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A United Nations expert has joined a chorus of critics who are faulting the federal government for not empowering its new watchdog for international corporate wrongdoing with broader investigative powers.

Tomoya Obokata, UN special rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, said this week Canada should do more to address forced labour, including strengthening laws that govern Canadian companies’ activities abroad.

“I urge the government to bring forward legislation requiring Canadian companies to implement mandatory human-rights due diligence, and expand the independence, powers and mandate of the CORE,” he said, at the conclusion of a 14-day visit to Canada.

In an e-mailed response, CORE ombudsperson Sheri Meyerhoffer said she has publicly advocated for the ability to compel witnesses and documents, saying it would strengthen the capacity to influence companies and provide access to remedies.

This summer it published its first set of initial assessment reports, related to allegations of Canadian companies using forced Uyghur labour in China in their supply chains and operations.

In March, José Francisco Calí Tzay, special rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous peoples, said Canada “does not comprehensively regulate the activities of Canadian companies operating transnationally,” and that the government should grant the CORE full investigatory powers and ensure it is fully independent.

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