Corporations and Child Labor

Seven Child Labor Best Practices for Employers from U.S. DOL

From the U.S. Department of Labor…. Train Management Train supervisors and managers on child

Fri Apr 26 2024

“Oakland Popeyes operator to pay huge sum to feds after allegedly hiring kids as young as 13”

To view “Oakland Popeyes operator to pay huge sum to feds after allegedly hiring kids as

Thu Feb 8 2024

The New York Times Magazine tells the riveting story of 14-year-old poultry worker Marcos and the traumatic injury he suffered

Marcos was maimed while working the overnight cleaning shift at a Perdue slaughterhouse in rural

Tue Oct 10 2023

Opinion: Revisiting American Exceptionalism in LIght of Child Labor Scandals

CLC-member Shawn MacDonald, CEO of Verité, exams current U.S. child labor scandals against the

Fri Aug 18 2023

How a small financial transaction tax might be used to help us end child slavery and the worst forms of child labor in the next nine years

By Reid Maki The UN has set a very ambitious goal—one of the sustainable development goals

Wed Nov 2 2016

What Will 2014 Hold for Those Trying to Reduce Child Labor and Forced Labor in Uzbekistan’s Cotton Harvest?

For several years, the Child Labor Coalition (CLC), which the National Consumers League co-chairs

Tue Feb 4 2014

National Consumers League Expresses Concern over New Apple Inc. Child Labor Revelations

Apple Inc. announced today that its internal audits had found more than 106 underage employees at

Tue Jan 29 2013

The Real Cost of Cheap Goods is High: The Scary Truth Behind Some Christmas Ornaments

With the holidays upon us, many American look forward to trimming their Christmas tree and spending

Fri Dec 21 2012

Number of Companies Pledging to Avoid Uzbek Cotton Zooms Past 100

The Cotton Campaign recently passed an important milestone in the fight to protect children in

Thu Dec 20 2012

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