child labor
Turkey, Myanmar Added to List of Countries Producing Goods with Child and Forced Labor
Clothing and footwear made in Turkey and Myanmar have been produced using child labor, according to the…
ILO Declares Child Labor in Uzbek Cotton Farming Has Ended
A new International Labor Organization report to the World Bank finds that the systematic use of child labor…
Uzbekistan Textile Industry Says It’s Well on the Road to Reform
Uzbekistan is well on its way to eradicating forced and child labor from its cotton supply chain, and with it…
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Study: Brands’ Social Responsibility Efforts Aren’t Resonating With Consumers
Denim brands are pulling back the curtain on their supply chain, but are consumers retaining the…
Garment Industry Fueling Child Labor in Bangladesh Slums
Children are paying the highest price for our industry's race to secure low labor costs.
Bangladesh, India, Ethiopia Progress on Eliminating Unethical Labor
There's almost nowhere that child or forced labor doesn't exist, but some countries have made progress in…
Garments from Bangladesh, China, Vietnam on US Exploitative Labor List
The U.S. Labor Department's Bureau of International Labor Affairs has updated its list of goods produced by…
Thread to Address Child Labor in Supply Chains
Pittsburgh's Thread is tackling child labor in global supply chains through a targeted effort in Haiti.
H&M Employed 14-Year-Old Workers at its Myanmar Factories
Labor laws may be a bit fuzzy where youth workers of a certain age are concerned, but whether lawful or not…
New Map Highlights Child Labor Risks in Cotton Supply Chains
Efforts to eliminate child labor are always ongoing, but the fact remains that children are still toiling in…
Will the ILO Make Labor Rights Rules Binding for Businesses?
Forced and child labor remain substantial issues for global supply chains—one that only an enforceable…
Bangladesh Factories Partner with UNICEF on Children’s Rights
UNICEF this week launched a new initiative, "Children's Rights and the Garment Industry in Bangladesh," in…
Child Labor Still Prevalent in Cotton and Garment Industry
In the 14th edition of the USDOL's "Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor," 18 countries were identified…
Report: Child Labor in India’s Cottonseed Industry on the Rise
Although the International Labour Organization (ILO) has said there are one-third fewer children worldwide…
ILO: Quality Education is Key to Ending Child Labor
Roughly 168 million children around the world are trapped in child labor, according to an International…