Netherlands

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Priorities

Support (financially) businesses, local authorities and multi stakeholder approach through FBK, ACCEL, WNCB
Support and raise awareness through activities and campaigns among businesses to child labour and forced labour in their supply chains.
Share practical tips/suggestions and innovative solutions to upscale efforts
Develop and implement voluntary and non-voluntary instruments by the government
Develop and implement plans involved to activate and support businesses and other stakeholders to tackle child labour and forced labour in their supply chains.
Prevent and combat labour exploitation as a result of labour migration at national level.

International Instruments

Area	Ilo Instrument	Status	Ratification date	CEACR comments
Child Labour	C138 Ratification of C138 - Minimum Age Convention (1973)	In Force	14 Sep 1976	2012 - Direct Request 2012 - Direct Request 2012 - Direct Request 2011 - Direct Request 2011 - Direct Request 2011 - Direct Request
Child Labour, Forced Labour, Human Trafficking, Modern Slavery	C182 Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention (1999)	In Force	14 Feb 2002	2012 - Direct Request 2012 - Direct Request 2012 - Direct Request 2011 - Direct Request 2011 - Direct Request 2011 - Direct Request
Child Labour, Modern Slavery	C029 Forced Labour Convention (1930)	In Force	31 Mar 1933	2018 - Direct Request 2018 - Direct Request 2018 - Direct Request 2016 - Direct Request 2016 - Direct Request 2016 - Direct Request
Forced Labour, Human Trafficking, Modern Slavery	P029 Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention (1930)	In Force	08 Aug 2017
Forced Labour, Modern Slavery	C105 Abolition of Forced Labour Convention (1957)	In Force	18 Feb 1959	2012 - Direct Request 2012 - Direct Request 2012 - Direct Request
Child Labour, Forced Labour, Human Trafficking, Modern Slavery	C181 Private Employment Agencies Convention (1997)	In Force	15 Sep 1999	2020 - Direct Request 2020 - Direct Request 2020 - Direct Request 2014 - Direct Request 2014 - Direct Request 2014 - Direct Request
Freedom of Association	C087 Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention (1948)	In Force	07 Mar 1950	2021 - Direct Request 2021 - Direct Request 2021 - Direct Request 2017 - Direct Request 2017 - Direct Request 2017 - Direct Request
Freedom of Association	C098 Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention (1949)	In Force	22 Dec 1993	2021 - Observation 2021 - Observation 2021 - Observation 2017 - Observation 2017 - Observation 2017 - Observation
Discrimination	C100 Equal Remuneration Convention (1951)	In Force	16 Jun 1971	2020 - Direct Request 2020 - Observation 2020 - Direct Request 2020 - Observation 2020 - Direct Request 2020 - Observation
Discrimination	C111 Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention (1958)	In Force	15 Mar 1973	2020 - Observation 2020 - Direct Request 2020 - Observation 2020 - Direct Request 2020 - Observation 2020 - Direct Request
Occupational Safety and Health	C155 Occupational Safety and Health Convention (1981)	In Force	22 May 1991	2022 - Direct Request 2022 - Direct Request 2022 - Direct Request 2015 - Direct Request 2015 - Direct Request 2015 - Direct Request

Area	UN Treaty	Signature date	Ratification date	Status
Child Labour	IV-11 Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989)	26 Jan 1990	6 Feb 1995 A	Acceptance
Child Labour	IV-11-c Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography (2000)	7 Sep 2000	23 Aug 2005
Forced Labour, Human Trafficking	PALERMO_PROTOCOL Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (2000)	12 Dec 2000	27 Jul 2005 A	Acceptance
Human Trafficking, Modern Slavery	XVIII-4 Ratification of the Supplementary Convention on the Abolition and of Slavery, the Slave Trade and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery (1956)	7 Sep 1956	3 Dec 1957

Milestones

2016

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.

2013

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.

2013

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.

2010

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.

2002

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