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Traffick Free Chocolate- Do You Support Child Labor?

by Marye Audet

You can find more information at http://stopthetraffik.org Unwrapping a Hershey Bar and taking that first bite is one of life's little pleasures for me, always has been.I have had a passion for chocolate... published 14 months ago

14 comments    politics chocolate child labor

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Stop Child Labour

by veeranath

Child labour is the employment of children under an age determined by law or custom. This practice is considered exploitative by many countries and international organizations. Child labour was not seen as a... published 16 months ago

28 comments    health child stop

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Child Slave Labor in the Philippines

by daryl2007

source: Kristin Heineman Child slave labor refers to the illegal employment of children below 18 years of age in hazardous occupations. Underage children are being forced to manual labor to help their families... published 8 months ago

3 comments    family advice education

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The Inheritance -- Why I Sew

by Jerilee Wei

Sewing is thought to rapidly becoming one of the lost arts in American culture. Maybe it isn't time to count it out. Along with sewing, comes the topic of child labor in garment factories which we'd like to believe is also lost to American culture. Unlike sewing, sadly this reality may not be as lost as it should be. published 4 months ago

2 comments    children sewing fabric

Garment Workers, New York, NY January 25, 1908 National Archives and Records Administration Records of the Department of Commerce and Labor, Children's Bureau Record Group 102 ARC Identifier: 52306568

Photos By Lewis Hine Exposing Child Labor

by dcbrown2000

In my opinion, there are people who simply understand and see directly too the core of a problem. These genius's are rare, but when they come along, the world is better understood. Lewis Hine is one of... published 6 months ago

0 comments    family children pictures

Child Labor occurs all over the world, but the cotton industry is one of the worst offenders. Image:Morguefile.com62

A Compelling Reason to Choose Organic Cotton

by Marye Audet

By now most people have heard of the child trafficking that is taking place to keep the world in chocolate treats, as well as the horrid conditions for children on coffee plantations, Nike sweatshops and other areas. Recently there has been more news, this time from the cotton fields of Uzbekistan. published 5 months ago

2 comments    shopping organic cotton aral sea

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How You Can Avoid Buying Child Labor Produced Carpets and Rugs

by doodlebugs

Children are at work as we speak in dark and dusty, hot factories across Asia, Pakistan, India and Latin American performing all kinds of tasks for no pay. This kind of slave labor, while officialy illegal... published 4 months ago

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25 Ways to Invest Green

by Marye Audet

Money always has been power. Ask any politician. Without finding the best man will not win. The one with the most money will. In the same way you can support causes you feel strongly about by how you... published 15 months ago

4 comments    finance money income

The Chinese government makes it very hard to pin down the number of children working63

Can't China Hire Adults

by radgirl

It's estimated that as many as ten million school-age children are working in China, most in horrible conditions for long hours with little or no breaks. Chinese government officially forbids labor for... published 9 months ago

0 comments    family children christmas

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Child Labor Is Not A Bad Thing In A Country Setting

by Ghost32

One of the most renowned quotations attributed to Abraham Lincoln is the one about sharpening the axe. I have no idea if my father, Elvin M Baker, was aware of that quotation or not...but he definitely knew... published 9 months ago

19 comments    family advice home


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