State obligations regarding the impact of the business sector on children’s rights 2013, para. 13
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Article 2 of the Convention calls on States to respect and ensure rights to each child in their jurisdiction "without discrimination of any kind, irrespective of a child's or his or her parent's or legal guardian's race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national, ethnic or social origin, property, disability, birth or other status". States must ensure that all legislation, policies and programmes that deal with business issues are not intentionally or unintentionally discriminatory towards children in their content or implementation; for instance, those that address access to employment for parents or caregivers, or access to goods and services for children with disabilities.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Committee on the Rights of the Child
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Equality & Inclusion
Person(s) affected
Children
Families
Persons with disabilities
Year
2013
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
CRC General Comment No. 16, State obligations regarding the impact of the business sector on children’s rights (2013), para. 13.