Addressing Children’s Rights in the Garment and Footwear Supply Chain
A compendium of company and industry examples
Highlights
It is estimated that more than 100 million children are affected in the garment and footwear supply chain globally – as workers, children of working parents and community members near farms and factories. The examples in this compendium highlight business and industry approaches to integrate children’s rights into responsible sourcing efforts. With each case study, the report explores challenges and links to children’s rights, the approaches or strategies taken to address these challenges, and the impacts or lessons learned.
The report concludes the network on children’s rights in the garment and footwear sector, which was established by UNICEF and Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) in 2017 to promote business action to address children’s rights in the garment and footwear sector. Also developed as part of the network are the network summary report and a guidance tool on children’s rights integration.
