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6 May 2014

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UN Working Group on business & human rights

[DOC] Addendum: Visit to Ghana

[T]wo members of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises undertook an official visit to Ghana from 8 to 17 July 2013...During their visit, the experts found that the fast pace of economic growth in Ghana necessitates heightened focus on strengthening institutions to oversee business activities effectively; in particular, there is a need to improve the capacity of the judiciary and the agencies tasked with monitoring compliance with regulations and legislation relating to such activities. They also found that challenges exist in relation to legacy issues in the mining sector, child labour in the informal sector and in the cocoa supply chain, and access to land and resettlement. Meaningful consultation with affected communities and access to information by those communities are central issues across sectors.

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