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U.S. Senate bill aims to bar child labor violators from some federal contracts
April 27, 2023

U.S. Senate bill aims to bar child labor violators from some federal contracts

April 25 (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic Senator Cory Booker will introduce legislation Tuesday that aims to deter child labor at …

April 27, 2023

My ancestors profited from slavery. Here’s how I am starting to atone for that

Image: ‘Guyana, once one of the richest of the British sugar colonies, is now among the poorest countries in the …

April 27, 2023

‘I Expected to Work in an Office:’ Engineers Recruited by Carmakers End Up on the Assembly Line

Image: The US Southeast and Georgia are experiencing a surge in investment in electric vehicle manufacturing. Photographer: Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg Mexican …

April 27, 2023

Behind the Sweetness of Italy’s Kiwi Fruit Lie the Trafficking and Exploitation of Indian Workers

Jalandhar (India) and Latina (Italy): In October 2022, when Kamaljit Singh and Joginder Singh found work at a kiwi farm in Italy’s …

April 26, 2023

Malaysia probes cases of migrant workers left jobless, without passports

Migrant workers gather at the compound of their dormitory for a document check, during a joint operation by the Department …

Fast-fashion outlets may be skirting Uyghur slave labor laws
April 26, 2023

Fast-fashion outlets may be skirting Uyghur slave labor laws

Global fashion websites such as Shein may be selling clothes made by Uyghur slaves directly to American consumers by exploiting …

April 26, 2023

South Asia home to world’s highest number of child brides, says new UN study

South Asia is home to the highest number of child brides in the world due to increased financial pressure and …

April 25, 2023

20 years ago Jo was groomed by a county lines gang. It horrifies her that it is still happening today

He was the guy all guys wanted to be, and the guy all the girls wanted to be with. I …

April 25, 2023

After Rana Plaza: How has safety improved for garment workers?

The collapse of the Rana Plaza building in the outskirts of Dhaka on 24 April 2013 resulted in the deaths …

In the Sundarban, climate change has an unlikely effect — on child sex-trafficking
April 24, 2023

In the Sundarban, climate change has an unlikely effect — on child sex-trafficking

Multiple UN agencies such as UNICEF and the UN Development Programme have warned that climate change will increase exploitation of …