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Draft Resolution
Committee:
Human Rights Council
Signatories:
Angola Azerbaijan Canada Chile China Cuba Egypt
France Gabon Germany Ghana
India
Indonesia
Italy
Madagascar
Malaysia
Pakistan
Qatar
Republic
of
Korea
Saudi
Arabia
Slovakia Slovenia Switzerland Ukraine
United Kingdom Zambia
Human Rights Council,
Deeply
convinced
that
children
’
s
rights,
high
on
the
list
of
essential
human
rights
in
the
first
international human
rights agreement- the 1948 Universal Declaration
of Human Rights adopted
by the United
Nations General Assembly, should be guaranteed
globally to the largest extent,
Recognizing
the ultimate
importance of the Convention on the Rights of The
Child (1989), Worst
Forms of Child
Labor Convention (1999), and the reports A World
Fit for Children (2002) and The
End of
Child Labor-Within Reach (2006) and its role on
the eradication of child labor,
Urging
all countries to sign
and ratify the above mentioned conventions and
other instruments of
the framework to
prevent and abolish child labor,
Remembering
the paramount
contribution given by different cultures,
religions and civilizations to
the
establishment of the legal framework against Child
Labor and recognizing the need to interpret
these legal instruments based in such
diversity,
Taking
into
consideration
that
countries
have
different
economical,
social
and
cultural
backgrounds and such difference
influence policies and results in each state,
Aware
noting
also that universal education for children in a
community based approach is the main
form to achieve universal eradication
of child labor,
Welcoming
all regional
initiatives to improve the current situation of
children all around the world,
Bearing in mind
noting with
concern the deleterious effects of the recent
financial crisis on the
child labor
problem,
Fully
aware
that widespread poverty is the
main root of child labor,
To act under the guidance of United
Nations, as well as the basis of the Universal
Declaration of
human rights, minimum
age convention and the worst forms of child labor
convention, etc,
The
Adjustment of the Minimal Working Age
A.
Takes
into
consideration
that
countries
have
different
economical,
social,
and
cultural
backgrounds and may have different
standards more suitable for the problems in their
own territory, the signatories of this
working paper suggest that the resolution include
a
B.
C.
D.
E.
clause reminding the
paramount role of national response to child labor
and the respect
for states sovereignty;
Advocates
the
creation
of
specific
minimum
working
age
standards
instead
of
a
universal
one;
Proposes
to
divide
countries
in
different
categories
and
international
organizations
should play a more important role to
supervise the child labor issue world wide; And
the
Minimum Age Convention No;138 which
was adopted in 1973 should also be taken as
reference;
Decides
to
make
different
standards
accordingly
to
the
different
forms
of
child
labor;
For the worst forms
of child labor, as mentioned in the Convention
No;182, we should
set the age standard
as is the adult
’
s age
according to the nation
’
s
law; And then for the
less severe forms
such as manufacturing and farming, Fully believing
that the specific
ages various from
different countries and regions, standard cannot
only be the numbers,
however
there
is
a
common
sense
that
the
20
year
old
can
be
the
upper
limit;
And
combining
the
fact
that
the
children(
under
20
)
is
overburdened
by
the
heavy
work,
there will be a objective definition of
the child labor age;
Recommends
establishing the
definition formula :
the work is fit for
the child of the age
?
fact
age
?
the work is
do harm for the children’
s physical and
mental health
;
Financial Help
F.
Proclaims
that
widespread
poverty
is
the
main
root
of
child
labor
and
that
the
entire
world
faces one of its most intense economical crisis
that may affect millions of children,
the
signatories
recommended
that
the
resolution
should
include
clauses
that
draw
attention of countries and
international organizations to the current
crisis
’
impact on the
issue of child labor:
A.
express great
preoccupation at the negative impacts that the
restructuring of the world
economy
might have on fragile economies and as a
consequence the risk of worsening
the
child labor problem,
B.
recommend
that
the
most
developed
countries
reiterate
their
commitment
to
international
funds,
financial
aid
and
child
labor
abolition
projects
in
order
to
avoid
further deterioration
on the conditions of children all over the world,
especially on the
least developed
countries,
C.
further proclaim the necessity to
maintain worldwide awareness programs against
child
labor and the fundamental role
played by children's rights,
D.
calls
upon
all
states
to
turn
the
commitments
into
concrete
actions
,
gradually
and
effectively
eliminating
child
labor
that
jeopardize
the
children
physical
mental
and
spiritual health, their education;
7.
Insists
that
the
elimination
of
child
labor
can
’
t
be achieved
without
a
proper
financial
help
from
developed
countries,
the
signatories
propose
to
set
a
new
loan
section
called
“
CLEOL
”
(child labor
elimination-oriented loan):
A.
The function
of this section is to lend low-interest money to
the countries suffering child
labor,
B.
The fund
should be run under the management of UNICEF and
the supervision of UN
supervising
body;
The
money
comes
from
developed
countries
donated
by
a
certain
proportion of its
GDP annually,
C.
The
amount
of
money
one
country
can
borrow
from
this
loan
should
be
directed
connected with the
country
’
s child labor
elimination; What
’
s more, a
certain proportion
of the money one
country borrow should be invested on education
with the rest of the
money being used
by the country
’
s will,
D.
