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20 Wishes for 2010
Independent Minds Live Journal | December 23rd 2009 by Erin Norman
Sod numerical significance. I’ve spent two days of precious pre-Christmas time trying to write ‘52 Wishes for 2010, Parts 1 and 2’ due to a perverse and stubborn feeling that if I did anything less I would be taking the easy way out. I had ev read more
Child Labour in INDIA exposed by SpeakBindas
No respect to National Flag (: why so.. EVEN Media become si… | December 10th 2009
Child Labour - Ajay SpeakBindas vigilante reader Sandeep K. Maniaar, recently recorded an incident of Child Labour. These days, G.S.P.C. Gas Co. Ltd. is digging streets of Rajkot to insert their pipelines. On such a street, at corner of Vaishali Nag read more
The need for ethical industrial practices
Ethical Consumption & Ethical Investing Blog | December 7th 2009 by Kevin Long
When you are purchasing your favorite article of clothing or picking up the latest toy for your child that they just 'had to have', you may be turned off if you were to know that the person making that toy was the same age as the one receiving it. Ch read more
Mazar-Rights&Reality for children-2 Dec’09
cornelianow | December 7th 2009 by cornelia
Since ten days I am in the North of Afghanistan, or Mazar-e-sharif. The past week was full of new impressions – here a short overview: 2 December Meeting with the Director and the technical assistant of the local Child Protection Action Network (CP read more
Child labourers suffer as India ignores the law
Ek Sparsh | November 13th 2009 by Adarsh Rao
India’s abysmal record of confronting its illegal ‘child labour industry’ has afflicted the lives of millions of children. India has an infamous distinction of being home to the largest population of child workers in the world, with an estimate read more
Cambodia: Women and the Girl-Child
Women of History | November 13th 2009 by Melisende
Report from SOS Childrens Villages, Canada:Cambodia’s biggest challenge at the moment is improving the status of young girls and women.On the most basic level, this includes reducing the number of women who die in child birth—the maternal mortali read more
The Fate of African Women & Children
Women of History | November 13th 2009 by Melisende
From Mmegi Online:The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) last week published a report on core labour standards in the Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) countries of Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland."According to t read more
Is India ready to become the Biggest Economy of the World? Please…
I Love India... | November 4th 2009 by sushant verma
We all know India is growing at an extensive speed, giving birth to a lot of entrepreneurs and Business Tycoons. Our Status and reputation are gaining strength in the World. In every Aspect we are developing but still Vision 2020 of Dr.Kalam&nbs read more
2009 LabourStart Photo of the Year
Larry Hubich's Blog | November 2nd 2009 by Larry Hubich's Blog
2009 LabourStart Photo of the Year."A Bangladeshi boy works in a shipbuilding factory in down town. These factories employ young boys as apprentices without pay for the first few years. They work in extreme conditions without safety tools like gloves read more
Get Hobo Chic and Help the Homeless – Cardboard Looking Home Du…
Jay Garrett's Gadget News | October 28th 2009 by Jay Garrett
This is a cool idea. Make your bed resemble a series of cardboard boxes (even the flatsheet looks like a pavement) with the added bonus of actually doing a bit of good so that you can sleep a little easier. This high quality duvet cover features a ph read more
CHILD LABOR AND SWEATSHOPS
FREE EDUCATION | October 2nd 2009 by SYED SALAMAT SHAH
When he was four years old, Iqbal Masih was sold into bonded servitude by his parents, a common practice of poor Pakistani families hoping to pay off debts owed to landlords and local merchants. For the next six years, Masih was forced to work in a c read more
Child, Forced labor behind many products: Study
Ek Sparsh | September 21st 2009 by Adarsh Rao
A while ago I wrote about child labour in mica mining used for cosmetics. (Cost of beauty) According to the recent news article by Reuters, we can add mining gold, sewing clothing, and harvesting cocoa to this increasing list of jobs done by child l read more
CHILD LABOR: 11 YEAR-OLD HALIMA SEWS CLOTHING FOR HANES
FREE EDUCATION | September 15th 2009 by SYED SALAMAT SHAH
READ CHILD LABOUR ACT, OFFICIALS TOLD
FREE EDUCATION | September 15th 2009 by SYED SALAMAT SHAH
Dharwad: Principal District and Sessions Judge John Michael D’Cunha has asked the government officials to properly study the law against child labour before booking cases against persons employing children for various works. Inaugurating the one-da read more
COURT CRITICISES STATE ON CHILD RESCUE SYSTEM
FREE EDUCATION | September 15th 2009 by SYED SALAMAT SHAH
“Why don’t you stop all this tamasha?” That’s what an irked Justice Bilal Nazki of the Bombay High Court told the state government on Tuesday. The remark was made over that the government’s “efforts” to show that child labourers who we read more
