CASE STUDY
Child Labour in Colombia
In 2022, we have identified a risk of child labor indirectly linked to our trucking activities in Colombia, both in truck cleaning stations and in restaurants and roadside lodges where children may be employed. Then “Risks include handling hazardous substances and student dropout.
The first step, in 2023, was to identify the specific locations where child labor is occurring. Next, we have established joint work plans with trucking contractors to train truck drivers to make them aware of their human rights obligations and the problem of child labor and thus student dropout.
Together with the trucking contractors, we have approached local foundations that know the problem of child labor, as well as the communities.
The trucking contractors are evaluating with us a way to create their own charitable organization to address the problem and identify methods to reduce cases of child labor in the activities defined.
Additionally, we have promoted the development of an integral policy of Corporate Social Responsibility, Human Rights and Decent Work for the trucking contractors to support the development of activities aimed at minimizing cases of child labor across the identified modalities.