The
reduction
of
child
labor
of
a
country
will
be
measured
by
human
right
council
’
s
annual report;
8.
Decides
to
tackle poverty, and creating decent work for
adults;
9.
Recommends
to support the
Fund
children in poverty chances to
continue their education;
10.
Proclaims
that
strengthening
the
supervision
on
child
labour
using
of
the
multi-national
companies is
more than necessary:
A.
recommend
that
the
multi-national
cooperations
should
comply
to
the
domestic
laws
prudently,
B.
recommend
that
the
third
party
organisations
should
take
special
investigation
on
the
labour using status on
multi-national cooperations,
C.
recommend
governments
to
set
up
more
effective
and
harsh
laws
and
regulations
to
restrict the multi-national
cooperations to use child labour,
D.
recommend
to
provide
subsidies
and
tax
cutting
policies
for
the
cooperations
which
eradicate the child labour using in
their manufacture;
11.
Decides
to
establish
clear
stipulations
for
countries
giving
out
and
receiving
donations
or
programs stand by the comprehensive
funding system, which are:
A.
emphasize
countries giving their donations should have
promised on non-violations on
states
sovereignty and obey related laws in the
international society,
B.
emphasize countries receiving donations
are those insufficient in facilities and economy
and lacking of national law structures;
12.
Proclaims
the
entities of supervisions on use of donations go to
international organizations
rather than
local governments;
The
regulation of global trade and run of
multinational corporations
13.
Regards
the impact that
globalization combined with economic rationalist
policies have had on
child labor's
conditions, safety standards and basic rights, the
global union movement is calling for
additional
regulation
of
international
trading
laws
as
well
as
proper
supervision
on
run
of
multinational corporations, including
the following suggestions:
A.
set up the
rules of world trade overseen and enforced by the
World Trade Organization
(WTO) should
include some rules stipulating the banning of
child labor,
B.
prohibit trafficking or sale of girls
and women for sexual exploitation, sexual abuse or
even transplantation of organs which
inhumanly violate the basic rights of the victims
are forbidden and deserves strict
punishment,
C.
recommend organizations like ILO get
more data and statistics in those
“
hidden
” areas
such as domestic servants, on farms or
with home-based out-workers on child labors,
D.
suggest
media
be
given
more
inspective
and
supervisory
legitimacy
to
do
its
job
in
revealing situations on trafficking,
sexual exploitation and other illicit use of child
labor
which also can stimulate related
departments to solve them under such public
pressure,
E.
require that National laws or
regulations or the competent authority shall
prescribe the
registers or other
documents which shall be kept and made available
by the employer;
such
registers
or
documents
shall
contain
the
names
and
ages
or
dates
of
birth,
duly
certified wherever
possible, of persons whom he employs or who work
for him and who
are less than 18 years
of age,
F.
call
on campaigns on specific industries,
G.
recommend
accounting for the fact that it's hard to take on
the whole global economy,
so just work
industry by industry; People suffering in those
industries can unit to make
their
voice
heard
to
the
employers
of
MNCs
and
improve
working
conditions
or
payments;
Education
14.
Proclaims
that
improvement
in
the
educational
system,
such
as
universal
education
for
all
children,
has considerably diminished the child labor in
countries that adopted such policies, the
Human Rights Council should highly
encourage the adoption of such policies;
Education of parents:
A.
Recognizes
the
principle
that
both
parents
have
common
responsibilities
for
the
upbringing
and
development
of
the
child,
while
change
attitude
of
viewing
towards
gender;
B.
Requires
that
render
appropriate
assistance
to
parents
and
legal
guardians
in
the
performance
of
their
child-rearing
responsibilities
and
ensure
the
development
of
institutions, facilities and services
for the care of children;
C.
Requests
enhancement of parents’ specific
training that will provide the poor with some
working skills; In this way, the poor
country can create advanced methods of operation,
deploying
human
resources
in
a
reasonable
way,
setting
up
efficient
organization
and
enhancing
management
of
work
force
of
fixed
number
and
therefore
production
efficiency of work force is increased;
Education of
the young
15.
Recommends
that primary
education should be free, compulsory, well-
resourced, relevant and
nearby;
In
fact,
it
is
much
easier
to
monitor
school
attendance
than
to
inspect
factories
and
workshops;
16.
Reiterates
the right of
accessing the equal education should be guaranteed
for both boys and
girls;
17.
Encourages
the development
of different forms of secondary education,
including general and
vocational
education,
make
them
available
and
accessible
to
every
child,
and
take
appropriate
measures
such
as
the
introduction
of
free
education
and
offering
financial
assistance
in
case
of
need
18.
Calls
upon
setting up special funds for
education to be used mainly for assisting outlying
and
poverty-stricken
areas
and
areas
inhabited
by
minority
ethnic
groups
in
enforcing
compulsory
education there;
19.
Recommends
carrying out extensive social mobilization to play
the roles of non-governmental
organizations,
communities,
and
the
mass
media
under
the
guidance
of
UN
and
UNICEF
to
improve the education and medical
training standard;
20.
Advocates
exchange
programs
on
technology
and
social
science
between
developed
and
developing
countries,
which
can
not
only
give
the
children
in
poor
countries
more
and
better
opportunities
to
gain
knowledge
and
training
skills
but
also
urge
great
power
to
send
more
volunteers and technology in the poor
areas;