News & Events

New Report Grades Apparel Companies on Efforts to Combat Slavery

News from Free2Work and Not for Sale: We are pleased to announce the release of a report

Thu Nov 15 2012

Poultry processor House of Raeford to pay fine for child labor violations at Teachey, NC, plant following US Department of Labor investigation

U.S. Department of Labor Press Release/Wage and Hour Division [Oct. 16, 2012] TEACHEY, N.C. —

Mon Oct 29 2012

Raise the Bar, Hershey! Campaign Welcomes Hershey’s Announcement to Source 100% Certified Cocoa by 2020

[News from the Raise the Bar, Hershey! Campaign:] Coalition urges Hershey and all chocolate

Thu Oct 4 2012

Changes to USDOL’s List of Goods Produced by Child Labor by Country (2012)

Among the changes in this year’s 2012 update, the U.S. Department of Labor’s List of Good

Wed Sep 26 2012

Rwanda: Northern Province Records High Levels of Child Labor

By Bosco R. Asiimwe, 24 July 2012 [from AllAfrica.com] As the government moves to eliminate the use

Fri Sep 14 2012

Burma/Myanmar Releases 42 Child Soldiers, Vows to End Practice

September 05, 2012 [from Voice of America] The Burmese military has released 42 child soldiers from

Thu Sep 6 2012

Samsung to review 250 Chinese suppliers for labor violations

SEOUL | Tue Sep 4, 2012 4:28am IST (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co said on Monday it would

Tue Sep 4 2012

Nestle Audit Finds Child Labor Violations in Cocoa Supply

By Dermot Doherty and Stanley James – Jun 29, 2012 9:51 AM ET [from Bloomberg] Nestle SA

Fri Jun 29 2012

Kenya’s Somali Refugees: Overcoming Cultural Obstacles to Girls’ Education in Dadaab

11 April 2012 [from the AllAfrica Web site] Dadaab — A mix of cultural practices, such as early

Thu Apr 12 2012

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