Netherlands

First voluntary Sector Agreement on RBC launched; The Dutch tripartite Social-Economic Council (SER) recommended concluding multistakeholder sector agreements promoting international responsible business conduct (IRBC agreements) in so called high-RBC risk sectors. The first one to be concluded was the Dutch Agreement on Sustainable Garments and Textiles. In 2021, 11 sectors have concluded and started implementing international RBC agreements.

Adoption of first National Action Plan Business & Human Rights Focussing on the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights by the Netherlands. Five main points came out of the consultations with stakeholders: active role of government; policy coherence; clarifying due diligence; transparency and reporting; and scope for remedy. The NAP describes concrete actions that will be taken on these topics.

Presentation of the Action Plan RBC Policy of the government In this action plan, the Dutch government describes the added value of the government in RBC, and what activities it will undertake in the coming years. This focusses on: Doing a sector risk analysis, which shows high RBC risk sectors in the Netherlands; giving information of RBC; Stimulating transparency and stakeholder dialogue; and Promoting monitoring and compliance with OECD guidelines.

The Hague Global Child Labour Conference; Towards a world without child labour; mapping the Road to 2016 The second International Child Labour Conference 2010 in The Hague, brought together a diverse and representative array of actors involved in the fight against child labour. The conference concluded with the The Hague Roadmap for achieving the elimination of the worst forms of child labour by 2016 which included principles and actions for the different stakeholders.

Ratification ILO convention 182 ‘Worst forms of child labour’ (February 14), Ratification ILO convention no. 138 (Minimum Age) was ratified in 1976 (September 14).