Child Labour Still Commonly Used for Columbian Coffee, Egyptian C…
Essentia Mattress Blog | September 14th 2009 by jason
In many countries all over the world, children are being used as cheap workers in commodities that we use every day. The US Department of Labour recently published a list of the products that were most likely to be products of child and forced labour read more
No Title
Smiling Planet | September 10th 2009 by chetan
Are we missing Childhood ??News Headlines: All the children of age group 12-18 are missing, they are no where to be found.This can be the reality of the country, if we do not get concerned towards our younger ones. Actually, I was watching some talk read more
Fraser Institute confirms that Wall government amongst most anti-…
Larry Hubich's Blog | August 31st 2009 by Larry Hubich's Blog
The rabidly anti-union and hard-right Canadian corporate lobby group, The Fraser Institute has confirmed that the Brad Wall conservative Sask. Party government is tied for the 2nd most anti-union government in Canada and the United States combined..I read more
Wall government under the complete control of Sask. Chamber of Co…
Larry Hubich's Blog | August 29th 2009 by Larry Hubich's Blog
The Saskatchewan conservative government led by Sask. Party Premier Brad Wall is taking all of it's marching orders and direction from the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce. Wall's government is so deep into the hip pocket of the Chamber that they (th read more
Cambodia Crunch
Cambodian Beginnings | August 27th 2009
A prospective Cambodian employee will pay a bribe of a month wages just to get on the payroll of a clothes manufacturing company; although the hours are long and working conditions sometimes poor a worker can earn twice the average Cambodian wage. Ne read more
Tobacco : Children of Malawi Poisoned
VIP Electronic Cigarette | August 26th 2009 by Customer Support
Malawi Child Labour Hit With Nicotine Poisoning.Children forced to work as tobacco pickers in Malawi are exposed to huge quantities of nicotine. These young children are receiving the equivalent nicotine as smoking 50 cigarettes a day.Children as you read more
Behind the Label: Cut Flowers
All Flower Deliveries | August 19th 2009 by Denise Chan
In 2007, just in time for Valentine’s Day, then United Kingdom Minister for International Development Hilary Benn told consumers to buy flowers from Kenya in flight, rather than European greenhouse flowers. “People want to buy ethically a read more
When a daughter refuses to go back…
The Life and Times of an Indian Home Maker | August 19th 2009 by indianhomemaker
Sita and Geeta worked for us when we were newlyweds. Geeta was eight, Sita a little older. We offered to sponsor Geeta’s education but their mother said she had seven kids to raise and she needed the girls to work. We found the kids adorable, b read more
Why isn't the Sask Party government enforcing labour laws?
Larry Hubich's Blog | August 18th 2009 by Larry Hubich's Blog
Can someone please explain to me why an employer can be prosecuted and fined for being in violation of the Saskatchewan Labour Standards Act by bouncing a couple of wage cheques as was the case with Tri-Star Security Innovative Security Services Inc. read more
Causes Of Child Labour
Love never fails ...........................................… | August 13th 2009 by rajesh
Poverty is the main reason for child labour ,“Child labour” is often defined as work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential and their dignity, and that is harmful to physical and mental development.It is mentally, physically, read more
Gap does it again – Factories caught dumping toxic waste – Le…
Tropicalpenpals.com | August 2nd 2009 by Matt Wilkie
Shows the reality of wealth on poor nations. Gap got a lot of bad press last year for its Indian operations and child labour but today they were caught with dodgy factories manufacturing goods in Lesotho how much information does Gap know about its read more
CFIB supports Child Labour
Larry Hubich's Blog | July 31st 2009 by Larry Hubich's Blog
There's an excellent posting over on the "Owls and Roosters" blog entitled: "Sask. Party gov’t sets ‘absolute’ minimum age of employment at 14, CFIB complains it’s not lower; labour shortage main reason for change".Citizen blogger, Joe Kuchta read more
SUDAN: UN-BACKED DRIVE TO BOOST BIRTH REGISTRATION KICKS OFF
News Rage International | July 29th 2009 by News Rage UK
A United Nations-backed campaign to boost birth registration was launched today in Sudan, where less than one-third of children have a birth certificate, leaving the unregistered vulnerable to abuse... For the full story, please visit News Rage Inte read more
Female Buskers React!
The Busker's Handbook: A Survival Guide For The Urban Musici… | July 26th 2009
Well, only 2 days ago I posted a “call to arms” directed at buskerettes (female buskers) and already these ladies found the way to my mailbox. A short recap of the post they answered: buskers will be the only ones surviving a nuclear holo read more
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