crbp- why children do matter for businesses

Are Children your Business?

Introduction to Children‘s Rights In Business Training

Ulaanbaatar / 2017

Children's Rights in Business Training – Introductory Module

Objectives

1. Awareness of UNICEF’s work and why children matter to business

2. Introduction to children’s rights and the Children’s Rights and Business Principles (CRBP)

3. Awareness of impacts business can have on children’s rights, through company examples in the three CRBP domains: workplace, marketplace and community

4. Introduction to the 5 steps to fulfilling the corporate responsibility to respect and support children’s rights


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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1xkXZs0cAQ

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HUMAN RIGHTS • The rights you have

simply because you are a

human being

• Basic standards aimed at

securing dignity and

equality for all

• Long history of people’s

‘fight’ for Human Rights…

Video - The Story of Human Rights

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International agreement

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THE UN GUIDING PRINCIPLES on BUSINESS

AND HUMAN RIGHTS

Video - Business and Human Rights

• UNGPs are unanimously endorsed by the

United Nations Human Rights Council in

2011

• Adopted and endorsed by governments,

industry associations and international

organisations

2011

https://www.youtube.com/watch?x-yt-cl=84411374&x-yt-ts=1421828030&v=BCoL6JVZHrA - t=11







Corporate responsibility to respect

HUMAN RIGHTS

RESPECT ‘avoid infringing on human rights of

others and address adverse human

rights impacts’

REMEDY ‘provide grievance mechanisms for

any adverse human rights impact that

theyhave caused or contributed to’


Children’s RIGHTs

The rights that all

children have in

addition to their

human rights

Video: Children's Rights

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WHAT IS

A CHILD?


THE CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD

• Defines basic rights of children

• Most ratified treaty in history

• Places primary responsibility on

States and acknowledges

accountability of parents, teachers,

institutions – and business

1989

Increasing interaction between companies and children brings more risks of harming children e.g:

Why engage on children’s rights?

• Polluting the environment in which children live and play

• Exposing children to serious dangers within the workplace & online

• Selling children unhealthy and unsafe goods

• Procuring goods from suppliers that use child labour

Target pajama recall: Children's

clothes fail flame tests

Interaction between companies and children brings more opportunities to support children, e.g. companies have:

• Partnered with government to provide basic services, e.g. WASH, through social investments

• Created technologies and products that enrich children’s education

• Helped children and young people develop financial responsibility

• Created technologies that enhance medical care

• Enabled girls to define and pursue their goals through financial education

Why engage on children’s rights?


ARE CHILDREN YOUR BUSINESS? Video http://www.unicef.org/csr/resources.html

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http://www.unicef.org/csr/resources.html




CHILDREN’S

RIGHTS

AND

BUSINESS

PRINCIPLES

• Multiple stakeholders

• 600 people consulted

• 400 children in 9 countries

• 30 countries released the

CRBP by 2013

• CRBP Provide companies with guidance and practical advice

• Recognize specific standards

for children's rights and business in the Workplace, Marketplace, Community and Environment

• Voluntary, no global sign-on, monitoring and reporting mechanism

• Central ideas of respect and support


CHILDREN’S

RIGHTS AND

BUSINESS

PRINCIPLES


PRINCIPLE 1

ALL BUSINESSES SHOULD MEET THEIR

RESPONSIBILITY TO RESPECT CHILDREN’S

RIGHTS AND COMMIT TO SUPPORTING THE

HUMAN RIGHTS OF CHILDREN.

Responsibility to RESPECT

… means avoiding

infringement of the human rights of others, including

children, and addressing negative

human rights impacts

Commitment to SUPPORT

means voluntary actions that seek to

advance human rights, including children’s

rights

Business risks Business opportunities

Two Elements: Respect and Support


IN THE

WORKPLACE

“Work that deprives

children of their childhood,

their potential and their

dignity, and that is harmful

to physical and mental

development.”

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ILO Definition of child labour


IN THE

WORKPLACE

...how do we affect

children through, for

instance, the working

conditions and wages of

our employees?

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Principle 3: Provide decent work for young workers, parents and caregivers

Responsibility to Respect: • Respect rights of children above the

minimum age for work & promote safe working conditions, protection from abuse and exploitation

• Protect from dismissal and prohibit

discrimination of employees on the basis of maternity and family responsibility

• Ensure decent working conditions

for employees

Commitment to Support:

• Education and relevant vocational training and livelihood development programs for youth

• Family friendly workplace policies –

maternity & paternity leave & benefits beyond legal compliance, flexible working arrangement, breastfeeding rooms, child care facilities, etc.

Promoting Breastfeeding @Orgil Supermarket

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vg4kXyuL9yQ




Case example

SUPPORTING PARENTS

A multinational company has operations in Mongolia. It’s workers are on long

rosters, most are FIFO but some are local. Studies show that long rosters,

which deprive children of adequate contact with parents at crucial times, have

negative impacts on families and children.

