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By Umbrellus LLC

In Agriculture, Child labor in apparel industry, Child labor in cotton, Child Labor News, Children in the Fields, Corporate Social Responsibility, Social Responsibility Posted December 21, 2012

Uzbekistan: H&M Sourcing Child-Picked Uzbek Cotton, Claims Anti-Slavery Group – Ecouterre

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 [...]

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 [...]

By Umbrellus LLC

In Agriculture, Child Labor News, Children in the Fields, Cocoa + Chocolate Production Posted October 12, 2012

USA-NY: Investors Applaud Hershey’s Vow To Source 100% Certified Cocoa By 2020 – Sacramento Bee

NEW YORK, Oct. 11, 2012 -- Move to certify entire product line seen as significant step to eradicate trafficking and forced child labor on cocoa farms and plantations. NEW YORK ... Said Chris [...]

By Umbrellus LLC

In Agriculture, child labor, child labor in agriculture, Child Labor News, Children in the Fields, Cocoa + Chocolate Production, Corporate Social Responsibility, Social Responsibility Posted October 11, 2012

USA: Investors Applaud Hershey’s Vow To Source 100% Certified Cocoa By 2020 – PRNewswire

NEW YORK, Oct. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Move to certify entire product line seen as significant step to eradicate trafficking and forced child labor on cocoa farms and plantations. [...]

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The International Initiative on Exploitative Child Labor (IIECL), also commonly known as the International Initiative to End Child Labor, is a US-based, not-for-profit [US IRS approved 501 (c) (3)] organization, incorporated in 1999. We conduct and/or provides education, training, technical assistance, capacity building, research, social accountability auditing, resources, and evaluation services to public and private institutions and agencies, non-governmental organizations, and international programmatic institutions that seek to eliminate the worst forms of child labor in the United States and around the world.

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