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

veronica.rubio@bsci-intl.org

Tel: + 32 (0) 2 741 64 73

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