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By Umbrellus LLC

In Agriculture, child labor, child labor in agriculture, Child Labor News, Child workers, Children in the Fields, Cocoa + Chocolate Production, Corporate Social Responsibility, Hazardous Labor Posted April 26, 2012

USA: Hershey Announces GPS Project to Map Cocoa Farms in Ghana – Wall Street Journal

HERSHEY, Pa., Apr 26, 2012 — The Hershey Company today announced an innovative program to use GPS mapping to provide precise measurements of farm acreage as part of the “HERSHEY LEARN [...]

By Umbrellus LLC

In Agriculture, child labor in agriculture, Child labor in cotton, Child Labor News, Children in the Fields, Forced Labor Posted April 26, 2012

Uzbekistan: End Forced, Child Labor in Cotton Fields – AlertNet

(Washington, DC) – Uzbekistan – End Forced, Child Labor in Cotton Fields AlertNet US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton should urge the Uzbek government to take immediate steps to end [...]

By Umbrellus LLC

In child labor in agriculture, Child Labor News, Children in the Fields, U.S. News Posted April 20, 2012

USA: Press Conference Highlights Need to Save Children’s Lives on US Farms – Child Labor Coalition

Washington, DC – April 19, 2012 The Child Labor Coalition (CLC) held a press conference to dispel some of the misinformation surrounding the Department of Labor’s recently proposed safety [...]

By Umbrellus LLC

In Agriculture, child labor in agriculture, Child Labor News, Child migration for employment, Children in the Fields Posted April 18, 2012

USA: Plight of Child Migrant Workers Explored – U Conn

This week’s film, “La Cosecha,” or “The Harvest,” explored the lives of three child migrant workers in the United States. The film took place over the span of a year, following three families as [...]