Spain

Guiding Principle 1

“Spain is party to all of the main treaties on human rights and, specifically, to the following:

  • The Convention on the Rights of the Child and its three Optional Protocols.”

“Spain has also ratified the eight fundamental Conventions of the International Labor Organization (ILO):

  • Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention. (No 182)”

Guiding Principle 2

Measure 3

“In particular, the Government will develop awareness-raising campaign on actions aimed to protect groups with greater risk of vulnerability. In this sense, and in collaboration with the Spanish and international organizations, the Government will disseminate the UNICEF document, Save the Children and the Global Compact “Children’s Rights and Business Principles” among the business sector and will specifically take into account General Comment No. 16 of 2013 of the Committee on the Rights of the Child.”

Measure 4

“The self-regulation codes will also be promoted, taking as an example relevant sector experiences, such as the Global Code of Ethics for Tourism of the World Tourism Organization (WTO) or the Code of Conduct for the protection of children and adolescents against sexual exploitation in the Tourism and Travel Industry, as well as the relevant labor conventions of the ILO.”