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On the 5th of September, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor released significant updates aimed at tackling child labor and forced labor...
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Child labor is a complex issue, in the mining sector in developing countries with a poor or non-existent social safety net we sadly see...
A few days ago I already posted an article linked to Brazil "Human rights or enough food? ..." and now again Brazil is being mentioned....
Last month on "World Day Against Child Labour" the ILO stated that 160 million children are still engaged in child labour. That is almost...
A recent study from the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) shows that a) child labour is still one of the biggest issues in the supply...
After five attempts in as many years, Canada’s Parliament passed a human rights and supply chain transparency law, formerly Bill S-211,...
For everyone who thinks “Child Labor” is just something that happens in China, it’s right here folks, along with debt bondage. Such a sad...
The chocolate industry has long been in the news for their working conditions on the cocoa farms. Unfortunately, they have a reputation...
Since 2002, the 12th of June (today) is known as the World Day Against Child Labor. The International Labour Organization (ILO) launched...
The US Department of Labor Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) has just launched it's ninth edition of the List of Goods...
Verisk Maplecroft has released their Human Rights Outlook of 2020 and it is always a worthy read. This year, I have learned an incredible...
This article from Bloomberg points out the increase that is seen in child labor cases due to COVID-19 after many years of gradual decline...
I wouldn't. If I knew that the product I was buying, involved child labour at any point in the supply chain...I would not buy it. The...