Article 32: Child labour

LIBERIA: Firing back at Firestone

Joe Sandler Clarke — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 17:58:21 +0000

By the early 2000s, Harbel, Liberia, a town founded by giant American tyre manufacture Firestone, had become synonymous with child labour. A legal case brought against Firestone by 23 workers garnered massive media attention and led to significant changes at the 220 square mile rubber plantation which thousands of labourers called home.

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RAPPORT : What Lies Beneath

Louise — Tue, 15 May 2018 12:10:24 +0000

En tant qu'ONG, nous posons-nous assez souvent la question de savoir si ce que nous faisons est bien ce que nous devrions faire ? Notre travail est-il nécessaire, répond-t-il à un besoin ?

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REPORT: What Lies Beneath

Victor — Wed, 14 Mar 2018 10:07:17 +0000

As NGOs, how often do we question whether what we’re doing is what we ought to be doing? In other words, is our work needed and necessary? Here are CRIN's thoughts on this question.

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Right to work and the implementation of the SDGs: CRIN's submission for the OHCHR report

jthomas — Tue, 10 Oct 2017 13:52:32 +0000

In this submission we discuss how imposing a blanket ban on all child work without addressing the economic conditions which push children to work in the first place is not the best way to advance children’s interests. The submission also looks at ways of applying a rights based approach to child work in the context of the sustainable development goals, particularly Goal 8.

Read the full submission.

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ACCESS TO JUSTICE: CRIN's submission for the Special Rapporteur on slavery's thematic report

lratledge — Tue, 18 Apr 2017 11:13:04 +0000

CRIN's contribution for the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery's upcoming report on access to justice.

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INDONÉSIE : Huile de palme - Travail des enfants et travail forcé

Louise — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 15:56:45 +0000

Neuf multinationales dont Nestlé, Unilever et Procter & Gamble contribuent à l’exploitation de travailleurs pour produire de l’huile de palme en Indonésie. Une huile que nous retrouvons dans un grand nombre de produits de consommation : chocolat, savon, margarine ou encore les bio-carburants.

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Mapping the Global Goals for Sustainable Development and the Convention on the Rights of the Child

Robin — Thu, 17 Nov 2016 10:32:15 +0000

It has been recognized widely that all 17 Sustainable Development Goals are relevant for children but how do they correspond to the Convention on the Rights of the Child?

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Une frontière arbitraire : document de réflexion sur les âges minimums

Louise — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 12:10:01 +0000

Un nouveau document de réflexion qui passe en revue l'utilisation et l'utilité des seuils d'âge dans le contexte de quelques questions de droits de l'enfant controversées. Le document révèle le caractère parfois incohérent, discriminatoire et arbitraire des âges minimums.

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2016 UN Forum on Business and Human Rights

Robin — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 09:51:34 +0000

Forum title: "Leadership and Leverage: Embedding human rights in the rules and relationships that drive the global economy"

Click here to apply to register for the Forum. There is no registration fee. Registration takes approximately 5 mins. You must first create a user account before entering the participant(s) details.

See the draft programme here. The Forum will examine 3 main areas:

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Установление минимального возраста - Дискуссионный документ

CRIN — Wed, 17 Aug 2016 14:54:38 +0000

Когда минимальный возраст защищает или ограничивает права детей? Что подразумевается под свободным и информированным согласием? Как более широкое признание прав детей, а не возрастные пороги могут лучше защитить детей от жестокого обращения? И почему доступ детей к правосудию ограничивается просто из-за их возраста? Это некоторые из вопросов, на которые CRIN отвечает в дискуссионном документе "Установление минимального возраста для детей".

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Eliminating child labour and promoting decent work in agriculture for young people of legal working age

Robin — Fri, 01 Jul 2016 10:09:56 +0000

The International Training Centre of the ILO (ITCILO) in collaboration with the Decent Rural Employment Team of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is organizing a training course on “Eliminating child labour and promoting decent work in agriculture for young people of legal working age” which will take place in Turin (Italy) from November 14 to 18, 2016.

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Achieving education 2030 and eliminating child labour

Robin — Fri, 01 Jul 2016 10:06:55 +0000

The International Training Centre of the ILO is pleased to announce the opening of registrations for the activity on “Achieving education for all and eliminating child labour” that will run from 25 to 30 September 2016 in Turin (Italy).

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Sherpa and ECCHR v. Devcot

Denitsa — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 09:51:02 +0000

Case concerning a French company's responsibilities in relation to the use of child labour in Uzbekistan.

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Global Witness v. Afrimex (UK) Ltd

Denitsa — Thu, 02 Jun 2016 14:47:30 +0000

Case concerning the use of child and forced labour in mineral extration in the DRC.

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Age is Arbitrary - Discussion paper on setting minimum ages

Victor — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 11:27:34 +0000

New CRIN discussion paper examines the use and worth of age thresholds in the context of a number of contentious children’s rights issues. The paper exposes how minimum ages can be inconsistent, discriminatory and arbitrary.

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