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 # Georg Kell Urges Companies to Improve Support of Children's Rights in Guardian Op-ed

 


 

 Apr 18, 2013 12:00 PM ET

 [Child labour will end only if businesses respect children's rights](http://www.guardian.co.uk/sustainable-business/child-labour-businesses-childrens-rights)

In an op-ed in The Guardian, UN Global Compact Executive Director Georg Kell calls for companies to help end child labour, which is a key theme of the Children's Rights and Business Principles: *Child labour will end only if businesses respect children's rights*.

****Read the [full article](http://www.guardian.co.uk/sustainable-business/child-labour-businesses-childrens-rights) in the The Guardian.****

**About The United Nations Global Compact**

Launched in 2000, the United Nations Global Compact is both a policy platform and a practical framework for companies that are committed to sustainability and responsible business practices. As a multi-stakeholder leadership initiative, it seeks to align business operations and strategies with ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption and to catalyze actions in support of broader UN goals. With more than 7,000 corporate signatories in over 135 countries, it is the world’s largest voluntary corporate sustainability initiative.[www.unglobalcompact.org](http://www.unglobalcompact.org/)



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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