The Child Labor Platform (CLP) presented business practices for addressing child labor at the International Supply Management Congress in Amsterdam on 16 December 2011. They appear in the CLP report Business Practices and Lessons Learned on Addressing Child Labour.

The booklet is intended as a source of inspiration and practical information for managers and employees with responsibilities for addressing child labor within the company’s operations and supply chain. The report contains business practices and lessons learned. These build on the experiences of the companies participating in the CLP during its first year, following discussions informed by the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and its various components.

The CLP is an initiative hosted by the Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH) that strives to accelerate the eradication of child labor. The platform is a business network consisting of twenty-five multinational enterprises from four sectors (cocoa, cotton, textiles, mining, and tourism). Aidenvironment has supported the platform throughout the process. The CLP cooperates closely with the UN Global Compact, the International Labour Organisation (ILO).

For more information contact Marina d'Engelbronner-Kolff.