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Realising the Pledge
Progress has been made in taking stock of each company’s situation and efforts to combat child labour in their tobacco-sourcing supply chains. In 2015 and 2018, members completed a self-assessment questionnaire to develop individual, time-bound actions plans to fill in any gaps.
These Self-Assessment Dashboards, which are based on the company self assessments, provide a baseline that members are using to develop action plans and show progress towards realising the ECLT Pledge of Commitment.
A self-assessment tool for businesses
This self-assessment tool provides a base for companies to examine their child labour policies and practices. adapted to both corporate and field contexts, the self assessment is based on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the ECLT Members’ Pledge of Commitment.
Latest news about the Pledge
01.04.2019 Progressively realising commitments against child labour
In 2018, the Members of the ECLT Pledge of Commitment completed a second self-assessment on the progress made in their supply chains in the fight against child labour.
23.11.2017 Ensuring rights and standards on farms
On 15th November 2017, Human Rights Watch (HRW) published an article highlighting the Sustainable Tobacco Program (STP), an industry-wide standard which, among other things, prohibits all children under 18 from handling green tobacco on farms.
09.12.2016 Baseline for Action against Child Labour in Tobacco-Growing - ECLT Pledge 2nd Anniversary!
Human Rights Day marks the 2nd anniversary of the signing of the ECLT Pledge of Commitment and Minimum Standards by 13 companies, which make up a significant portion of the tobacco-growing supply chain, as well as the International Tobacco Growers' Association and the ECLT Foundation.