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IntrouctionChildren under 18 years old account or almost one third o the world’s
population. In many countries, children and youth make up almost one
hal o the national population. It is inevitable that business, whether
small or large, will interact with and have an eect on the lives o
children both directly and indirectly. Children are key stakeholders o
business – as consumers, amily members o employees, young
workers, and as uture employees and business leaders. At the same
time, children are key members o the communities and environments
in which business operates.
With increased attention being paid to the role o business in society
in parallel to governments and other societal actors, and with greater
awareness o the links between business and human rights, the explicit
ocus on the impact o business on children is also timely. Children are
among the most marginalized and vulnerable members o society and
this is evident rom their lacking a public voice. They are rarely given a
say or consulted about how communities make decisions – even
decisions aecting them directly, such as planning or schools and
recreational areas. Yet, when given the opportunity to participate,
children have demonstrated that they can provide important alternative
viewpoints and make valuable contributions.
The eects that business has on children can be long-lasting and even
irreversible. Childhood is a unique period o rapid physical and
psychological development during which young people’s physical, mental
and emotional health and well-being can be permanently aected or
better or worse. Adequate ood, clean water, and care and aection during
a child’s developing years are essential to his or her survival and health.
Children are even aected by everyday hazards dierently and more
severely than adults. Due to their physiology, children absorb a higher
percentage o pollutants to which they are exposed, and thus their
immune systems are more compromised and vulnerable.
Children employed or aected by a business are oten invisible. Typical
examples include children working illicitly in the supply chain, children on
or around company premises, children employed as domestic workers in
employee housing, children exposed to business products, children
arrested and detained by security services and children o migrant workers
let at home.
To date, recognition o the responsibility o business towards children has
oten ocused on preventing or eliminating child labour. While reinorcing
standards and actions necessary to prevent and eliminate child labour, the
Children’s Rights and Business Principles also highlight the diversity o
ways in which business aects children. This includes the impact o their
overall business operations – such as their products and services and their
marketing methods and distribution practices – as well as through their
relationships with national and local governments, and investments in
local communities.
Respecting and supporting children’s rights requires business to both
prevent harm and actively saeguard children’s interests. By integrating
respect and support or children’s rights into the core strategies and
operations, they can strengthen their existing corporate sustainability
initiatives while ensuring benets or their business. Such eorts can build
reputation, improve risk management and secure their ‘social license to
operate’. A commitment to children can also help recruit and maintain
a motivated workorce. Supporting employees in their roles as parents
and caregivers, and promoting youth employment and talent generation
are just some o the concrete steps that business can take. Considering
how products and services can better meet children’s needs can also be asource o innovation and create new markets. Finally, working or children
helps build strong, well-educated communities that are vital to a stable,
inclusive and sustainable business environment.
The Children’s Rights and Business Principles provide a comprehensive
ramework or understanding and addressing the impact o business on
the rights and well-being o children. Save the Children, the UN Global
Compact and UNICEF hope that these Principles will serve as inspiration
and a guide or all business in their interactions with children.
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The Childen’s rihts nd Business Pinciples set ut business ctins t
respect nd support childen’s ihts. Childen’s ihts e utlined by the
Cnentin n the rihts the Child, nd the Intentinl Lbu
oniztin’s Cnentin N. 138 n Minimum ae nd Cnentin N. 182 n
Wst Fms Child Lbu. aticle 3 the Cnentin n the rihts the Child
sets ut the pinciple tht, “In ll ctins cncenin childen … the best inteests
the child shll be pimy cnsidetin.”
F the pupses these Pinciples, ctins ll business include:
THE CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY TO RESPECT -- idin ny
ininement the humn ihts thes, includin childen, nd ddessin ny
dese humn ihts impct with which the business is inled. The cpte
espnsibility t espect pplies t the business’s wn ctiities nd t its business
relationships , linked t its petins, pducts se ices.
THE CORPORATE COMMITMENT TO SUPPORT -- in dditin t espectin
humn ihts, lunty ctins tht seek t dnce humn ihts, includin
childen’s ihts, thuh ce business ctiities, stteic scil inestments nd
philnthpy, dccy nd public plicy enement, nd wkin in ptneship
nd the cllectie ctin.
respect childen’s ihts is the minimum equied business. actins t
suppt childen’s ihts e stnly encued een i nt equied. Ech Pinciple
in the Childen’s rihts nd Business Pinciples lys ut ctins t espect childen’s
ihts nd ctins t suppt childen’s ihts.
In this dcument, the phse ‘childen’s ihts’ is synnymus with the
‘humn ihts childen’.
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GlossaryWith the exceptin child/childen nd business, the llwin dened tems e
itlicized thuhut the Pinciples.
best interests o the chil – ne the u ce pinciples in the Cnentin n the
rihts the Child, this pplies t ll ctins nd decisins cncenin childen nd clls
ctie mesues t espect thei ihts nd pmte thei suil, wth nd
well-bein s childen, s well s mesues t suppt nd ssist pents nd thes
wh he dy-t-dy espnsibility elizin childen’s ihts.
business – -pt entepise.
business relationship – thse eltinships business hs with business ptnes,
entities in its value chain, nd ny the Stte nn-stte (enment
nn-enmentl) entity diectly linked t its business petins, pducts seices.
This includes indiect business eltinships in n entepise’s value chain, beynd the
st tie, s well s mity nd minity shehldin psitins in int entues.
chil labour – wk tht depies childen thei childhd, thei ptentil nd thei
dinity, nd tht is hmul t physicl nd mentl deelpment. This includes wk tht
is mentlly, physiclly, scilly mlly dneus nd hmul t childen; wk tht
inteees with thei schlin; nd enin in wk childen wh e unde the
minimum wkin e(s) set by ntinl leisltin intentinl stndds. N child
unde 18 yes ld shuld be ened in hzdus wk (i.e. wk tht is likely t hm
thei helth, sety mls) the wst ms child lbu such s tckin,
sexul explittin, debt bnde, ced lbu nd the ecuitment use undee
childen secuity mility pupses. This ls inles cus n the ende
dimensins child lbu in liht the me likely enement ils in ctiities
such s dmestic wk nd sexul explittin. F uthe elbtin, see the
Intentinl Lbu oniztin (ILo) Cnentins N. 182 n the Wst Fms
Child Lbu nd N. 138 n the Minimum ae, in dditin t the optinl Ptcl t
the Cnentin n the rihts the Child n the sle childen, child pstitutin nd
child pnphy nd the optinl Ptcl t the Cnentin n the rihts the Child
n the inlement childen in med cnfict.
chil participation – ne the u ce pinciples the Cnentin n the rihts
the Child, this includes pcesses tht encue nd enble childen t ticulte
nd cney thei iews n issues tht ect them. It ls inles inmtin shin
nd dilue between childen nd dults bsed n mutul espect in n eninment
tht cilittes eedm expessin. Such pcesses must be uthentic, inclusie nd
meninul nd shuld tke int ccunt the elin cpcities childen nd enble
them t len cnstuctie wys t infuence the wld und them. Thee shuld be
cmmitment t cnside childen’s pinins – includin ils nd bys, the mst
minlized, the ulneble, nd thse dieent es nd bilities. Thei iews shuld
be espected, hed nd tken int ccunt in ll decisins nd ctins ectin them.
