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 [...]
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 [...]
Sensational announcements of the police breaking up child-trafficking rings in China seem to come with distressing regularity now. The latest sting operation, proclaimed on Christmas Eve, led to [...]
From IIECL’s Board and Staff, we send you best wishes for peace and happiness to one and all. (To see greeting, click on “peace and happiness”. Thank you for your past support [...]
America’s history of curbing child labor in the 20th century points the way to a solution for a rising global problem.
H&M may have pledged not to “knowingly” use Uzbek cotton in its clothes, but labor-rights campaigners say the Swedish apparel giant isn't doing enough to support an end to state-sponsored [...]
Kayonza District has been singled out as a heaven of sorts for business mal-practices that involve among other issues using under-aged children for often-times hard labor. This was revealed by [...]
According to AG Coakley, the fines resulted from a complaint filed in September 2011 alleging child labor violations at one of MHC';s Burger King [...]
