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Name of Resource |
Guide - Fighting= Social Dumping in Public Procurement and Concessions |
Type |
Guidance on policy / legislation implementati= on |
Country / jur= isdiction |
Belgium |
Enacting auth= ority |
Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Belgium<= /p> |
Entry into fo= rce / date of approval |
2016 |
Description= p> |
The Belgian Federal Government has strengthen= ed its measures to combat social dumping in the context of public procureme= nt and concessions. The guide covers these measures and is addressed = to all contracting authorities in Belgium. Most of them concern the procure= ment procedure. The guide also proposes recommendations on measures to figh= t against social dumping during the execution of contracts. The preve= ntion of human trafficking through public procurement is discussed in secti= on 4 of the guide. |
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ments/guide-de-lutte-contre-le-dumping-social-dans-les-marches-publics-et-l=
es-concessions |
Name of Resource |
National Action Plan on Business a= nd Human Rights |
Type |
Policy |
Country / jur= isdiction |
Belgium |
Enacting auth= ority |
Government of Belgium |
Entry into fo= rce / date of approval |
23 June 2017 |
Description= p> |
The National Action Plan is set to contribute= to Belgium=E2=80=99s efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals = (SDG) Agenda for 2030 and particularly, SDG 8 and SDG 12. The =E2=80=9CBusi= ness and Human Rights=E2=80=9D National Action Plan was established in conj= unction with the updating of the 2006 Federal Action Plan on =E2=80=9CCorpo= rate Social Responsibility=E2=80=9C. Supply chains aspects are being = discussed, inter alia, in Action point 1 (Develop a toolkit for companies a= nd organizations on human rights), Action point 13 (Strengthen and monitor = the respect for human rights in public procurement), Action point 14 (Evalu= ate the Belgian label to promote socially responsible production), Action p= oint 15 (Incorporate the principle of =E2=80=9Cdue diligence=E2=80=9D into = the management of the company, also in the terms of human rights) and Actio= n point 19 (Promote best practice of SMEs that adopt responsible supply cha= in management, especially through the =C2=ABCSR Compass=C2=BB tool). |
Availability<= /p> |
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Name of Resource |
Public Procurement Act of 2017 |
Type |
Policy |
Country / jur= isdiction |
Belgium |
Enacting auth= ority |
Government of Belgium |
Entry into fo= rce / date of approval |
20 May 2019 |
Description= p> |
The Belgium Public Procurement Act of 2017 re= quires that suppliers and sub-contractors comply with environmental, social= and labour laws, and allows for failure to do so to be used as a ground fo= r exclusion. The public buyer can require a specific label as evidence of h= uman rights compliance for goods and services. |
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FRA: https://www.publicprocu=
rement.be/fr |
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Name of Resource |
Toolbox Socially= Responsible Workwear: A Guide for Public Purchasers |
Type |
Guide |
Country / jur= isdiction |
Belgium/Flanders |
Enacting auth= ority |
Association of Flemish Cities and Municipalit= ies and the City of Ghent |
Entry into fo= rce / date of approval |
June 2018 |
Description= p> |
The toolbox is a guide for a sustainable proc= urement policy for local authorities in Flanders. The aim is to reach local= governments to raise the bar on general purchasing policies and to strive = for fairer production processes with suppliers, purchasers and consumers. I= t highlights the importance of responsible production in regards to SDG12.<= /p> |
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ENG: https://stad.gent/sites/default/files/article= /documents/ToolboxSocResWorkwear_1406.pdf |