Pticiptin shuld nt be tkenistic nd shuld nt explit childen.
chil protection coe o conuct – dcument tht sets ut the business’s detiled
expecttins cnduct indiiduls within its petins wh cme int cntct
with childen. The cde cnduct implements the business’s ze-tlence plicy n
ilence, explittin nd buse. It uses the Cnentin n the rihts the Child nd
its optinl Ptcls s its mewk nd is desined t help ptect childen m
ilence, explittin nd buse.
chil or chilren – ticle 1 the Cnentin n the rihts the Child denes childen
s eey humn bein unde 18 yes ld unless, unde the lw pplicble t the child,
mity is ttined elie.
ecent work – inles pptunities wk tht e pductie nd delie i
incme. Decent wk shuld pide secuity in the wkplce nd scil ptectin
milies, ihts t wk, scil dilue, nd bette pspects pesnl deelpment
nd scil intetin. Peple, includin yun peple wkin e, shuld be ee t
expess thei cncens, t nize nd t pticipte in the decisins tht ect thei
lies, nd he the iht t equlity pptunity nd tetment.
emergencies – situtins whee lies, physicl nd mentl well-bein, deelpment
pptunities childen e thetened s esult med cnfict, widesped
ilence, epidemics, mine, ntul disste the bekdwn scil lel de.
human rights ue iligence – business’s nin pcesses ssessin its ctul
nd ptentil humn ihts impct, includin n childen’s ihts, intetin nd ctin
upn its ndins, tckin its espnses nd cmmunictin hw its impct is
ddessed, s set ut in the guidin Pinciples n Business nd Humn rihts endsed
by the United Ntins Humn rihts Cuncil.1 Human rights due diligence shuld ce
dese impct tht the business my cuse cntibute t thuh its wn ctiities,
which my be diectly linked t its petins, pducts seices by businesseltinship. T cy ut humn ihts due dilience, ll business shuld:
• Identiy nd ssess ny ctul ptentil dese impct n childen’s ihts. This
shuld dw n humn ihts expetise nd inle meninul cnsulttin with
childen nd the ptentilly ected ups nd elent stkehldes. It shuld
tke int ccunt tht ils nd bys my ce dieent isks.
1 ‘guidin Pinciples n Business nd Humn rihts: Implementin the United Ntins “Ptect, respect nd remedy” Fmewk’ s nnexed t the
re¬pt the Specil repesenttie the United Ntins Secety-genel n the issue humn ihts nd tnsntinl cptins nd the
business entepises, a/HrC/17/31, United Ntins, 21 Mch 2011, ilble t www.hch./dcuments/issues/business/a.HrC.17.31.pd Endsed
by the United Ntins Humn rihts Cuncil in a/HrC/rES/17/4.
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• Intete the ndins m thei impct ssessments css elent intenl
unctins nd pcesses nd tke pppite ctin (s dened in the guidin
Pinciples). Whee business cuses cntibutes t n dese impct n
childen’s ihts, whee it my d s, it shuld tke the necessy steps t cese
peent the ctiity, its cntibutin t it, nd use its leee t mitite ny
eminin impct. Whee business is linked t n dese impct by business
eltinship, it shuld use its leee nd cnside the elent cts in
deteminin the pppite ctin t tke.
• Mnit nd tck the eectieness the business’s espnses in de t eiy
whethe the dese impct n childen’s ihts is bein ddessed, usin
pppite qulittie nd quntittie indicts nd dwin n eedbck m
intenl nd extenl suces, includin ected childen, milies nd the
stkehldes.2 The business shuld cnside usin tls such s pemnce
cntcts nd eiews, sueys nd udits (sel-ssessments independent udits)
n peidic bsis.3
• Be peped t cmmunicte extenlly n its ets t ddess the impct business n childen’s ihts in m nd equency tht efect such n impct nd
tht is ccessible t its intended udiences. The business shuld pide sucient
inmtin t elute the dequcy its espnses. Such cmmunictin shuld
nt pse isks t ected stkehldes, pesnnel t leitimte equiements
cmmecil cndentility.
These pcesses shuld be pppite t the business’s size nd cicumstnces nd be
in linment with the guidin Pinciples n Business nd Humn rihts.
leverage – the bility business t eect chne in the wnul pctices the
pty tht is cusin cntibutin t n dese impct n humn ihts. Whee
business hs leee t peent mitite n dese impct n humn ihts tht is
diectly linked t its petins, pducts seices by business relationship , it shuld
use tht leee. I it lcks leee, thee my be wys t incese it, exmple, by
ein cpcity-buildin the incenties, cllbtin with the cts. The
business shuld ls cnside hw cucil the eltinship is t the business, the
seeity the impct, nd whethe temintin the eltinship wuld he desehumn ihts cnsequences, llwin the ppch set ut in Pinciple 19 the
guidin Pinciples n Business nd Humn rihts.
non-iscrimination – ne the u ce pinciples enshined in the Cnentin n the
rihts the Child, this pides equl tetment n indiidul iespectie ce,
clu, sex, lnue, disbility, eliin, pliticl the pinins; ntinl, scil
indienus iin; nd ppety, bith the sttus. In sht, it mens tht ll childen –
in ll situtins, ll the time, eeywhee – he the sme iht t deelp t thei ull
ptentil.
policy commitment – sttement tht sets ut the business’s espnsibility t espect
ihts, includin childen’s ihts, s descibed in the guidin Pinciples n Business nd
Humn rihts. a plicy cmmitment shuld be pped t the mst seni leel
the business nd be inmed by elent expetise. It shuld stipulte the business’s
expecttins pesnnel, business ptnes nd thes diectly linked t its petins,
pducts seices. It shuld be publicly ilble, cmmunicted intenlly nd
extenlly, nd embedded in elent plicies nd pcedues. It my ls include
sttement the business’s cmmitment t suppt ihts.
remeiation – bth the pcesses pidin emedy n dese humn ihts
impct nd t the substntie utcmes tht cn cuntect, mke d, the dese
impct. Whee business identies tht it hs cused cntibuted t n dese
impct n humn ihts, it shuld pide cpete in thei emeditin thuh
leitimte pcesses, includin eectie petinl leel ience mechnisms
udicil mechnisms, s pppite. opetinl leel mechnisms shuld be ccessible
t ils nd bys, thei milies nd thse wh epesent thei inteests, nd meet the
eectieness citei nn-udicil ience mechnisms set ut in Pinciple 31 the
guidin Pinciples n Business nd Humn rihts.
survival an evelopment – ne the u ce pinciples in the Cnentin n the
rihts the Child, this ecnizes tht thee e ptiml cnditins childhd.
rihts such s scil secuity, helth, dequte nutitin nd stndd liin, helthy
nd se eninment, eductin, leisue nd ply e ll elent t ensuin the helthy
deelpment ech child. Ptectin m ilence nd explittin is ls itl t ech
child’s suil nd deelpment.
value chain – business’s lue chin encmpsses the ctiities tht cnet inputs
int utputs by ddin lue. It includes entities with which the business hs diect
indiect business eltinship nd which eithe ) supply pducts seices tht
cntibute t the business’s wn pducts seices, b) eceie pducts seicesm the business.
young worker – child wh is be the minimum lel wkin e nd ened in
ecnmic ctiity. It is n e up tht is subect t desintin s child lbu i the
wk wkin cnditins e hzdus.
When diect cnsulttin with ected stkehldes is nt pssible smll nd medium sized business with limited humn ihts isks, due t
timte nncil, ephicl the cnstints, the business shuld seek the independent extenl expet esuces nd insihts eed by
niztins indiiduls tht leitimtely cney the pespecties – likely pespecties – thse wh my be ected by the entepise’s ctiities
eltinships.
edin supplies, in dditin t cmmunictin clely expecttins cnduct, steps tht business my tke ls include exmples cpcity
din ets nd cllbtin with the business t incese leee. F uthe uidnce, see UN glbl Cmpct supply chin sustinbility
dnce: http://www.unlblcmpct./dcs/issues_dc/supply_chin/SupplyChinrep_sped.pd]
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“We are not the sources o problems; we are the resources that are needed to
solve them. We are not expenses; we are investments. We are not just young
people; we are people and citizens o this world.”
From ‘A World Fit or Us’, Message rom the Children’s Forum, 5-7 May 2002, United Nations Special Session on Children.
