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(l)
Ensure that businesses operating in free industrial zones respect human
rights, including through effective human rights due diligence processes, and develop
effective oversight systems for the enforcement of human rights requirements in free
industrial zones;
(m) Improve access to judicial and non-judicial remedies by removing
barriers outlined in the present report;
(n)
Raise awareness about the Guiding Principles on Business and Human
Rights and the chapter on business and human rights of the national action plan
among civil servants, judiciary and lawmakers, and build their capacity to deliver on
their respective obligations to prevent, investigate, punish and redress businessrelated human rights abuses.
100.
The Working Group recommends that businesses and industry associations:
(a)
Play a more robust role, in collaboration with the Global Compact
Network Georgia, in disseminating the Guiding Principles on Business and Human
Rights and in promoting their implementation, including by supporting their
members in carrying out effective human rights due diligence;
(b)
Strengthen awareness among businesses of their independent
responsibility to respect human rights, including under the regime of occupational
safety and health to protect the life and health of workers. This should be
complemented by training programmes and information for workers to prevent the
risk of accidents;
(c)
Adopt a gender perspective when conducting impact assessments and
designing operational-level grievance mechanisms, based on the Working Group’s
gender guidance for the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights;
(d)
Establish effective grievance mechanisms to provide remedies to affected
individuals and communities in line with the Guiding Principles on Business and
Human Rights. Such mechanisms should not preclude access to judicial remedies.
101.
The Working Group recommends that civil society organizations continue to:
(a)
Raise awareness about the respective duties and responsibilities of the
State and businesses under the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights;
(b)
Document cases of human rights abuses, in particular those committed
against individuals and communities in vulnerable situations in all appropriate
national, regional and international forums, and to facilitate access to judicial and
non-judicial remedial mechanisms, including operational-level grievance mechanisms;
(c)
Contribute to and engage in any ongoing or future initiatives aimed at
strengthening existing legal and policy frameworks on business and human rights, and
facilitate the equal participation of all stakeholders in these initiatives.
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