Child Labour Programming

Child labour remains a pervasive issue globally, with over 160 million children engaged in forms of work which endanger their health, development, and education.  Addressing child labour in complex supply chains allows companies to collaborate on building resilience and future-proofing operations. Embedding children’s rights into core strategies strengthens risk management, supports workforce recruitment and retention, promotes youth employment, and helps build stable, well-educated communities, essential for long-term business success. 

The UN Global Compact Network UK’s Child Labour programmes support and re-engage businesses in tackling child labour across their operations and supply chains, with a strong focus on evolving regulatory requirements for human rights due diligence. Companies that fail to identify and address child labour risks face legal sanctions, fines, and restrictions on market access. 

Our work in this area:

• Tackling Child Labour in Global Supply Chains: From Data to Due Diligence;
• Elimination of Child Labour Webinar Series;
• Partnership Against Child Exploitation (PACE) Consortium;
• Re-focusing Business Attention on Children's Rights.