"How to do business with respect for children's right to be free from child labour", ILO

The ILO-IOE project engages select companies in an assessment process that provides them with expert insight on the alignment of existing policies and processes in this area with the UN Guiding Principles and ILO standards, and, if relevant, where improvements could be made...The project comprises three stages. [1] Participating companies receive confidential individual assessments of their policies and processes against the key elements of the corporate responsibility to respect human rights, as set out in the UN Guiding Principles, in relation to the prohibition of child labour. [2] Peer-learning exercises and dialogue with experts for participating companies to facilitate the integration of child labour concerns into company policies and processes.... [3] the development of evidence-based good business practices that contribute to respect for children’s rights. After endorsement by the participating companies, this guidance tool will be shared with other companies, using the networks of both the ILO and the IOE, as well as publicly.