With local authorities and Governor of Khanbogd, the mine designed a new

family friendly roster: Four days’ work / four days off, for people living locally.

This greatly improved conditions for working parents and their children by

allowing parents to spend more time with their children, resulting in

improvements in school attendance and minimisation of risks to children

who would otherwise be left alone weeks at a time.

Establishing Child care centers – Khatan Suljee


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IN THE

MARKETPLACE

...how do we make sure

that our marketing

practices and products do

not run the risk of

infringing on children’s

rights?

Principle 5: Ensure that products and services are safe, and seek to support children’s rights through them

Responsibility to Respect:

• Ensure testing and research of products and services is in line with relevant national and international standards

• Ensure products and services for

children or to which children may be exposed are safe

• Prevent and eliminate the risk that

products or services could be used to abuse, exploit or otherwise harm children in any way


• Maximize accessibility and availability of products and services essential for children’s survival and development

• Support child rights through

products or services, as well as through their distribution


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ASPIRE Programme

Xac Bank provides financial education for children aged 14 to 18 to build the capacity of young girls and boys to make smart and informed choices about managing money, budgeting, and building assets. The program is ‘child centered’ and implemented through schools, using an activity book and the help of teachers to lead and motivate.

Case Example - Support

Students are encouraged to are express their views independently, work as a team, and respect the views of others, whilst using their savings to realise their dreams. Started in 2009, 10 thousand young people join the program every year.

Principle 6: Use marketing and advertising that respects and support children’s rights

Responsibility to Respect:

• Ensure advertising is in line with national laws and guidelines

• Use responsible messaging (accurate, transparent & understandable) that promotes positive financial behavior

• Take into account children’s greater vulnerability to manipulation (e.g. don’t hire children or use cartoons as ‘brand ambassadors’)

• Ensure parents and guardians are involved in any marketing campaigns targeted at young people


• Maximize the accessibility of youth-specific financial products through effective promotion


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IN THE

COMMUNITY

...how do our business

activities affect the

environment and

community where children

live?

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Principle 7: Respect and support children’s rights in relation to the environment and to land acquisition and use

Responsibility to Respect: • Environmental and resource-use

strategies do not adversely effect children – take into account children’s vulnerabilities to pollution and toxicity levels

• Avoid or minimize displacement of

communities affected by land acquisitions or land use for business – FPIC (Free, Prior, Informed, Consent)

• When planning resettlement and compensation take into account the education, standard of living, protection & health of children


• Support children’s rights in relationship to the environment where future generations will live and grow


Case example

RESPECT CHILDREN’S RIGHTS IN RELATION TO THE ENVIRONMENT

• A mining company operating in Peru was using cyanide to separate gold

from ore. This led to an increase in levels of cyanide in local water supplies

after the failure of company storage units.

• Cyanide has been linked to the hospitalisation of 3-4 local children who are

more susceptible to cyanide poisoning than adults.

Company has put up additional hazard warning signs close to the

operational site, which is guarded by private security staff.

Company invests significantly in community healthcare, through the funding

of a mobile medical unit and two health centres offering amongst other

things child vaccinations and pre and post natal care.


8. Security arrangements

10. Government and community efforts

9. Emergencies


Case Example: CDA and Oyu Tolgoi Many local social investments by mining companies involve hoc spending and short term financial compensation, which fails to minimise negative and maximise positive impacts and ensure post-closure socio-economic sustainability. In 2016 the Government of Mongolia developed a model Community Development Agreement to facilitate development of long term shared development plans by companies and local governments

• Oyu Tolgoi – South Gobi province Cooperation Agreement - April 2015

• Oyu Tolgoi - US$5 million/year Development Support Fund for community programmes and projects, over 30 years

sets predictable timeline for project selection and how the parties will work together

Key priorities are - water, environment, pastureland management, cultural heritage, tourism, local business development and procurement.

stakeholders engaged and informed through the agreement process


Individual exploration

1. What are your company’s or organisation’s biggest areas of risk regarding child rights? What are the potential negative impacts in the workplace, marketplace and community that could result from your own operations? How significant are these?

2. What are your company’s or organisation’s biggest areas of opportunity regarding child rights? How can it most effectively use what it does (your core business) to support children’s rights and enhance children’s lives?


CHILDREN’S

RIGHTS AND

BUSINESS

PRINCIPLES

From CSR to CRBP

• UNICEF recognizes that investing in human capital – children in particular – is a key path to Mongolia’s long-term development

• UNICEF is going beyond its traditional scope of work to collaborate with private sector:

– to advance child-focused CSR by working with influencers who are leading the way in CRBP (business and business platforms)

– to advance child-focused CSR by integrating a child rights lens to company’s everyday business practices

• Studies have shown that child-focused CSR strengthens productivity, employee morale, brand loyalty, reduces staff turnover and enhances company’s reputation in the community


How to apply CRBP to businesses?


