Umbrellus LLC, Author at International Initiative to End Child Labor

In Child Labor News, Human Trafficking Posted May 9, 2012

Swaizland: A source of sex trafficking – Swazi Observer

“As a result of the government's establishment of a trafficking-specific hotline in June 2010, law enforcement authorities investigated seven suspected child trafficking cases based on tips [...]

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In Agriculture, child labor, child labor in agriculture, Child Labor News, Children in the Fields, Hazardous Labor, U.S. News Posted May 8, 2012

USA: Pitting Child Safety Against the Family Farm – New York Times Opinion Page

Pitting Child Safety Against the Family Farm – New York Time Opinion Page Last month, a proposal by the United States Department of Labor to prevent children under age 16 from working in [...]

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In Child labor in apparel industry, Child labor in manufacturing, Child Labor News, Child labor textile manufacturing, Child sweatshops, Corporate Social Responsibility, Hazardous Labor, worst forms child labor Posted May 8, 2012

India: Indian apparel manufacturers to take legal compliance seriously to change use of child laborers – Economic Times

Indian apparel manufacturers to take legal compliance seriously to change ...Economic Times India, which is known as the child labor capital of the world, has been blacklisted for the third [...]

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In Child Labor News, child soldiers Posted May 8, 2012

Mali: Tuareg Rebels in Mali Using Child Soldiers – HRW

A report released by non-governmental organization Human Rights Watch titled “Mali-War Crimes by Northern Rebels” highlights how Mali rebels have been accused of using child soldiers within their [...]