October 2012 - International Initiative to End Child Labor

By Umbrellus LLC

In Agriculture, child labor in agriculture, Child Labor News, Child workers, Children in the Fields, Front Page News, Hazardous Labor, Research Posted October 25, 2012

Philippines: Study reveals 24% of workers in oil palm plantations are children – CTUHR

In time with the celebration of Children’s month, The Center for Trade Union and Human Rights presented to the public yesterday October 4, the findings of its research on child labor in oil palm [...]

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In Child Labor News, child soldiers Posted October 25, 2012

Burundi: Substantial attention and resources on integration of child soldiers but rigorous evaluations are rare – BioMed Central

Substantial attention and resources are aimed at the reintegration of child soldiers, yet rigorous evaluations are rare.www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/905?utm...utm...

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In Child Labor News, U.S. News Posted October 25, 2012

USA-PA: A children’s treasury of end-of-session bill signings, including repeal and replace child labor law – MorningCall.com

House Bill 1548 – Regulates child labor, repealing and replacing the former Child Labor Law in its entirety. House Bill 1616 – Amends Title 15 (Corporations and Unincorporated Associations) [...]

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In Child Labor News, Human Trafficking Posted October 25, 2012

Medellin girls used as ‘sexual merchandise.’

Child trafficking and sexual exploitation is spiraling out of control in Colombia's second-biggest city Medellin with young girls being used as “sexual merchandise”, according to a local [...]