Chilren in Fact
• Thereare2.2billionchildrenunder18yearsoldintheworld-thisisalmostone
thirdoftheworld’spopulation.
• Adolescents,age10-19,represent18percentofthetotalpopulation.
• 1billionchildrenaredeprivedofoneormoreservicesessentialtosurvival anddevelopment.
• 2millionchildrenunderage15worldwidearelivingwithHIV.
• 215millionchildrenareengagedinchildlabour.
• 101millionchildrenarenotattendingprimaryschool.
• 51millionchildrenareunregisteredatbirth.
Formorestatisticsonchildren,seehttp://www.childinfo.org/index.html
Meet thei espnsibility t espect childen’s
ihts nd cmmit t supptin the humn
ihts childen
Cntibute t the elimintin chil labour,
includin in ll business ctiities nd business
eltinships
Pide decent wk youngworkers,
parents an caregivers
Ensue the protection an saety o chilren
in ll business ctiities nd cilities
Ensue tht proucts an services e se,
nd seek t suppt childen’s ihts thuh
them
Use marketing an avertising tht espect
nd suppt childen’s ihts
respect nd suppt childen’s ihts in eltin
t the environment an to lan cquisitin
nd use
respect nd suppt childen’s ihts in
security arrangements
Help ptect childen ected by emergencies
reince community an government
eorts t ptect nd ull childen’s ihts
ALLBUSINESS
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Preamble
all childen he ihts, eeywhee nd t ll times. 4 and ll childen’s ihts e
eqully imptnt nd inteelted. The Childen’s rihts nd Business Pinciples
(the Pinciples) cll n business eeywhee t espect nd suppt childen’s ihts
thuhut thei ctiities nd business relationships, includin in the wkplce,
the mketplce, the cmmunity nd the eninment. The Pinciples identiy
cmpehensie ne ctins tht ll business shuld tke t peent nd
ddess ny dese impct n childen’s humn ihts, s well s mesues ll
business is encued t tke t help dnce childen’s ihts. The Pinciples
spie t be key eeence pint existin nd utue lunty nd the
initities n business nd childen, nd t pmte multi-stkehlde cllbtin.
They e ll business, tnsntinl nd the, edless thei size, sect,
lctin, wneship nd stuctue. The Pinciples ls seek t inm the scietl
cts, includin enments nd ciil sciety, in thei enement with business.
as esult thei pid physicl nd psychlicl deelpment, childen he
suil nd deelpment needs tht die m thse dults. Childen e
pticully ulneble t ilence, explittin nd buse, especilly duin
emeencies. The impct climte chne nd pllutin n childen cn ls be
me seius nd ln-lstin thn thse n dults. at the sme time, childen
mke imptnt cntibutins t thei husehlds, cmmunities nd scieties.
Childen e key stkehldes business – s cnsumes, utue emplyees nd
business ledes, nd s membes the cmmunities nd eninments in which
business petes. They shuld be empweed t he ice in decisins tht
ect them in line with the pinciple child pticiptin s utlined in the
Cnentin n the rihts the Child.
The Pinciples e deied m the intentinlly ecnized humn ihts
childen, nd d nt cete new intentinl lel blitins. In pticul, they e
unded n the ihts utlined in the Cnentin n the rihts the Child nd its
optinl Ptcls. The Cnentin is the mst widely tied humn ihts tety:
193 cunties e cuently Sttes pties (enments tht he sined nd
tied the Cnentin). The Pinciples e ls bsed n the Intentinl Lbuoniztin’s Cnentins N. 182 n the Wst Fms Child Lbu nd N.
138 n the Minimum ae.5
The Pinciples ls elbte n existin stndds business, such s the United
Ntins glbl Cmpct’s ‘Ten Pinciples’6 nd the guidin Pinciples n Business
nd Humn rihts endsed by the United Ntins Humn rihts Cuncil.
genments t ll leels he the duty t ptect, espect nd ull childen’s
ihts. Hwee, ll scietl cts, includin business, must cmply with pplicble
ntinl lw nd espect intentinl stndds n childen’s ihts. respndin
t the intentinl cmmunity’s cll n ll membes sciety t in in lbl
mement tht will help build wld t childen, the Pinciples seek t
elbte business’s le in espectin nd supptin childen’s ihts.7
Nthin in the Pinciples shuld be tken t ustiy pplictin stndds lwe
thn thse in ce in pticul cunty unde intentinl lw.
The Pinciples wee deelped in cnsulttin with childen, business, inests,
tde unins, ntinl humn ihts institutins, ciil sciety, enments,
cdemics, United Ntins entities, child ihts expets nd business expets.
he Cnentin n the rihts the Child denes childen s eey humn bein unde 18 yes ld, unless unde the lw pplicble t the child,
ity is ttined elie.
the intentinl stndds with elent pisins include the Cnentin n the Elimintin ll Fms Discimintin inst Wmen (1979),
Cnentin n the rihts Pesns with Disbilities (2006) nd the United Ntins Decltin n the rihts Indienus Peples (2007). The
ted Ntins Study n vilence inst Childen (2006) is nthe key eeence dcument.
6 See www.unlblcmpct.7 a Wld Fit Childen (2002). See ls, a Wld Fit Childen Plus 5 (2007).
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Meet their responsibility to respect
chilren’s rights an commit to
supporting the human rights o chilren
Do not take advantage
us, we ask you to
e responsible. Do not
pport us because you
el pity or us; instead
pport us because e deserve it. We
urchase your products
nd services, but we
k you to invest in our
evelopment. We do
ot want gits; we want
u to be responsible.”
ung person in Peru, ‘Children’s
ticipation in CSR’, 2010, Save
Children.
Actionsforallbusinessinclude:
a.Recognizingthecoreprinciplesunderpinningchildren’srights
The Cnentin n the rihts the Child utlines bsic entitlements nd
eedms tht pply t ll childen withut discimintin, nd hs u ce
pinciples tht shuld undepin ny ctin cncenin childen, whethe tken by
enments, pents, cmmunities the pite sect. These u ce
pinciples e: the best interests of the child; non-discrimination; child
participation; and survival and development.
b.Meetingtheresponsibilitytorespectchildren’srights
This equies idin the ininement childen’s ihts nd ddessin ny
dese impct n childen’s ihts with which the business is inled. The
cpte espnsibility t espect pplies t the business’s wn ctiities nd t
its business relationships , includin but nt limited t thse ctiities nd
eltinships identied in subsequent Pinciples.
In de t meet this espnsibility, ll business shuld put in plce pppite
plicies nd pcesses, s set ut in the guidin Pinciples n Business nd
Humn rihts endsed by the United Ntins Humn rihts Cuncil.8
These include:
i. PolicyCommitment: sttement tht sets ut the business’s
espnsibility t espect ihts, includin childen’s ihts, s descibed in
the guidin Pinciples n Business nd Humn rihts. a policy commitment
shuld be pped t the mst seni leel the business nd be inmed
by elent expetise. It shuld stipulte the business’s expecttins
pesnnel, business ptnes nd thes diectly linked t its petins,
pducts seices. It shuld be publicly ilble, cmmunicted intenlly
nd extenlly, nd embedded in elent plicies nd pcedues. It my lsinclude sttement the business’s cmmitment t suppt childen’s ihts.
ii. HumanRightsDueDiligence: business’s nin pcesses
ssessin its ctul nd ptentil humn ihts impct, includin n childen’s
ihts, intetin nd ctin upn its ndins, tckin its espnses nd
cmmunictin hw its impct is ddessed. Human rights due diligence shuld
ce ny dese impct tht the business my cuse cntibute t thuh
its wn ctiities, which my be diectly linked t its petins, pducts
seices by business relationship . T cy ut human rights due diligence , ll
business shuld:
ALL BUSINESSSHOULd
• Identifyandassessanyactualorpotentialadverseimpactonchildren’srights.
