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Conflict and Economic Downturn Cause Global Increase in Reported Child Labor Violations- 40% of Countries now rated ‘extreme risk’ by Maplecroft
Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and Philippines expose companies to high levels of supply chain risk An annual study by risk analysis firm Maplecroft has revealed that 76 countries now pose ‘extreme’ child labour complicity risks for companies operating worldwide, due to worsening global security and the economic downturn. This constitutes an increase of more than [...]
Disney Factory Faces Probe into Sweatshop Suicide Claims
guardian.co.uk Human rights campaigners say Chinese factories using children as young as 14 and that workers forced to do overtime A Sturdy Products’ employee works to fulfill orders, for ranges that include Disney merchandise. But a monitoring group claims that workers’ rights are often abused Disney’s best-selling Cars toys are being made in a factory [...]
Apple Report Reveals Child Labor Increase
Tania Branigan in Beijing Apple’s annual report says 91 children worked at its suppliers in 2010, and 137 workers were poisoned by n-hexane Apple said it had strengthened its checks on age because of concerns about falsification. Apple found more than 91 children working at its suppliers last year, nine times as many as the [...]
A dozen nations added to U.S. Government child, forced labor list (AP)
WASHINGTON — The Labor Department is adding a dozen countries to the list of nations that use child labor or forced labor, as officials warn the global economic crisis could cause an upswing in the exploitation of children and other workers. From coffee grown in El Salvador to sapphires mined in Madagascar, the agency’s latest [...]
World Cup Profits Bypass Asian Soccer-Ball Stitchers
By James Rupert June 9 (Bloomberg) — Asian workers who stitch nearly all the world’s soccer balls have seen little improvement in lives dominated by poverty, a report said days before the start of the World Cup, which promises sports gear companies a sales bonanza. Thirteen years after companies such as Germany’s Adidas AG and [...]
