Zimbabwe struggles to end child labour
A recent report notes that children in Zimbabwe are subjected to the worst forms of child labour, involving trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation, and forced labour in mines and on farms.
Child labour
On the road with Côte d’Ivoire’s cocoa beans
It’s 8.40pm. A strong wind blows across the dark night sky, whistling through the large trees that protrude from the canopy formed by cocoa trees. […]
With poverty rates on the rise, eradicating child labour in Lebanon is proving ever more complicated
On roaming through the winding alleyways of Tripoli’s old city and its maze-like souk, it is not unusual to see children pushing wheelbarrows with boxes […]
Child labour rife in Zimbabwe
The high levels of poverty in Zimbabwe are pushing children into working to survive.
Bolivia on a razor’s edge
The current political upheaval in Bolivia threatens to undo the reforms undertaken by Evo Morales over the last thirteen years, as well as the economic […]
“Since January 2010, I have had to live on the streets, sleeping on the ground in public squares, begging, to be able to cover my […]
In north-eastern Nigeria, traffickers are preying on vulnerable children in IDP camps
When Sarah (not real name) was five, her father died after a prolonged battle with HIV and AIDS. At 15, her mother was killed during […]
“They have forgotten the lessons of Rana Plaza”
Five years after the disaster that took place on 24 April 2013, garment worker-organisers in Bangladesh say that many employers are still failing to ensure that worksites remain safe.
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