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Chilren’s Rights ndBusiness Principles

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Children’s Rights and Business Principles 3 ❘ Children’s Rights and Business Principles

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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’.

Chilren’s Rights ndBusiness Principles




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.




• 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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chilren’s rights an commit to

supporting the human rights o chilren

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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

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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.


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

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GOOdPRACTICE: Protecting Chilren

fromSexual Exploitation

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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)


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.


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


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.


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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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


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.


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).

Use marketing an avertising that

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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)


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.


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


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.


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


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.


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

Help protect chilren aecte by

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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


. 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.


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.




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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