This shuld dw n humn ihts expetise nd inle meninul
cnsulttin with childen nd the ptentilly ected ups nd elent
stkehldes. It shuld tke int ccunt tht ils nd bys my ce
dieent isks.
• Integratethendingsfromtheirimpactassessmentsacrossrelevantinternal
unctins nd pcesses nd tke pppite ctin (s dened in the guid-
in Pinciples). Whee business cuses cntibutes t n dese impct
n childen’s ihts, whee it my d s, it shuld tke the necessy steps
t cese peent the ctiity, its cntibutin t i t, nd use its leee
t mitite ny eminin impct. Whee business is linked t n dese
impct by business eltinship, it shuld use its leee nd cnside the
elent cts in deteminin the pppite ctin t tke.• Monitorandtracktheeffectivenessofthebusiness’sresponsesinorderto
eiy whethe n dese impct n childen’s ihts is bein ddessed,
usin pppite qulittie nd quntittie indicts nd dwin n
eedbck m intenl nd extenl suces, includin ected childen,
milies nd the stkehldes. The business shuld cnside usin tls
such s pemnce cntcts nd eiews, sueys nd udits
(sel-ssessments independent udits) n peidic bsis.
• Bepreparedtocommunicateexternallyontheireffortstoaddressthe
business impct n childen’s ihts in m nd with the equency tht
efect such n impct nd tht is ccessible t its intended udiences. The
business shuld pide sucient inmtin t elute the dequcy its
espnses. Such cmmunictin shuld nt pse isks t ected
stkehldes, pesnnel t l eitimte equiements cmmecil
cndentility.
guidin Pinciples n Business nd Humn rihts: Implementin the United Ntins ‘Ptect, respect nd remedy’ Fmewk” s nnexed t the
¬pt the Specil repesenttie the Secety-genel n the issue humn ihts nd tnsntinl cptins nd the business
epises, a/HrC/17/31, United Ntins, 21 Mch 2011, ilble t www.hch./dcuments/issues/business/a.HrC.17.31.pd Endsed by the
ted Ntins Humn rihts Cuncil in a/HrC/rES/17/4.
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1Meet their responsibility to respect
chilren’s rights an commit to
supporting the human rights o chilren
ALL BUSINESSSHOULd
iii. Child-sensitiveprocessestoenableRemediation:the pcesses t
enble remediation ny dese impct n childen’s ihts tht the
business cuses cntibutes t. Whee business identies tht it hs
cused cntibuted t n dese impct n humn ihts, it shuld pide
cpete in thei remediation thuh leitimte pcesses, includin
eectie petinl leel ience mechnisms udicil mechnisms, s
pppite. opetinl leel mechnisms shuld be ccessible t ils nd
bys, thei milies nd thse wh epesent thei inteests, nd meet theeectieness citei nn-udicil ience mechnisms set ut in
Pinciple 31 the guidin Pinciples n Business nd Humn rihts.
c.Makingacommitmenttosupportthehumanrightsofchildren
In dditin t espectin childen’s ihts, business cn he sinicnt le in
supptin childen’s ihts thuhut thei ctiities nd business relationships .
This my be thuh ce business ctiities, stteic scil inestments nd
philnthpy, dccy nd public plicy enement, nd wkin in ptneship
the cllectie ctin. opptunities t suppt childen’s ihts will ten be
identied thuh business entepise’s human rights due diligence pcesses,
includin thuh cnsulttin with childen nd thei milies, s well s with
pppite expets in childen’s ihts. vlunty ctin in suppt childen’s
ihts must be in dditin t nd nt substitute ctin tken t espect
childen’s ihts, nd shuld be uided by the ce pinciples child ihts.
d.Becomingachampionforchildren’srights
Business is encued t pmte childen’s ihts, these Pinciples nd elted
best business pctices, includin mn supplies, business p tnes nd pees.
GOOdPRACTICE:
Establishing anaccessible grievance
channel
An international apparel company worked with a children and women’s rights
non-governmental organization (NGO) to set up a grievance access point orlocal supplier actories in Bangladesh. The NGO had particular expertise work-
ing with women and children, and provided a trusted access point to which
workers could bring their grievances. It provided an alternative, secure channel
that workers could use to contact the apparel company about workplace issues.
The system has already provided valuable eedback rom workers, and made it
easier or the apparel company to engage the supplier actory in remediation.
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GOOd
PRACTICE: Aressing the Root
Causes o Chil
Labour
t is important that
usinesses work…
better understand
uman rights and
e implications their
ctions have over
eople’s lives.”
ung people rom Paraguay,
ldren’s Consultations or the
ldren’s Rights and Business
nciples Initiative, 2011
The corporate responsibility to respect inclues respect or the rights in the
InternationalLabourOrganization’sDeclarationonFundamentalPrinciples
andRightsatWork.Actionsforallbusinessinclude:
a.Eliminatingchildlabour
D nt emply use childen in ny type child labour . Estblish bust
e-eictin mechnisms s pt ecuitment pcesses nd ensue tht
these mechnisms e ls used in the value chain. Be we the pesence
ll childen in the wkplce. In emin childen m the wkplce, mesuest ensue ptectin ected childen, nd, whee pppite, decent work
dult husehld membes shuld be pusued. D nt put pessue n supplies,
cntcts nd subcntcts tht e likely t esult in buses childen’s ihts.
b.Preventing,identifyingandmitigatingharmtoyoungworkersand
protectingthemfromworkthatisprohibitedforworkersunder18years
ol or beyon their physical an psychological capacity
Peent, identiy nd mitite hm t young workers nd ptect them m
wk tht is phibited wkes unde 18 yes ld beynd thei physicl
nd psychlicl cpcity. Ptect childen m hzdus wk, which is likely
t hm thei helth, sety nd mls. Peent nd eliminte wkplce hzds
eme childen m such wkplces. Childen in hzdus wk shuld be
emed immeditely m the suce the hzd nd ptected inst lss
incme s esult such inteentins. Be mindul tht childen wkin
e my ce dieent isks in the wkplce thn dults, nd tht ils my ce
dieent isks thn bys. respect, in pticul, childen’s iht t inmtin,
eedm sscitin, cllectie binin, pticiptin, nn- discimintin,
picy nd ptectin m ll ms wkplce ilence – includin physicl,
mentl nd the humilitin punishment, bullyin nd sexul buse.
Thecorporatecommitmenttosupportincludes:
c.Workingwithgovernments,socialpartnersandotherstopromote
eucation an sustainable solutions to the root causes o chil labour
i. Wk with business pees, cmmunities, child ihts niztins, tde unins nd
enments t pmte childen’s eductin nd sustinble slutins t the t
cuses child labour .
ii. Suppt bde cmmunity, ntinl nd intentinl ets t elimintechild labour ,
includin thuh scil mbiliztin nd weness isin, nd pmmes t
edictechild labour tht e desined nd cied ut in cpetin with lcl
cmmunity membes nd childen.
iii. Wk in ptneship with the cmpnies, sectl sscitins nd emplyes’
niztins t deelp n industy-wide ppch t ddess child labour , nd build
bides with tde unins, lw encement uthities, lbu inspecttes nd thes.
A global home urnishings company has developed a comprehensive
approach to preventing child labour in its supply chain. Suppliers are
supported in implementing a corrective action plan i child labour is identied,
which should take the child’s best interests into consideration, including age,amily and social situation and level o education. The action plan
emphasizes that responses should not merely move child labour rom one
supplier’s workplace to another, they should instead enable more viable and
sustainable alternatives or the children involved. Since 2000, the company
has developed long-term partnerships with child rights organizations to
prevent and eliminate child labour in rural communities, including supporting
large-scale programmes to create awareness and mobilize local communities
around school enrolment drives and improved quality o education, aiming or
both boys and girls to nalize their schooling. Another important
component is the ormation o sel-help groups among rural women, helping
them to enhance their economic, social and legal status by improving access
to credit and income-generating opportunities. This helps to reduce the
burden o debt that is one major reason amilies send their children to work.
