6.1.5

Principle 6: Respect for rights of actors involved in BioTrade activities

Criteria Guidance Evidence & Scoring Importance & Applicability
Criteria 6.1: Criteria 6.1: Respect for human rights


6.1.5

Measures are foreseen to deal with situations in which high risk of discriminatory or abusive practices is identified, including through assessments conducted under 6.1.4. Measures may include those listed in 6.1.3, as well as short term or urgent actions to safeguard the victim and secure information and assessment of further actions and services needed.



Some measures include:
  • short term/urgent actions to safeguard victims and secure information
  • the designation of responsibilities
  • the specific allocation of resources
  • the assessments of actions and services needed
  • the rolling out of tailored and targeted training and awareness-raising programmes, with implementation of plans to deal with root causes and prevent recurrence
  • the implementation of structures (e.g. contracts, trainings, lesson-sharing forums) to enable human rights respect by business partners
  • monitoring of these programmes and reporting to relevant stakeholders (including local authorities when necessary)
  • INTERVIEWS

    Interview HR responsible people and other relevant staff to ask what kind of measures the organization has in place for this matter. During the interview, it is important to ask detailed information on the measures and implementation of such actions in relevant identified cases.


    DOCUMENTATION

    Review documentation that shows the measures foreseen and implemented. In the review of documentation, check records of measures implemented for applicable cases.

    Scoring guidance

    0 - No measures are foreseen to deal with situations with high risk of discriminatory or abusive practices.
    1 - Some measures are foreseen to deal with situations with high risk of discriminatory or abusive practices, but they are not enough taking into consideration the local circumstances, or measures are foreseen but not implemented correctly when needed
    2 - Enough measures are foreseen and taken to deal with situations with high risk of discriminatory or abusive practices taking into consideration the local circumstances. Nevertheless, there is no formal monitoring/reports on the implementation of the measures
    3 - Enough measures are foreseen and taken to deal with situations with high risk of discriminatory or abusive practices taking into consideration the local circumstances. Formal monitoring/reports on the implementation of the measures is in place

    Score 2 to be reached by second year

    Importance
    Critical stepwise


    Applicability
  • Cultivation & wild collection
  • OaS/CH
  • Comment:

    Notes

    Meeting notes

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