Today the non-profit Business & Human Rights Resource Centre launched a Quarterly Bulletin on Business & Children in the six United Nations languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.

This launch issue highlights recent developments worldwide: ranging from children working in harmful conditions in gold mining in Nigeria, to the Chinese Government’s plan to extend paid maternity leave. The bulletin aims to draw global attention to the many ways in which companies impact children’s rights, both positively and negatively.  

It also keeps people informed about the important work that a range of organizations are doing on business and children’s rights.  This issue includes entries from:

• Committee on the Rights of the Child
• Children’s Rights and Business Principles (a joint initiative of UNICEF, Save the Children and UN Global Compact)
• ECPAT International
• ECPAT-USA
• Stop Child Labour – School is the best place to work
• CRIN (Child Rights Information Network)
• World Childhood Foundation
• Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

Annabel Short, Program Director of Business & Human Rights Resource Centre and manager of the Centre’s Business & Children Portal, said: “Almost all companies affect children’s rights in some way, either through their direct impacts or their supply chains.  We hope that by keeping people informed of activities in this area, and of specific case examples from all regions, this bulletin will help encourage business to respect children’s rights.”

If you have suggested additions to the Resource Centre’s coverage of business & children or wish to sign up to receive future issues of the bulletin please email Annabel Short: short@business-humanrights.org.

About Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, a non-profit organization, tracks the human rights impacts (positive & negative) of over 5000 companies in over 180 countries.  The Centre seeks responses from companies when concerns are raised by civil society, and provides tools and resources for everyone in this field.  
 
Our researchers are based in Colombia, Hong Kong, India, Jordan, Kenya, Senegal, South Africa, UK, Ukraine and USA (with plans to recruit researchers in other regions).

Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

The Resource Centre is an independent non-profit that promotes greater awareness and informed debate about human rights issues relating to business. Our website is updated hourly with news and reports about companies’ social and environmental impacts worldwide, including alleged abuses, positive steps, and company responses to concerns raised about their conduct. The site has sections on over 4000 companies. It also includes special resources such as all materials issued by the UN Special Representative on business & human rights; a list of companies with human rights policies; profiles of lawsuits against companies. Mary Robinson is Chair of our International Advisory Network. Visit the website for further details and to sign up for free Weekly Updates. See website for contact details of our New York office and team members in Hong Kong, India, South Africa, UK, Ukraine, USA

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