their shift. Workers should not be forced to live or remain in a particular area, e.g. in poor accommodation. Businesses should not require workers to make "deposits" or lodge financial guarantees. 3.2.3. Child Labour According to the ILO, “child labour is a violation of fundamental human rights and has been shown to hinder children's development, potentially leading to lifelong physical or psychological damage. Evidence points to a strong link between household poverty and child labour, and child labour perpetuates poverty across generations by keeping children of the poor out of school and limiting their prospects for upward social mobility.” 3.2.3.1. International standards 3.2.3.1.1. International law Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (ILO Convention No. 138) Article 2: (3). The minimum age [for admission to employment or work] shall not be less than the age of completion of compulsory schooling and, in any case, shall not be less than 15 years. (4). Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 3 of this Article, a Member whose economy and educational facilities are insufficiently developed may, after consultation with the organisations of employers and workers concerned, where such exist, initially specify a minimum age of 14 years. Article 3: (1). The minimum age for admission to any type of employment or work which by its nature or the circumstances in which it is carried out is likely to jeopardise the health, safety or morals of young persons shall not be less than 18 years. Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (ILO Convention No. 182) Article 1: Each Member which ratifies this Convention shall take immediate and effective measures to secure the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labour as a matter of urgency. Article 2: For the purposes of this Convention, the term child shall apply to all persons under the age of 18.
rule of confidentiality consistent with the performance of their duties and the principles in this code. 5.13. Workers may not their privacy rights. Global Network Initiative The Initiative (please see Annex) aims at encouraging the protection of freedom of expression and privacy in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector. Global Network Initiative - Participating companies will employ protections with respect to personal information in all countries where they operate in order to protect the privacy rights of users. - Participating companies will respect and protect the privacy rights of users when confronted with government demands, laws or regulations that compromise privacy in a manner inconsistent with internationally recognised laws and standards. 3.3.2. Domestic standards Protection from Harassment Act 1997 The Protection from Harassment Act 1997 is designed to protect individuals from harassment and similar conduct. It makes it an offence to carry out a course of conduct that causes harassment, including in the workplace. It does not define harassment, although it makes clear that alarming a person or causing a person distress may constitute harassment. It also creates an offence of putting people in fear of violence being used against them. The Act would include situations where one employee, in the scope of his or her employment, harasses another employee. In such cases the employer will be held vicariously liable for that harassment if a sufficiently clear link can be established between the work and the harassment that allegedly occurred. Data Protection Act (1998) The Data Protection Act (DPA) governs the use of personal information by businesses and organisations. The Act defines eight data protection principles and establishes a number of legal obligations to protect information and the right to privacy of the employees. The DPA sets up a regime to regulate