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the positive impacts and minimize negative impacts on children. In doing so, the Principles help to elaborate both expectations of, and opportunities for business, in relation to children who are frequently and often overlooked as stakeholders of business.
All businesses should:
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Meet their responsibility to respect children's rights and commit to supporting the human rights of children
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Contribute to the elimination of child labour, including in all business activities and business relationships
Provide decent work for young workers, parents and caregivers
Ensure the protection and safety of children in all business activities and facilities
Ensure that products and services are safe, and seek to support children's rights through them
Use marketing and advertising that respect and support children's rights
Respect and support children's rights in relation to the environment and to land acquisition and use
Respect and support children's rights in security arrangements
Help protect children affected by emergencies
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Reinforce community and government efforts to protect and fulfil children's rights
The Principles encourage business to implement core actions by considering the impact on children of all their activities and their relationships related to the workplace, marketplace, community and the environment.
Y Principle 1 - Principle 1 is about how companies can integrate children's rights into core business strategy and operations; and the business case for considering children. It outlines three core actions to be taken to achieve the corporate responsibility to respect children's rights - policy commitments, due diligence measures and remediation. It also encourages all businesses to go beyond respect for children's rights to the next steps of supporting and promoting children's rights.
These actions are based on four basic principles of children's rights-survival and development; concern for their best interests; participation and freedom of expression; and equal treatment regardless of their status such as race, gender or disability. The remaining
Y Principle 2, 3 and 4 (child rights in the workplace) - including issues of child labour, young workers, supporting parents and caregivers, as well as child protection and safety.
