Partners
The multi-stakeholder project (MSP) will include the following stakeholders: the German Social Accident Insurance, DGUV (in collaboration with the German Social Accident Insurance Institution for the building trade, BG BAU), the German Embassy in New Delhi , the Indo-German Network of Business and Human Rights and Dr. Avneesh Singh.
DGUV is the umbrella association of the German Social Accident Insurance Institutions. DGUV aims to
- prevent occupational accidents and diseases through safety equipment, education and health care facilities.
- protect through compensation involving accident and occupational related diseases.
- provide care through rehabilitation measures and return to work.
The Indo-German Network of Business and Human Rights was established by the German Embassy in cooperation with the Indo-German Chamber of Commerce (IGCC) and other partners and is working on structures to aid companies in implementing the National Action Plan for the Implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, which also apply to German subsidiaries in India.
Dr. Avneesh Singh is the former Director General and Chief Inspector Dock Safety, Directorate General Factory Advice Service and Labour Institutes (DGFASLI), which is an attached office of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India and serves as technical arm in formulating national policies on occupational safety and health in factories and ports and docks . Presently, Dr. Singh is Professor Emeritus at Mewar University, Chittorgarh (Rajasthan).