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BSCI 2.0: No Child Labour and Special
Protection for Young workers
April 2015 Veronica RUBIO –20 April 2015
Webcast BSCI 2.0 series
WEBCAST TOPIC DATE START TIME AND LINKS
Overview of Changes + Decent Working Hours
10/02/2015 10h00 AM CET
PPT downloaded here
Fair Remuneration 25/02/201510h00 AM CET
( 30 minutes + 30 Q&A)
No Precarious Employment 9/03/201510h00 AM CET
( 30 minutes + 30 Q&A)
Ethical business behaviour 23/03/201510h00 AM CET
( 30 minutes + 30 Q&A)
Webcast BSCI 2.0 series
WEBCAST TOPIC DATE START TIME AND LINKS
Workers Involvement and Grievance Mechanisms for
Producers8/04/2015
10h00 AM CET
( 30 minutes + 30 Q&A)
No Child Labour and Special Protection for Young Workers
20/04/2015 10h00 AM CET
( 30 minutes + 30 Q&A)
Zero Tolerance Protocol04/05/2015 10h00 AM CET
( 30 minutes + 30 Q&A)
Assessing Social Audits from other systems
18/05/2015 10h00 AM CET
( 30 minutes + 30 Q&A)
http://www.bsci-intl.org/members/empowering-material
Learning Objectives
• What does Child Labour mean?
• What does special protection to young workers mean?
• How are those two performance area verified?
• How do BSCI Participants benefit from BSCI 2.0?
Recap from the previous webcasts
– Two major external events
triggered the change towards
BSCI 2.0
– The changes are reflected in the
new audit approach
The overall rating
RATING
A Outstanding
B Good
C Acceptable
D Insufficient
E Unacceptable
Zero Tolerance
• Child Labour
• Bonded Labour and
Inhumane Treatment
• Occupational Health and
Safety (imminent and
significant threat)
• Unethical behaviour
They trigger the BSCI Zero Tolerance Protocol
No Child
Labour
If we look at Performance Area 8
- It does not engage in illegal child labour- Directly or indirectly
- Prevention- Age verification
- Policies and procedure
- Remediation- Adequate
- Stepwise approach
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Child Labour = work is …
– Done by a person below 15 years old (or 14 years old in Least Developed Countries)
– Mentally, physically, socially and/or morally dangerous
– Harmful for children
– Interferes with their schooling
– Not “light work”
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Light work
• Helping their parents around home
• Assisting family business
• Earning pocket money outside school hours
– Child is at least 13 years old (or 12 years old in Least Developing countries)
– Child is supervised by parents or guardian who ensures the tasks are not harmful for the him or her.
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In a nutshell
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Child Labour
Light Work
Special Protection
Below 15 years old
Above 13 years old
Between 16 to 18 years old
Controversial Law in Bolivia
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yZc2xw1xR4
– It allows 10 years old to do “light work”
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Inconsistent Law in China
• Compulsory Education can be finished at age 15.
• Child cannot work before becoming 16 years old
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How does BSCI 2.0 address these issues?
No Child Labour
Documentary evidenceInterviews
What does the law say?
Effectiveness
Coherency
o Risk assessment
o Policies and procedures
o Awareness raising
o Training to relevant staff
o Age verification process
o Remedial procedures for
adequate removal
o Seasonal workers
o Part time workers
o Piece-rate workers
o In a probationary
period
o Hired through
agencies
Zero Tolerance must be
• Flagrant at the time of the audit
• Factual and proven
– All other findings must be:
• Reported under Performance Area 8 or
• Reported under confidential comments
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…As a BSCI Participant
What can I do If Children are found to be working in my
supply chain?
Use your practical wisdom…
• Is it an incidental case or a systematic problem?
• What are the alternatives for the children to be removed?
• Am I able to compensate financially and closely follow up?
• Do I have access to local institutions that can support my
supplier?
• What are other BSCI participants doing? How can I use our
leverage?
Special
Protection for
Young Workers
Special Protection for Young Workers
• No work at night (between midnight and 5 am)
• No more than 10 hours in a day (combined work, education, travelling)
• OHS risk assessment includes young workers
• OHS specific training
• Grievance Mechanism specific training
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Good overview of all young workers
• Template 7: Young Workers Data
• Documented training for Young Workers
• Accident records, contracts…
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QUESTIONS
Thank you!Thank you!
Veronica Rubio
BSCI Senior Manager Strategic Issues
Tel: + 32 (0) 2 741 64 73
NEW BSCI Code of conduct:
