These child slavery facts may astound you, but in reality, what they show is encouraging although the results are too slow for comfort. There are still far too many children suffering from the worst forms of Child Labor.
Child labour is when a person below 15 years of age is doing work that is depriving them of their childhood, their potential and their dignity - when the work is harming their physical and mental development. When a child is forced to leave school or combine
There’s a dark and sad side to Chocolate that few people know about. What can be dark about something that’s so delicious?
The practice of child trafficking and slavery of children in the cocoa industry is very controversial.
It is said that up to
Child Labour continues to be a concern in this day and age but because of the efforts of labour groups, governments, companies and ordinary people like you and me, the number of companies employing child labour is going down.
What can be done to stop child labour
In the Philippines, street children are common. You will find them begging on the streets playing on the pity of local folks and foreigners alike. The misconception is that these children come from nearby squatter areas just trying to come up with a few pesos to buy their food, very few
In recent news, a Welsh woman was looking at the label of a new dress for washing instructions. To her surprise, a message was on the label which said… “Forced to work exhausting hours.” This disturbing message is a fact that’s known all over the world. But when you
Awareness of child labor and its health and mental consequences to children has resulted in the decreased number of child laborers – but we still have a long way to go.
Child labor has declined by 1/3 since the year 2000. The International Labor Organization estimates that from
While it’s an appalling fact that slavery still exists in this day of information and worldwide communication, the number of child slaves are going down. This is due to the determination of groups, governments and individuals to stop this practice.
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It’s heartbreaking to think that in this age of technology and communications, where we know everything that’s happening in the farthest corner of the world, child labor is still allowed to exist.
This is one of the biggest roadblock to human rights worldwide.
Child labor