Policy – Due Diligence – Remediation


POLICY COMMITMENT

Policy

commitment

Assessing

impacts

Integration

& actions

Tracking

performance

& reporting

Remediation RESPECT AND

SUPPORT

CHILDREN’S

RIGHTS

Policy

Commitment

Policy Commitment:

Sets the Tone

• “Do we already incorporate

or have a reference to

children or young people in

our policies or codes of

conduct?”

• “Does this show a

commitment from top

management to integrate

children’s rights throughout

our business?”


POLICY COMMITMENT

Policy

commitment

Assessing

impacts

Integration

& actions

Tracking

performance

& reporting


SUPPORT

CHILDREN’S

RIGHTS

Policy

Commitment

Children's Rights and Business Principles Training

ASSESSING IMPACTS

Policy

commitment

Assessing

impacts

Integration

& actions

Tracking

performance

& reporting


SUPPORT

CHILDREN’S RIGHTS

Assessing

impacts

Assessing impacts:

Proactive Inquiry

• Do we already carry out

social due diligence

and/or impact

assessments which

incorporate a child

rights lens?

• Have we fully mapped

and analysed our

impact on children?


ASSESSING IMPACTS

Policy

commitment

Assessing

impacts

Integration

& actions

Tracking

performance

& reporting


SUPPORT

CHILDREN’S RIGHTS

Assessing

impacts


INTEGRATION & ACTION

Policy

commitment

Assessing

impacts

Integration

& actions

Tracking

performance

& reporting


SUPPORT

CHILDREN’S RIGHTS

Integration

& actions

Taking Action:

Walking the talk

• What measures do we have

in place and what actions

do we need to take?

• Have we incorporated

children’s rights lens into

how we manage our

business activities?

• Are initiatives strategically

oriented to solutions

needed at the community

level?


TRACKING AND REPORTING

4. Tracking

performance

and reporting

Policy

commitment

Assessing

impacts

Integration

& actions

Tracking

performance

& reporting


SUPPORT

CHILDREN’S RIGHTS

Tracking

performance &

reporting

Monitoring results and

communicating:

• “How do we track and

report our progress and

work on children’s

rights?”


TRACKING AND REPORTING

4. Tracking

performance

and reporting

Policy

commitment

Assessing

impacts

Integration

& actions

Tracking

performance

& reporting


SUPPORT

CHILDREN’S RIGHTS

Tracking

performance &

reporting


REMEDIATION

Policy

commitment

Assessing

impacts

Integration

& actions

Tracking

performance

& reporting


SUPPORT

CHILDREN’S

RIGHTS

Remediation

Early Warning, Effective

Solutions:

• “How do we provide

remedial actions for any

situation where children’s

rights have been

violated?”

• “Do we have channels for

grievances which would

give us warning of

potential problems related

to impacts on children

rights?


ON-GOING PROCESS

• Policy Commitment:

Sets the Tone

DUE DILIGENCE

• Assessing impacts:

Proactive Inquiry

• Integration and Action:

Walking the Talk

• Tracking Performance and

Reporting:

Knowing and Showing

• Remediation:

Early Warning, Effective

Solutions

Policy

commitment

Assessing

impacts

Integration

& actions

Tracking

performance

& reporting


SUPPORT

CHILDREN’S

RIGHTS


Case Example: Millicom

• International telecommunications and

media company

• Undertook a human rights

assessment which raised a concern

about the risk of child labour among

the sales force

• Millicom teamed up with UNICEF and

took the decision to undertake a child

rights impact assessment which

consisted of an assessment on three

levels:

1. Mapping of the corporate

policies and controls.

2. Analysis of local managements

policies and controls

3. A on-site investigation


Case Example: Millicom

The Results

• “The assessment showed that there

was no evidence of child labour in the

distribution network. Instead a number

of other possibly material child rights

issues were revealed”.

• Example areas that Millicom had not

previously considered

security guards needed guidance

when in contact with children.

electronic waste is sold to

certified vendors to ensure it

does not end up at recycling sites

where children may work under

dangerous conditions and be

exposed to toxic substances.


Where are your company’s gaps?

1. Policy commitment?

2. Assessing the impacts?

3. Integration and action?

4. Tracking and reporting?

5. Complaint mechanism?

Activity


1. Awareness of UNICEF’s work and why children

matter to business

2. Introduction to children’s rights and the Children’s

Rights and Business Principles (CRBP)

3. Awareness of impacts business can have on

children’s rights, through company examples in the

CRBP three dimensions: workplace, marketplace and

community

4. Introduction to the 5 steps to fulfilling the corporate

responsibility to respect and support children’s rights

summary