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Some businesses have started to respect child rights

Pankaj Karmakar
FOLLOWING massive campaign of different rights bodies and government directives, a number of trade bodies are now running their businesses respecting and supporting children's rights.
As a result of their rapid physical and psychological development, children have survival and development needs that differ from those of adults, they think.
All societal actors, including business bodies, must comply with national laws and respect international standards on children's rights, they viewed.
Talking to The Daily Star, Rahimafrooz CSR (corporate social responsibility) Manager Junayed Masrur, said they fully comply with all the national laws and international standards on children's rights in running their business.
"We fully follow the labour laws and regulations of ILO (International Labour Organisation) in running our business. We never do anything that violates children's rights," he said.
"We have strong business principle to protect, promote and respect children's rights. We are committed to protect the best interest of children, promote their survival, growth and well-being," he maintained.
"We strictly avoid child labour in each of our factories, outlets and other trading houses. The percentage of child labour in our business group is completely zero. If any one wishes to investigate this we will surely welcome," he said.
Apart from refraining from appointing child labour, Rahimafrooz also conducts different sorts of campaigns against child labour.
"We try’ to make people aware about the adverse effect of child labour. We launch different campaign programmes in the communities located adjacent to our factories in Savar," he said.
In case of emergency, the company lays top most priority on protecting children and women as children are more marginalized and vulnerable compared to adults.
Rahimafrooz never publicises any advertisement and campaign that violates or threatens human rights. While developing advertisements, marketing strategies or promotional materials of the company, it always keeps in mind children’s rights, he claimed
Apart from business policies, Rahimafrooz runs two projects for
” We try to make people aware about the adverse effect of child labour. We launch different campaign programmes in the communities. ”
supporting marginalized and underprivileged children.
The company runs Rural Services Foundation (RSF) Model School and College where poor and marginalized children can have the opportunity for education from Class I to Class XII.
The RSF school and college, located in Bogra, currently provides education, accommodation and medical facilities for around 170 children coming from marginalized families hit by hardcore poverty of different Monga-affected areas of the coun-try's northern region.
Another project located in Dhaka titled 'Dhaka Project' provides education and medical facilities to around
550 underprivileged children, who reside in slums, informed Junayed, the CSR manager.
These projects will help the children to have quality education and to improve their standard of life as they the future of the country, he said.
Talking to The Daily Star, former president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) Annisul Huq said, "Not only his company but also most companies with good standards always feel concerned about protecting child rights in running their businesses."
"Particularly in my company, if anyone tries to appoint any child labour, he or she will surely loose the job," said Huq, also the chairman of Mohammadi Group.
"It is my strict order not to appoint any child labour because the major tool of child rights violation is child labour," he viewed.
"We have adopted our business policy in compliance with the national and international laws for protecting child rights," he said.
He also felt that corporate business should be formulated in such way so that the child rights are fully protected and respected.