Sustainable Supply Chain Challenges under Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy: Forum on Taiwanese Business Impact in Indonesia and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Legal Framework
- Date｜2024/11/10, Sunday
- Time｜10:00 – 17:00
- Location｜Zuonan Hall (Room 5211),2F, 5th Building, Chengzhong Campus, Soochow University (No. 56, Sec. 1, Guiyang St., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City, Taiwan)
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In response to climate change and global economic development, supply chain due diligence has become a mainstream international trend. To maintain competitiveness in the global industrial chain, Taiwan must address this issue proactively. Given Taiwan’s overseas investment trends, particularly influenced by the New Southbound Policy and geopolitical shifts from the U.S.-China trade war, Indonesia has increasingly become a key trade partner and target for Taiwanese investment.
In light of this, the Taiwan Transnational Corporations Watch (TTNC Watch) – a coalition formed by the Environmental Rights Foundation, Youth Labor Union 95, Taiwan Association for Victims of Occupational Injuries, Covenants Watch, Taiwan Association for Human Rights, Taiwan Labor Front, and Environmental Jurists Association – has collaborated with Indonesian organizations deeply engaged in environmental, human rights, climate, and supply chain issues. These partners include AEER (Action for Ecology and People’s Emancipation), SAFETY (Perkumpulan Pegiat Kesehatan Masyarakat), WALHI (The Indonesian Forum for Environment), and community frontline workers. Together, they aim to understand the impact of Taiwanese businesses in Indonesia. These Indonesian partners will visit Taiwan to share insights on local conditions and engage in in-depth discussions with leaders from Taiwanese NGOs, industry, academia, and government on promoting supply chain due diligence.
In addition to Indonesian partners, the forum will also host civil society groups, lawyers, and scholars from Japan, South Korea, and other countries committed to “business and human rights.” The focus will be on advancing a regional business and human rights movement and promoting sustainable due diligence legislation across nations. At the forum, Environmental Rights Foundation will introduce Taiwan’s first mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence bill, drafted by CSOs. Experts from various sectors will discuss corporate human rights responsibilities and a National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights, strengthening Taiwan’s connection to Asian and global human rights networks and building a more comprehensive regional framework for cooperation. The forum seeks to enhance Taiwan’s engagement in business and human rights dialogue, foster legal and policy progress, and fortify Taiwan’s ties within Asia and beyond in the human rights domain.
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Agenda
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 10:00-10:20 | Registration |
| 10:20-10:30 | [Opening Remarks]
Lin Ming-hsin, Minister without Portfolio Wang Yu-ling, Vice Chairperson, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) |
| 10:30-12:00 | [Release of the “Report on the Human Rights and Environmental Impact of Taiwanese Businesses in Indonesia”] Moderator: Leah Lin, CEO, Asia Citizen Future Association Presenters: Fuad Abdulgani, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Lampung University, Indonesia, SAFETY Organization member Riski Saputra（Environmental Researcher Specialist， Action for Ecology and People’s Emancipation) Siti Zulaika (Operations and Program Manager，Action for Ecology and People’s Emancipation)Sunardi (Regional Executive Director,WALHI Central Sulawesi)Adlunfiqri Pramadhani Sigoro (Coordinator, Fakawele, SaveSagea Coalition) ) Yunita Hartina Pongarung (Member, SPIM (Morowali Industrial Workers’ Union) |
| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00-14:30 |
[Launch and Analysis of Taiwan’s first draft Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Law] Presenters: Stephen Yen, Attorney-at-law, Environmental Rights Foundation Hsin-Hsuan Sun, Director of Corporate Accountability and International Affairs, Environmental Rights Foundation Commentators: Yu-Fan Chiu, Associate Professor, School of Law, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Hai-Ning Huang, Senior Lawyer, Lee and Li Attorneys-at-Law Kalen Chien, Chairperson of Environmental Jurists Association, Attorney at law |
| 14:30-15:00 | Break (Refreshments provided) |
| 15:00-17:00 | [Comments and Recommendations on Taiwan’s National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights] Moderator: Jau-hwa Chen, Director of Human Rights Program, Soochow University Panelists: Yi-Hsiang Shih, Senior Researcher, Taiwan Association for Human Rights You-Lian Sun, Secretary General, Taiwan Labor Front Po-Chen Lin, Director, Environmental Jurists Association, Lawyer at Primordial Law Firm Eeling chiu, Executvie Director , Amnesty International Taiwan Xin Yi Huang , Campaigner, Greenpeace Taiwan |
- Organizers:
- TTNC Watch (Covenants Watch (人權公約施行監督聯盟), Taiwan Association for Human Rights (台灣人權促進會), Taiwan Labour Front (台灣勞工陣線), Taiwan Laborers Association (台灣勞動者協會), Youth Labor Union 95 (青年勞動九五聯盟), Environmental Jurists Association (環境法律人協會) and Environmental Rights Foundation (環境權保障基金會)
- Human Rights Program of Soochow University
- Co-organizers:
- Taiwan Bar Association
- Environmental Law Committee, Taipei Bar Association
- Action for Ecology and People’s Emancipation (AEER)
- Perkumpulan Pegiat Kesehatan Masyarakat (SAFETY)
- Wahana Lingkungan Hidup Indonesia (WALHI)
- Sponsor:
- Taiwan Foundation for Democracy
