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US Court Dismisses Child Labor Lawsuit Against Apple, Tesla, Google, Other Tech Giants
A federal appeals court on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit aiming to hold five major technology companies liable over their alleged use of child labor in cobalt mining in the Democratic ...
March 6, 2024
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A Society of Us and Them
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Two McDonald’s franchises that control 16 locations in Louisiana and Texas were fined after violating labor laws by ...
July 28, 2023
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Democrats Launch Child Labor Prevention Task Force in House
House Democrats on July 18 announced that they were launching a task force to investigate the startling rise ...
July 18, 2023
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Joseph Lord
Iowa Governor Signs Bill to Loosen Child Labor Laws
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill on May 26 that loosens child labor laws by allowing under ...
May 29, 2023
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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds to Sign Bill Rolling Back Child Labor Laws
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has said she plans to sign into law new legislation allowing children to work ...
May 5, 2023
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Muffin Break Franchisee Slapped With 360 Charges Over Child Labour
Victoria's child employment watchdog, Wage Inspectorate Victoria, has slapped a Muffin Break franchisee in Westfield Southland Shopping Centre ...
April 30, 2023
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John Xiao
Iowa Advances Child Labor Bill
The Iowa Senate passed a bill on Tuesday that would allow minors to work in currently banned roles ...
April 19, 2023
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Julio Rosas: The Destruction of Law and Order in America—From the Crime Crisis in Cities to Migrant Chaos at the Border
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April 6, 2023
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US Border Agents Stopped $500 Million in Suspected Forced-Labor Goods Over 5-Month Span
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents intercepted more than 1,900 shipments to the United States—with a total ...
March 14, 2023
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Lawrence Wilson
Biden Administration Struggles With Child Labor Problem Amid Illegal Immigration Surge
The Biden administration has vowed to crackdown on a surge in the illegal exploitation of children for labor in ...
February 28, 2023
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Company Fined $1.5 Million for Hiring Minors in Hazardous Jobs at Meatpacking Plants
One of the nation’s largest food sanitation service providers has been fined $1.5 million for employing at least ...
February 17, 2023
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McDonald’s Franchisee Hit With Fine for Over 100 Child Labor Violations, Including Exceeding Time Restrictions
A McDonald’s franchisee in Pennsylvania was hit with a large fine for over a hundred child labor violations. ...
December 7, 2022
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Bryan Jung
Child Labor: The Dark Side of the Green Revolution
Is our push into green energy riddled with hidden costs? In this special report, we look at China's ...
November 3, 2022
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Tiffany Meier
US Has 25 Days’ Worth of Diesel Left; Guns, Drugs Bought With Pandemic Relief Funds | NTD Business
Diesel prices remain high as inventory levels in the country reach a two-year low. What's behind it, and ...
October 20, 2022
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Don Ma
US Accuses Hyundai Supplier of Child Labor Violations at Alabama Factory
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has accused a Hyundai Motor parts supplier of violating federal child labor ...
August 24, 2022
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Biden Abandoned Critical Mineral Reserves in Afghanistan While Thwarting Mining at Home: GOP Forum
Republicans on the House Committee on Natural Resources held a forum on Oct. 22 to discuss how President ...
October 23, 2021
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Photographer Captures Stirring Before-and-After Portraits of Former Child Laborers, Now in School
For over two decades, award-winning photographer GMB Akash has been preoccupied by the lives of marginalized people in ...
March 8, 2021
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Louise Chambers
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Five years after the beginning of the Syrian conflict, Syrians now make up the largest refugee population in ...
April 19, 2016
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Katharine Jones
Worldwide, 65 Percent of Deaths Go Uncounted—Here’s How to Change That
Described as a critical development failure, many countries' systems for registering major life events like births and deaths ...
September 7, 2015
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Lucia D'Ambruoso
Can a US Court Hold Nestlé Responsible for Child Slavery in Africa?
Food companies have been importing cocoa to the U.S. harvested by child laborers in African farms. Can they ...
June 2, 2015
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Annie Wu
Activist’s Nobel Highlights Child Labor in India
When the Nobel Committee announced that Indian children's rights activist Kailash Satyarthi had won the Peace Prize, a ...
October 11, 2014
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Muneeza Naqvi
Why Child Laborers Don’t Want to Go Home to Liangshan, China
Child laborers beg not to go home when rescued from an electronics factory in China, while officials back ...
January 14, 2014
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Zhou Xi
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Saturdays are a popular day to give birth in Brazil—especially in private hospitals where over 80 percent of ...
September 24, 2012
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Are the Human Costs of the iPhone 5 Too High?
When you purchase your brand new iPhone 5, scheduled to be announced tomorrow, will your thoughts turn to ...
September 11, 2012
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Samsung Supplier in China Employs Children, Hits Workers, Group Says
Samsung provider HEG Electronics was accused of maintaining a harsh disciplinary regime in China.
August 8, 2012
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