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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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

Netherlands: Charles Taylor convicted in ‘blood diamond’ and child soldier trial – the Journal.ie

FORMER LIBERIAN PRESIDENT Charles Taylor has been convicted by a Hague court of war crimes and crimes against the humanity including the recruitment and deployment of child soldiers. He is the [...]

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In Child Labor News, Human Trafficking Posted April 25, 2012

Global: UN bodies pledge to stamp out human trafficking in tourism – Global Travel Industry News

VIENNA, Austria - Taking a firm stand against human trafficking, especially child trafficking, in the tourism sector, the heads of two United Nations bodies today pledged to stamp out this hidden [...]