National Business and Human Rights, Global Rights and United Nations (UN), yesterday, called on the Presidency to strengthen National Action Plan (NAP) on business and respect of rights of workers.
The groups made the call during the 2022 National Business and Human Rights Roundtable held in GRA, Ikeja, Lagos.
Executive Director, UN Global Compact Network Nigeria and Chair, African Regional Network Council, Naomi Nwokolo, who spoke on the theme: ‘The Implementation of the National Action Plan for Business and Human Rights in Nigeria,’ said that the idea of human rights is as simple as it is powerful, and must be upheld.
She said that while governments have the duty to protect individuals against human rights abuses by third parties, businesses are increasingly recognising their legal, moral and commercial need to respect human rights.
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