Contribute towars the elimination o
childlabour,includinginallbusiness
activities an business relationships
ALL BUSINESSSHOULd
i. Estblish pticipte in tsk ce cmmittee n child labour in
epesenttie emplyes’ niztins t the lcl, stte ntinl leel.
. Suppt the deelpment nd implementtin ntinl ctin pln
inst child labour s pt key plicy nd institutinl mechnisms t
cmbt child labour t the ntinl leel.
i. Pticipte in pmmes t pmte yuth emplyment, skills deelpment
nd b tinin pptunities young workers be the minimum e
emplyment.
ii. Seek t cncentte pductin in the ml ecnmy nd id inml
wkin nements tht my cntibute t child labour.
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Pay our parents
dequately so that
hildren do not
ave to drop out o
hool.”
year old boy rom India,
ildren’s Participation in CSR’,
0, Save the Children.
Thecorporateresponsibilitytorespectincludes:
a.Providingdecentworkforyoungworkers
respect the ihts childen be the minimum e wk, nd pmte
scil dilue nd ihts t wk, pisin se wkin cnditins,
ptectin m buse nd explittin, nd ccess t ende-pppite wte,
snittin nd hyiene cilities.
b.Beingresponsivetothevulnerabilityofyoungworkersabovethe minimum age or work
i. all business shuld dpt nd endse, t the hihest leel, thei plicy
cmmitment edin the ihts childen nd young workers , includin
thei iht t be ptected m ilence nd buse. The plicy shuld ptect
childen be the minimum e eul wk m hzdus wk: it
shuld cnside, mn the thins, limits t hus wk; estictins n
wk t dneus heihts, s well s wk with dneus mchiney,
equipment nd tls; the tnspt he y lds; expsue t hzdus
substnces pcesses, nd dicult cnditins such s wk t niht
wk whee the young worker is unesnbly cnned t the p emises the
emplye.9 respnsibility implementin this plicy must be minstemed
nd shed by mnement, lthuh the business my chse t llcte
specic mneil espnsibility supeisin its implementtin.
ii. Business plicies n hssment shuld py ttentin t the ulnebility
young workers . These plicies shuld be enced cnsistently nd emplyees
nd thes n cmpny pemises shuld eceie tinin n them. gience
mechnisms shuld be eectie nd ls ccessible t young workers .
iii. Business my equie mnement nd encue tde unins nd thei
elected epesentties t py specil ttentin t ptectin the ihts
young workers . Tde unins my decide t elect young worker
epesentties/stewds t mnit wkin cnditins yuth; this is
mtte the utnmus decisin the tde unin cncened.
Thecorporatecommitmenttosupportincludes:
c.Providingdecentworkforyoungworkers
Pmte decent work pptunities young workers , includin e-pppite
scil ptectin nd helth inmtin nd seices. Qulity eductin nd
elent ctinl tinin nd lielihd deelpment pmmes e
pticul imptnce, s is the pptunity t en liin.
GOOdPRACTICE: Supporting migrant
workers with
istance parenting
A multinational company based in the United Kingdom partnered with a
Chinese women’s NGO in 2009 to provide assistance to the children let
behind by migrant worker parents in 10 provinces o China. The initiative is
expected to benet around 600,000 amilies. Under the programme,
parent-to-child telephone cards, known as ‘love cards’ are issued, to
acilitate regular communication between migrant workers and their
children and amilies. The programme also provides practical guidance
to the amilies and children who are le t at home while parents migrate
rom rural to urban China or work. Statistics show that there are 58 million
children let behind within the country, which accounts or 30 per cent o
the total number o children in rural China. More than 40 million o these
children are less than 14 years old.
d.Providingdecentworkingconditionsthatalsosupportworkers,both
womenandmen,intheirrolesasparentsorcaregivers
Beynd lel cmplince, py pticul ttentin t wkin cnditins such s
the pyment liin we, lenth nd fexibility wkin hus, pisins
pennt nd besteedin wmen, need pentl lee, supptin
mint nd sesnl wkes with distnce pentin, nd cilittin ccess t
d qulity childce, helth ce nd eductin dependnts.
uthe uidnce, see Intentinl Lbu oniztin ‘r190 Wst Fms Child Lbu recmmendtin’, 1999, ilble t
p://www.il./illex/ci-lex/cnde.pl?r190
Providedecentworkforyoungworkers,
parents an caregiversALL BUSINESSSHOULd
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GOOdPRACTICE: Protecting Chilren
fromSexual Exploitation
© U N I C E F / N Y H Q 1 9 9 1 - 0 2 3 9 / T o U T o U N j I
n our view,
olence committed
gainst a single child
one instance o
olence too many.”
ldren in West and Central
ica, 2005 (United Nations
dy on Violence against
ldren)
Thecorporateresponsibilitytorespectincludes:
a.Addressingsafetyandprotectionriskstochildren’srightsposedby
business acilities an sta in the course o business activities
i. Ensue tht cmpny cilities e nt used t buse, explit hm childen.
ii. Ensue tht ptentilly dneus es cmpny cilities d nt pse
sety thet t childen, duin utside business hus.
iii. Mke cle t st tht the business’s ze tlence plicy ilence,
explittin nd buse pplies in ll business ctiities, een when cnducted
wy m business cilities.
i. Tke pppite ctin when cncens pssible ilence, explittin
buse ise.
. Ensue tht young workers be the minimum e wk e ptected
m hzdus wk.
Thecorporatecommitmenttosupportincludes:
b.Developingandimplementingachildprotectioncodeofconduct
Deelp child protection code of conduct business petins. Ensue
weness nd nin tinin n the cde cnduct. recmmend tht
child protection code of conduct be deelped by thes linked t the business’s
petins, pducts seices thuh business relationship . A global hospitality and travel company has implemented a
comprehensive strategy to combat and raise awareness about sexual
exploitation and child tracking. The company is a member o The Code
(Code o Conduct or the Protec tion o Children rom Sexual Exploitation in
Travel and Tourism). As part o their commitment, it requires all
suppliers to agree to a legally binding clause in their contracts a rming
their denouncement o the commercial sexual exploitation o children.
Specialized child protection training has been integrated into employee
training programmes. Since late 2011, the company began to issue
special advisory notices on electronic travel itineraries issued in the U.S. to
specic destinations with a high prevalence o child tracking and sexual
exploitation. Travellers are also provided with a dedicated hotline number
to report any instances o sexual exploitation or suspicious behaviour. The
company also works to address root causes o the problem through
partnerships with community organizations working or the elimination o
child tracking.
Ensure the protection an saety o
chilren in all business activities an
acilities
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GOOdPRACTICE: Focusing onchilren in auto
saety
Monitor not only the
ales, but fnd out
ho is
onsuming the
roduct and make
orts to prevent
ores rom selling
armul products to
hildren.
ung People rom the
ippines, Children’s
nsultations or the Children’s
hts and Business Principles
iative
Thecorporateresponsibilitytorespectincludes:
a.Ensuringthattestingandresearchofproductsandserviceslikelytobe
use or consume by chilren is conucte in line with relevant national
andinternationalstandards.
b.Ensuringthatproductsandservicesforchildrenortowhichchildrenmay
beexposedaresafeanddonotcausemental,moralorphysicalharm.
c.Restrictingaccesstoproductsandservicesthatarenotsuitablefor
childrenorthatmaycausethemharm,whileensuringthatallsuch
actionsalignwithinternationalstandards,includingnon-discrimination,
freedomofexpressionandaccesstoinformation.
d.Takingallreasonablestepstoeliminatediscriminationagainstanychild
orgroupofchildrenintheprovisionofproductsandservices.
e.Seekingtopreventandeliminatetheriskthatproductsandservicescould
beusedtoabuse,exploitorotherwiseharmchildreninanyway.
