take part in government
SECURITY & CONFLICT The right to freedom from torture;
The right to life, liberty and security of person
Group Discussions