November 22nd, 2014: They are far too young to legally purchase cigarettes, yet children as young as 7 are being permitted to work in American tobacco fields and to be exposed to acute nicotine poisoning
August 1st, 2014: It is estimated that around 1 million children work in mines throughout the world.
June 19th, 2014: Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) delivered this speech on the Senate floor
April 23rd, 2014: A few weeks ago a request for internal documents from the chocolate giant Hershey’s Co moved forward, with a judge ruling that the company will have to share confidential information with its shareholders
April 18th, 2014: With Easter nearly upon us, consumers will be purchasing a lot of candy over the next several days
Free2Work: This phone app lets you browse companies and how they scored on labor policies, as well as get updates from activists and check out videos and photos from the field. delivers product ratings as you shop. Products receive a letter grade that any school child can understand (A through F) that is based on their protocols to eliminate forced labor and child slavery in the production of their products. aVOID: This is a browser plug-in* that screens your online shopping for products associated with the exploitation of children. It works with all major online shops (including Amazon, although I found results were inconsistent) by replacing the search results for companies linked to child-labor issues (American Apparel, it turns out) with a hand icon indicating “stop”. The app uses data from the Active Against Child Labour campaign to rank manufacturers according to their child labor violations and commitment to avoid child labor. For more info, click here*. Kid Rescue: This non-profit app encourages people to document illegal child labor by taking “geo-tagged” photographs that prove its existence. Once the information is sent, a database will be created, which can only be accessed by social workers linked to Fundación Telefónica. For more info, click here*. Yo digo: Aquí Estoy Whenever users see a child working they can take a picture with […]
September 10th, 2013: The International Labour Organization estimates that 15.5 million children around the world are involved in domestic work in a home other than their own.
August 27th, 2013: Niger’s Tahoua region has a history of enslavement dating back to the early 18th-century arrival of the Touaregs, who brought slavery-like practices with them
August 19th, 2013: International travel allows you to experience different cultures, but vacations that are meant to be carefree and fun pose some threats as well
July 31st, 2013: For a small sum of money, James Kofi Annan’s father handed him over to a child trafficker when he was just six years old
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