Thecorporatecommitmenttosupportincludes:
f. Takingstepstomaximizetheaccessibilityandavailabilityofproductsand
servicesthatareessentialtochildren’ssurvivalanddevelopment.
g.Seekingopportunitiestosupportchildren’srightsthroughproductsand
services,aswellastheirdistribution.An American car manuacturer has given an explicit ocus to children in its
research. The programme ocuses solely on advancing the saety o
children, youths and young adults. A multidisciplinary team o
paediatricians, psychologists, statisticians, epidemiologists and engineersseeks to better understand the complexities o injury prevention and to
translate science into comprehensive, eective interventions that save
children’s lives. In doing so, the rm is recognizing that children are not
just small adults, and that research on adult injury prevention cannot be
applied to children. As a result, the programme ocuses on the specic
needs o children and teens. For example, children are the primary
occupants o the second and third rows in vehicles, so automakers need to
optimize saety restraints or them.
Ensure that proucts an services are
safe,andseektosupportchildren’srights
through them
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© S a v E T H E C H I L D r E N
GOOdPRACTICE: Promoting the rightto play an active
lives
We need to oster
ealthy, realistic
el-images. Adults
nd adolescents
ust work together
highlight the
xisting beauty in
rls as well as to
elebrate other
rtues that go
eyond body image
such as honesty,
telligence, integrity
nd generosity”
6-year-old girl rom Jordan,
ng in the United States.
te o the World’s Children
1
Thecorporateresponsibilitytorespectincludes:
a.Ensuringthatcommunicationsandmarketingdonothaveanadverse
impact on chilren’s rights
This pplies t ll medi utlets nd cmmunictin tls. Mketin shuld nt
eince discimintin. Pduct lbellin nd inmtin shuld be cle,
ccute nd cmplete, nd empwe pents nd childen t mke inmed
decisins. In ssessin whethe thee is my be n dese impct n
childen’s ihts nd tkin ctin t intete nd ct upn the ndins, cnsidects such s: childen’s ete susceptibility t mnipultin, nd the eects
usin unelistic sexulized bdy imes nd steetypes.
b.ComplyingwiththestandardsofbusinessconductinWorldHealth
Assembly instruments relate to marketing health10
Cmply with the stndds business cnduct in Wld Helth assembly
instuments elted t mketin nd helth in ll cunties. Whee ntinl lw
pescibes hihe stndd, business must llw tht stndd.
Thecorporatecommitmenttosupportincludes:
c.Usingmarketingthatraisesawarenessofandpromoteschildren’srights,
positiveself-esteem,healthylifestylesandnon-violentvalues
A European laundry soap brand used it s marketing campaign to also
create awareness o children’s right to play, the right to express themselves
– in short, the right to be a child! It encourages parents to see the value oexploration, play, activity and exercise as critical to children’s development
and important or ull and healthy lives, even i it means that children get
dirty in the process. It has run a series o television commercials in
countries all over the world emphasizing the value o play and active
liestyles.
Wld Helth assembly instuments n mketin nd helth include: the Intentinl Cde Mketin Best-Milk Substitutes (1981) nd
sequent elent Wld Helth assembly eslutins (ntinl mesues he been dpted in mny cunties t ie eect t bth); the WHo
mewk Cnentin n Tbcc Cntl (2003); Set recmmendtins n the Mketin Fds nd Nn-alchlic Beees t Childen; nd the
ld Helth assembly’s glbl Sttey t reduce the Hmul Use alchl (2010).
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GOOdPRACTICE: Schoolchilren
learn about energyconservation
ach year, around
ree million
hildren under fve
ears old die due to
nvironment-related
seases.
orld Health Organization,
bal Plan o Action or
ldren’s Health and the
vironment (2010 - 2015)
Thecorporateresponsibilitytorespectincludes:
a.Respectingchildren’srightsinrelationshiptotheenvironment
i. When plnnin nd implementin eninmentl nd esuce-use
stteies, ensue tht business petins d nt desely ect childen’s
ihts, includin thuh dme t the eninment educin ccess t
ntul esuces.
ii. Ensue the ihts childen, thei milies nd cmmunities e ddessed incntinency plns nd emeditin eninmentl nd helth dme m
business petins,
includin ccidents.
b.Respectingchildren’srightsasanintegralpartofhumanrights
consierations when acquiring or using lan or business operations
i. Whee pssible, id minimize displcement cmmunities ected
by lnd cquisitin lnd use business pupses. Ene in meninul,
inmed cnsulttin with ptentilly ected cmmunities t ensue tht ny
dese impct n childen’s ihts is identied nd ddessed nd tht
cmmunities pticipte ctiely in nd cntibute t decisin-mkin n
mttes tht ect them diectly. Seekin the ee, pi nd inmed cnsent
indienus peples is speciclly equied ny pect tht ects thei
cmmunities, nd it is desible l ny cmmunity impcted by
cmpny’s use cquisitin lnd.
ii. respect childen’s ihts – especilly thei iht t eductin, ptectin,
helth, dequte d nd dequte stndd liin nd pticiptin – when
plnnin nd cyin ut esettlement nd pidin cmpenstin.
Thecorporatecommitmenttosupportincludes:
c.Supportingchildren’srightsinrelationshiptotheenvironmentwhere
uture generations will live an grow
Tke mesues t pessiely educe the emissin eenhuse ses m
cmpny petins nd pmte esuce use tht is sustinble. recnize
tht these ctins nd the initities t bette the eninment will impct
utue enetins. Identiy pptunities t peent nd mitite disste isk
nd suppt cmmunities in ndin wys t dpt t the cnsequences
climte chne.
A leading Indian company recognized the valuable contributions that
schools and schoolchildren – together with youth, parents, teachers,
partners and the community at large – can make to help curb excess powerusage. As the demand or power in India increases, and energy resources
are being rapidly depleted, the c ompany sought to involve youth in an
initiative to avert a crippling power crisis. In 2007, it began raising
awareness among school children in Mumbai about energy conser vation
issues and gave them the tools and skills they need to share this
inormation with their amilies and communities. The initiative has grown
to become a national movement involving more than 250 s chools and
educating more than 1 million citizens.
Respect an support chilren’s rights in
relation to the environment an to lan
acquisition an use
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GOOdPRACTICE:
TheVoluntary Principles onSecurity anHuman Rights
War and politics are
ways adult games,
ut children are
¬ways the losers.”
a Kantardzic, 17, Bosnia andrzegovina, United Nations
curity Council Meeting on
ldren and Armed Confict,
02
Thecorporateresponsibilitytorespectincludes:
a.Respectingchildren’srightsinsecurityarrangements
i. When mkin nd implementin secuity nements, whethe with
public pite secuity seice pides, cnduct humn ihts due
dilience with pticul ttentin t ny dese impct n the ihts
childen.
ii. Ensue tht espect the ihts childen is explicitly ddessed in thebusiness’s secuity cntcts.
iii. D nt ecuit use childen in secuity nements eithe diectly
thuh pite public secuity seice pides.
Thecorporatecommitmenttosupportincludes:
b.Supportingchildren’srightsinsecurityarrangements
all business is encued t pply elin best pctices in the
mnement secuity seices pided by pite cntcts public
secuity ces.
Established in 2000, the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human
Rights – an initiative by governments, non-governmental organizations,and companies – provides guidance to business in the extractive and
energy sectors on maintaining the saety and security o their operations
within a ramework that ensures respect or human rights and undamental
reedoms. The Voluntary Principles are the only human rights guidelines
designed specically or oil, gas and mining companies. They cover three
categories: risk assessment, public security and private security. As stated
in the Voluntary Principles: “The participants recognize the importance o
the promotion and protection o human rights throughout the world and
the constructive role business and civil society – including
non-governmental organizations, labor/trade unions, and local
communities – can play in advancing these goals.”
