Workshop to Implement Business and Human Rights at Japanese companies
Lesson learnt from a Case at Fishing Sector in Thailand
Caux Round Table Japan is hosting an event on Wednesday 5th June, together with Caux Round Table
Thailand, Sasin Sustainability and Entrepreneurship Center, Sasin Japan Center at Sasin School ofManagement of Chulalongkorn University and Meiji University Business School, focusing on business andhuman rights in fishing industry in Thailand. At the conference, participants will learn the latest situationof business and human rights in Asia and Thailand, the development status of National Action Plan inThailand (public comments period for the draft closed on 15th March 2019), a case of respecting humanrights in the fishing industry, and then, share some points to implement business and human rights and its
challenges at Japanese companies over the discussion.
We hope that you will find the workshop of interest and useful to build capacity to implement business andhuman rights. We would say that local subsidiary is often more familiar with local culture, societies andhuman rights issues, therefore, it possibly can have the greater control of human rights risk management.
We look forward to welcoming you, not only from the headquarters of Japanese companies, but also fromexecutive and senior management at their Thai subsidiaries.
Date: 2pm to 5.30pm on Wednesday, 5th June, 2019 (venue opens at 1.30pm)
Venue: Sasin Hall, Sasa Patasala Building, 9th Floor, Sasin School of Management, Chulalongkorn
University at Soi Chula 12, Phyathai Road, Bangkok, Thailand
Hosted by: Caux Round Table Japan and Thailand, Sasin Sustainability and Entrepreneurship Center,
Sasin Japan Center, and Meiji University Business School
Supported by: Embassy of Japan in Thailand
Target audiences: person at the department of Sustainability, Purchasing, Human Rights/CSR andBusiness Development, Product Planning at the headquarters of Japanese companies, and/or executives
and senior management at their subsidiaries.
Expected number of participants: 50 people
Registration
Please complete the registration form which is available at the link in Japanese or English before Thursday
23rd May 2019. We remind you that 2 representatives maximum per company can be registered to theworkshop. If you wish to send more than 2 representatives, please check seat availability with Miho Okada(miho_okada@crt-japan.jp) in Japanese or English.
Please note participation fee is free of charge. Languages at the workshop is Japanese and English, andconsecutive translation between Japanese and English will be provided. Companies will be trading
companies which import fishery products from Thailand, food production and retail/service/airline
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companies which use fishery products for their products and service and/or sell them.
For any questions, please feel free to send an email to Miho Okada (miho_okada@crt-japan.jp) for Japaneseand English speakers, or Vasu Srivibha (vasu.srivibha@sasin.edu) for English speakers.
Tentative Programme*Programme is subject to change without notice.
14.00

ENG

Opening Remarks
Nick Pisalyaput, Director of Sasin Sustainability and Entrepreneurship Center andRepresentative of Caux Round Table Thailand

14.10

JPN

Greetings from Embassy of Japan in Thailand

14.15

JPN

Message from organisers | Introduction to Business and Human Rights and CRT’s
Stakeholder Engagement Programme (tentative)
Hiroshi Ishida, Executive Director, Caux Round Table Japan

14.25

JPN

Message from organisers | Create intangible asset by conducting responsible business inThailand (tentative)
Dr Takamasa Fujioka, Director of Sasin Japan Center/ Associate Professor of Meiji
University Business School

14.35

ENG

Key Note Speech | Business and Human Rights and its challenges in Asia and specificallyin Thailand (tentative)
Sean Cristopher Lees, Business and Human Rights Specialist, UNDP Bangkok Regional
Hub

14.50

JPN

How to implement Business and Human Rights at your company
Miho Okada, Director, Caux Round Table Japan

15.00

ENG

Panel Discussion | Respecting Human Rights in Fishing Industry in Thailand
USAID Asia Counter Trafficking in Persons

15.40
15.55

Coffee break
JPN

Discussion | Expectations to, and challenges at Japanese companies to implement Businessand Human Rights

17.00

JPN

Wrap up

17.20

JPN

Closing remarks / Photo session

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