Responsible Enterprises: Innovative Pathways to Child Labour Elimination
From 18 to 29 October 2021, fourty representatives among Governments, employers’ organizations, businesses, and workers’ organizations from Mali and Côte d’Ivoire engaged in a dialogue and capacity building training to discuss and learn about strategies and actions to promote the elimination of child labour and its root causes in the framework of a holistic approach.
The training, organized by the International Training Centre of the ILO in collaboration with the ACCEL Africa project funded by the Government of the Netherlands, focused on the key role of responsible business practices and human rights due diligence in accordance with the International Labour Standards and the Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work: “Enterprises and the international labour standards: innovating in the fight against child labour and its root causes”.
Participants were introduced to the principles of the Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy (MNE Declaration) and its comprehensive approach to tackle child labour including aspects related to social dialogue, social protection, formalization and apprenticeship, labour inspection and remediation mechanisms, occupational safety and health.
Participants were introduced to the principles of the Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy (MNE Declaration) and its comprehensive approach to tackle child labour including aspects related to social dialogue, social protection, formalization and apprenticeship, labour inspection and remediation mechanisms, occupational safety and health.