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GOOdPRACTICE: Skills-base
eucation orreugee chilren
Companies should
ink about
mergencies all the
me and not only
hen it happens.
his means that
ompanies should
ave a program to
duce and mitigate
amage.”
ung people in Brazil,
ldren’s Consultations or the
ldren’s Rights and Business
nciples Initiative
Thecorporateresponsibilitytorespectincludes:
a.Respectingchildren’srightsinthecontextofemergencies
aid cusin cntibutin t the ininement childen’s ihts in the
cntext emergencies . recnize the heihtened humn ihts isk in the
cntext med cnfict nd the emergencies , nd undetke human rights
due diligence ccdinly. Tke int ccunt tht emeencies cn sinicntly
incese the isk ny dese impct n childen’s ihts, nd tht cetin
ups childen my be me ulneble, includin childen with disbilities,displced, mint, septed nd unccmpnied childen nd indienus
childen, nd tht ils nd bys my be ected in dieent wys.
Thecorporatecommitmenttosupportincludes:
b.Supportingtherightsofchildrenaffectedbyemergencies
i. Help ptect childen whse ihts e ected by emergencies by isin
weness mn wkes nd cmmunity membes the incesed isks
ilence, buse nd explittin childen in such cntexts.
ii. Whee needed nd equested, nd in ccdnce with best pctices, suppt
uthities nd humnitin encies in emergency espnse. Suppt shuld
be bsed n ssessed need nd within mewk ccuntbility t
ected ppultins.
iii. Mke psitie cntibutin t sustinble pece nd deelpment.11
An international consulting company with project management expertise
teamed up with an international organization to bring educational
resources to reugee children. A major initiative in this collaboration hasbeen the provision o skills-based education or approximately 30,000
reugee children in eastern Chad. By bringing its management expertise,
the business supported the international organisation in dening tangible
actions, deliverables and metrics to highlight progress. A key challenge is
that ongoing confict and instability on the ground have made it dicult to
establish sustained education programmes and provide children with an
appropriate curriculum or a consistent period o time. Programme entry
questionnaires seek to identiy key child protection concerns to acilitate
addressing them as part o the initiative. The company is also helping to
raise public awareness on the situation o reugees.
ee exmple, the int United Ntins glbl Cmpct - Pinciples respnsible Inestment publictin, ‘guidnce n respnsible Business in
nfict-aected nd Hih-risk aes: a resuce Cmpnies nd Inests’, 2010.
p://www.unlblcmpct./Issues/cnfict_peentin/uidnce_mteil.html
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GOOdPRACTICE:
Employees supportevery chil’s right toeucation
Together we will
uild a world in
hich all girls and
oys can enjoy
hildhood – a time o
ay and learning, in
hich they are loved,
spected and
herished, their
ghts are promoted
nd protected,
ithout
scrimination o
ny kind…”
World Fit or Children’, United
tions General Assembly, 11
ober 2002
Thecorporateresponsibilitytorespectincludes:
. Nt undeminin enment ets t ptect nd ull childen’s ihts
recnize tht espect the ule lw nd the use espnsible business
pctices, includin the pyment txes t enete eenues, e essentil
enments t meet thei blitins t ptect nd ull childen’s ihts.
Thecorporatecommitmenttosupportincludes:
b. Supptin enment ets t ptect nd ull childen’s ihts.
c. Cnsidein undetkin stteic scil inestment pmmes childen
Cntibute t existin pmmes pln nd implement scil inestment
pmmes in cpetin with enments, ciil sciety nd childen. Helth,
eductin, ecetin, child ptectin nd isin weness
childen’s ihts he been identied by childen nd child ihts expets s pii-
ties childen.
A leading global nancial institution has committed to improving
education on a global scale and to supporting eorts to achieve theMillennium Development Goals to ensure that every child has ac cess to
quality basic education. The employees are the cornerstone o the
programme’s success. Since the launch in 2005, company employees have
donated their time and money to projects or many local children’s
initiatives. The nancial institution contributes to their eor ts by
matching all donations. To date, these eorts have contributed
US$13 million or education projects.
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Summary o the Convention on the Rights o the Chil
The llwin text is n uncil summy the Cnentin n the rihts the Child. The ull
esin the Cnentin nd its optinl Ptcls cn be und t
http://www2.hch./enlish/bdies/cc/
Preamble
The pemble eclls the bsic pinciples the United Ntins nd specic pisins cetin
elent humn ihts teties nd pclmtins. It ems the ct tht childen, becuse thei
ulnebility, need specil ce nd ptectin, nd it plces specil emphsis n the pimy cin
nd ptectie espnsibility the mily. It ls ems the need lel nd the ptectin
the child bee nd te bith, the imptnce espect the cultul lues the child’s
cmmunity nd the itl le intentinl cpetin in secuin childen’s ihts.
Article1
Denitin child. a child is ecnized s pesn unde 18, unless ntinl lws ecnize n
elie e mity.
Article2
Nn-discimintin. all ihts pply t ll childen withut exceptin. It is the Stte’s (ntinl
enment’s) blitin t ptect childen m ny m discimintin nd t tke psitie ctin
t pmte thei ihts.
Article 3
Best inteests the child. all ctins cncenin the child shll tke ull ccunt his he best
inteests. The Stte shll pide the child with dequte ce when pents, thes ched with
pentl espnsibility, il t d s.
Article 4
Implementtin ihts. The Stte must d ll it cn t implement the ihts cntined in the
Cnentin.
Article5
Pentl uidnce nd the child’s elin cpcities. The Stte must espect the ihts nd
espnsibilities pents nd the extended mily t pide uidnce the child tht is pppite
t his he elin cpcities.
Article 6
Lie, suil nd deelpment. Eey child hs the inheent iht t lie, nd the Stte hs n
blitin t ensue the child’s suil nd deelpment.
Article 7
Nme nd ntinlity. The child hs the iht t nme t bith. The child ls hs the iht t cquie
ntinlity nd, s s pssible, t knw his he pents nd be ced by them.
Article8
Pesetin identity. The Stte hs n blitin t ptect nd, i necessy, e-estblish bsic
spects the child’s identity. This includes nme, ntinlity nd mily ties.
Article9
Septin m pents. The child hs iht t lie with his he pents unless this is deemed
incmptible with the child’s best inteests. The child ls hs the iht t mintin cntct with bth
pents i septed m ne bth.
Article10
Fmily eunictin. Childen nd thei pents he the iht t lee ny cunty nd t ente thei
wn pupses eunin the mintennce the child-pent eltinship.
Article11
Illicit tnse nd nn-etun. The Stte hs n blitin t peent nd emedy the kidnppin
etentin bd childen by pent thid pty.
Article12
respect the child’s iews. The child hs the iht t expess his he pinin eely nd t he
tht pinin tken int ccunt in ny mtte pcedue ectin the child.
Article13
Feedm expessin. The child hs the iht t expess his he iews, btin inmtin nd
mke ides inmtin knwn, edless nties.
Article14
Feedm thuht, cnscience nd eliin. The Stte shll espect the child’s iht t eedm
thuht, cnscience nd eliin, subect t pppite pentl uidnce.
Article15
Feedm sscitin. Childen he iht t meet with thes, nd t in m sscitins.
Article16
Ptectin picy. Childen he the iht t ptectin m inteeence with thei picy, mily,
hme nd cespndence, nd t ptectin m libel slnde.
Article17
access t pppite inmtin. The Stte shll ensue the ccessibility t childen
inmtin nd mteil m diesity suces, nd it shll encue the mss medi t
disseminte inmtin tht is scil nd cultul benet t the child, nd tke steps t ptect him
he m hmul mteils.
