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l Encourage decent work opportunities for young workers above the legal minimum
age by promoting social protection, health information, education, vocational training
and livelihood development programmes.
l Provide decent working conditions for parents or caregivers. This includes the payment
of a living wage sufficient to meet a family’s basic needs, decent working hours,
maternity benefits and support to migrant and seasonal workers who do not live with
their children. Further, facilitate access to good-quality childcare, health care and
education for dependants.
l Ensure protection and safety of children in all business activities and facilities and
promote children’s rights in the local community. For example, become a proactive and
committed member of local initiatives and networks that support children’s rights in a
broad perspective. Develop a Child Protection Code of Conduct and ensure its implementation
in your supply chain. Inform travellers of how they can respect children’s
rights before, during and after travel.
l Ensure that children’s rights are respected when planning tourism area developments,
for example in land acquisitions, security arrangements and emergency preparedness.
Work closely with peers and partners in the local community to see that development has
a positive influence on children in surrounding communities.
Organizations offering volunteer opportunities
l Commit to the Children’s Rights and Business Principles.
l Ensure that a thorough selection procedure is in place when choosing volunteers, including
volunteer interviews, matching of competences and expectations, and checking
of references and criminal records. Prospective volunteers should be informed of the
requirement to adhere to the organization’s Code of Conduct or Child Protection Policy.
l Make respect for children’s rights a prerequisite when choosing projects. Follow up projects
regularly to verify that the organization and the volunteers are following the Code
of Conduct or Child Protection Policy. Keep in contact with local NGOs for updates on
the project and the general situation in the area. Do not send volunteers to orphanages to
work directly with children.
l Ensure that volunteers are making a sustainable contribution to the projects. This may
be achieved, for example, by sending fewer volunteers for longer periods of time.
l For more information see the International Ecotourism Society’s International Guidelines
on Voluntourism for Commerical Tour Operators: http://www.ecotourism.org/voluntourism-guidelines
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