Busia County, through the support of Action against Child Labour Project, has launched a code of conduct for the private sector with a view to preventing child labour.
Speaking during the official launch of the document, the Programme Manager Dennis Ratemo said that the purpose of the document was to encourage the private sector actors to comply with the national and county laws on child labour by ensuring that their operations and supply chains are free from exploitative practices. "If your supplier is using children to produce goods that they bring to you, then as a private sector, you need to detect that value chain and endeavor to stop that," he said.
Ratemo added that the document aimed at promoting awareness and accountability among the private sector actors by educating them on the harmful impacts of child labour and holding them accountable for adhering to ethical labour practices.
He further stated that the code of conduct also aimed at strengthening multi stakeholder collaboration by facilitating partnership among private sector actors, government entities, civil society organizations and communities so that they could collectively address the root causes of child labour.
