Umbrellus LLC, Author at International Initiative to End Child Labor

In Activities and Programs Posted January 3, 2013

Reducing Child Labor Toolkit

US Dept of Labor releases toolkit to help businesses combat child and forced labor in global supply chains: The International Labor Organization (ILO) estimates that there are 215 million [...]

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In Child Labor News Posted January 3, 2013

Businesses Get New Toolkit to Help Fight Forced Labor

A new free toolkit developed by the U.S. Department of Labor will help companies around the world avoid using child labor and forced labor in their supply chains. (How can companies avoid using [...]

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In Agriculture, child labor in agriculture, Child Labor News, Children in the Fields, worst forms child labor Posted January 2, 2013

USA: Guidance on Hiring Youth on the Farm: Child Labor Regulations in Agriculture – Iowa State University

Contributed by Melissa O'Rourke, B.S., M.A., J.D. Farm; Agribusiness Management Specialist, Iowa State University Extension & Outreach, morourke@iastate.edu. The need for continued vigilance [...]

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In Child Labor News, child soldiers Posted December 26, 2012

Columbia: High Court rules assets of Chiquita distributed to families of children recruited by paramilitary – UPI

BOGOTA, Dec. 25 (UPI) Columbia's Supreme Court ruled assets of Chiquita Brand International should be distributed to families of children recruited by paramilitary security groups. The ruling [...]