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Books 5 years ago

Best-selling novel exposes life of child slaves in Nigeria

Writer Abi Dare grew up in a part of Lagos, Nigeria where most families, including hers, had maids as young as eight years old who worked all day, were often beaten and did not go to school.

People 6 years ago

George Clooney 'saddened' over Nespresso link to child labor in Guatemala

Oscar-winning actor George Clooney has said that he is “surprised and saddened” after an investigation revealed child labor at Guatemalan coffee farms linked to the Nespresso coffee he advertises.

Opinion 6 years ago

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Child labor: Work on dreams, not in fields!

Not only are child workers deprived of an education, when they enter the labor market as adults, they find it more difficult to find jobs and when they do, they would most likely be in low paying jobs.

National 9 years ago

Manpower ministry vows to reduce child labor

The Manpower Ministry hopes to liberate 82,000 child workers working in companies throughout Indonesia over the next five years by collaborating with the Culture and Education Ministry and the Religious Affairs Ministry.

Opinion 9 years ago

Govt neglects child smokers, labor in tobacco industry

A study by the University of Jember in East Java last year revealed that cotinine ( metabolite of nicotine in the body ) level in tobacco farming workers in Jember is much too high at 16.7 ng/ml — compared to the normal level of below 2ng/ml.

National 9 years ago

Tobacco industry benefitting from child labor: Human Rights Watch

Thousands of children in Indonesia are being exposed to hazardous conditions on tobacco farms where they work as laborers, according to a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) released on Wednesday, calling for the government to better protect minors.

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