Article18
Pentl espnsibilities. Pents he int pimy espnsibility isin the child, nd the Stte
shll suppt them in this. The Stte shll pide pents with pppite childisin ssistnce.
Article19
Ptectin m buse nd nelect. The Stte shll ptect the child m ll ms mltetment by
pents thes espnsible the child’s ce nd shll estblish pppite scil pmmes
the peentin buse nd the tetment ictims.
Article20
Ptectin child withut mily. The Stte is blied t pide specil ptectin child
depied the mily eninment nd t ensue tht pppite ltentie mily ce
institutinl plcement is ilble in such cses. Ets t meet this blitin shll py due ed t
the child’s cultul bckund.
Article21
adptin. In cunties whee dptin in ecnized nd/ llwed, it shll be cied ut nly in the
best inteests the child, nd then nly with the uthiztin cmpetent uthities nd
seuds the child.
Article22
reuee childen. Specil ptectin shll be nted t euee child t child seekin euee
sttus. It is the Stte’s blitin t cpete with cmpetent niztins tht pide such
ptectin nd ssistnce.
Article23
Disbled childen. a disbled child hs the iht t specil ce, eductin nd tinin t help him
he eny ull nd decent lie in dinity nd chiee the etest deee sel-elince nd scil
intetin pssible.
Article24
Helth nd helth seices. The child hs iht t the hihest stndd helth nd medicl ce
ttinble. Sttes shll plce specil emphsis n the eductin innt nd child mtlity nd n the
pisin pimy nd peentie helth ce nd public helth eductin. They shll encue
intentinl cpetin in this ed nd stie t see tht n child is depied ccess t eectie
helth seices.
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Article25
Peidic eiew plcement. a child wh is plced by the Stte esns ce, ptectin
tetment is entitled t he tht plcement eluted eully.
Article26
Scil secuity. The child hs the iht t benet m scil secu ity, includin scil insunce.
Article27
Stndd liin. Eey child hs the iht t stndd liin dequte his he physicl,
mentl, spiitul, ml nd scil deelpment. Pents he the pimy espnsibility t ensue tht
the child hs n dequte stndd liin. The Stte’s duty is t ensue tht this espnsibility cn
be, nd is, ullled. Stte espnsibility cn include mteil ssistnce t pents nd thei childen.
Article28
Eductin. The child hs iht t eductin, nd the Stte’s duty is t ensue tht pimy eductin
is ee nd cmpulsy, t encue dieent ms secndy eductin ccessible t eey child,
t mke hihe eductin ilble t ll n the bsis cpcity nd t ensue tht schl discipline
is cnsistent with childen’s ihts nd dinity. The Stte shll ene in intentinl cpetin t
implement the iht t eductin.
Article29
aims eductin. Eductin shll im t deelpin the child’s pesnlity, tlents nd mentl nd
physicl bilities t the ullest extent. Eductin shll pepe the child n ctie dult lie in ee
sciety nd shll ste in the child espect his he pents, his he wn cultul identity,
lnue nd lues, nd the cultul bckund nd lues thes.
Article30
Childen minities indienus ppultins. Childen minity cmmunities nd indienus
ppultins he the iht t eny thei wn cultue nd t pctise thei wn eliin nd lnue.
Article31
Leisue, ecetin nd cultul ctiities. The child hs the iht t leisue, ply nd pticiptin in
cultul nd tistic ctiities.
Article32
Child lbu. The child hs the iht t be ptected m wk tht thetens his he helth,
eductin deelpment. The Stte shll set minimum es emplyment nd shll eulte
wkin cnditins.
Article 33
Du buse. Childen he the iht t ptectin m the use nctic nd psychtpic dus, nd
m bein inled in thei pductin distibutin.
Article 34
Sexul explittin. The Stte shll ptect childen m sexul explittin nd buse, includin
pstitutin nd inlement in pnphy.
Article35
Sle, tckin nd bductin. It is the Stte’s blitin t mke eey et t peent the sle,
tckin nd bductin childen.
Article 36
othe ms explittin. The child hs the iht t ptectin m ll ms explittin
peudicil t ny spects the child’s wele nt ceed in ticles 32–35.
Article 37
Ttue nd depitin libety. N child shll be subected t ttue, cuel tetment
punishment, unlwul est depitin libety. Bth cpitl punishment nd lie impisnment
withut the pssibility elese e phibited ences cmmitted by pesns belw e 18.
any child depied libety shll be septed m dults unless it is cnsideed in the child’s best
inteest nt t d s. a child wh is detined shll he lel nd the ssistnce s well s cntct
with the mily.
Article38
amed cnficts. Sttes shll tke ll esible mesues t ensue tht childen unde 15 yes e
he n diect pt in hstilities. N child belw 15 shll be ecuited int the med ces. Sttes
shll ls ensue the ptectin nd ce childen wh e ected by med cnfict s descibed
in elent intentinl lw.
Article39
rehbilittie ce. The Stte hs n blitin t ensue tht child ictims med cnficts, ttue,
mltetment explittin eceie pppite tetment thei ecey nd scil eintetin.
Article40
administtin uenile ustice. a child in cnfict with the lw hs the iht t tetment tht
pmtes the child’s sense dinity nd wth, tkes the child’s e int ccunt nd ims t his
he deence. judicil pceedins nd institutinl plcements shll be ided wheee pssible.
Article41
respect hihe stndds. Wheee stndds set in pplicble ntinl nd intentinl lw
elent t the ihts the child e hihe thn thse in this Cnentin, the hihe stndds shll
lwys pply.
Articles42–54
Implementtin nd enty int ce. These ticles ntbly esee:
• the enty int ce the Cnentin 30 dys te its tictin ccessin by 20 Sttes;
• Sttes pties’ blitin t mke the ihts the Cnentin widely knwn t bth dults nd
childen;
• the estblishment Cmmittee n the rihts the Child t cnside the epts tht Sttes
pties e equied t submit tw yes te they he tied the Cnentin nd eey e
yes theete;
• Sttes pties’ blitin t submit sid epts t the Cmmittee n mesues they he tken
t ull the Cnentin nd the pess bein mde in thei implementtin;
• Sttes pties’ blitin t mke thei epts widely knwn in thei wn cunties;
• intentinl cpetin in the eld ceed by the Cnentin chieed by initin UNICEF nd
the specilized encies the United Ntins – such s the Intentinl Lbu oniztin,
the Wld Helth oniztin nd United Ntins Eductinl, Scientic, nd Cultul
oniztin – ln with ‘cmpetent’ bdies such s nn-enmentl niztins in
cnsulttie sttus with the UN t ttend Cmmittee meetins nd pide expet dice n
es within the scpe thei ctiities, nd by the Cmmittee’s eein t them Sttes Pties’
equests technicl dice nd ssistnce;
• the Cmmittee’s iht t ecmmend t the genel assembly tht specil studies be undetken
n specic issues eltin t the ihts the child. The ihts the child ticulted by theCnentin e uthe einced by its optinl Ptcls n the sle childen, child
pstitutin nd child pnphy, nd n the inlement childen in med cnfict.
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Meet thei espnsibility t espect childen’s
ihts nd cmmit t supptin the humn
ihts childen
Cntibute t the elimintin chil labour,
includin in ll business ctiities nd business
eltinships
Pide decent wk youngworkers,
parents an caregivers
Ensue the protection an saety o chilren
in ll business ctiities nd cilities
Ensue tht proucts an services e se,
nd seek t suppt childen’s ihts thuh
them
Use marketing an avertising tht espect
nd suppt childen’s ihts
respect nd suppt childen’s ihts in eltin
t the environment an to lan cquisitin
nd use
respect nd suppt childen’s ihts in
security arrangements
Help ptect childen ected by emergencies
reince community an government
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