Inception Meeting for AICHR Regional Workshop on Gender Lens Perspective on Business and Human Rights in ASEAN

The inception meeting for the newly approved ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) Regional Workshop on Gender Lens Perspective on Business and Human Rights in ASEAN was convened on 9 May 2025. The JAIF Management Team (JMT) provided a briefing on key aspects of the JAIF project implementation. Representatives from AICHR Malaysia, the ASEAN Secretariat, the Mission of Japan to ASEAN, and the JMT were in attendance.

This AICHR Regional Workshop aims to promote understanding of challenges and opportunities and explore ways to empower women who are adversely affected by business-related human rights abuses among ASEAN Member States. The workshop is scheduled for late June 2025, and the team is excited to get the project started.