Study on Children's Rights and Business in Africa by African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child instant download

Study on Children's Rights and Business in Africa by African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child instant download

How do companies respect children’s rights on the continent? When the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child made this question one of the major focal points of its Working Group on Business and Children’s Rights, it was essential to scrutinize the situation on the ground.
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Several sectors have been highlighted as engaging in child labour:
• Agriculture, which involves a significant portion of the population on the continent; 
• The mining industry, serving as the foundation and future of certain segments of the global economy; 
• The pharmaceutical industry, with both inequalities in vaccine access, as well as disquieting practices in choosing subjects for clinical trials of new drugs on the continent; 
• Telecommunications, laying the infrastructure to enable modern communications systems.
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The study provides insight into practices in both the formal and informal economies, taking into account the prevalence of informal economies across most of the continent. The study also captures initiatives undertaken by some companies in the agriculture and telecommunications sectors to protect children’s rights.