The government plans to revise its action plan for preventing human rights violations linked to corporate activities by the end of the year.
A draft of the revised plan designates human rights due diligence procedures and the establishment of human rights-linked measures at small companies as "priority areas" for the first time.
The government aims to accelerate efforts across entire supply chains by encouraging small businesses, which have been slower than large corporations to adopt human rights measures, to make improvements.
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