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Can India’s Cotton Industry Fix Its Child Labor Problem?
21 Nov 2025 03:32 GMT
… to eradicate child labor in the coffee, spices, cotton and … changing climate patterns and child labor is another concern … expansion of the ILO Child Labour Platform Programme to India … successfully contributed to fighting child labor in other countries, …
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COTU calls for an end to child labour
31 Oct 2025 12:38 GMT
… laws to help curb child labour across the country, … in the fight against child labour. Our partnership remains a … have committed to combating child labour including the Kenya Plantation … combating child labour in Africa's cocoa, gold, cotton, tea …
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Forced Labor In Central Asian Cotton Fields Disrupts Schools, Hospitals
02 Nov 2025 13:24 GMT
… to have been mobilized to cotton fields across Tajikistan, Turkmenistan … to join “voluntary” cotton-picking drives organized by … and child labor in Uzbekistan’s cotton sector as Uzbek cotton faced … Walmart over the use of child labor.
In 2023, Mirziyoev …
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World Children's Day Is Not a Celebration — It Is an Indictment of Our Collective Failure
20 Nov 2025 13:18 GMT
… remains structurally dependent on child labour. And incredibly, even … cocoa, tea, palm oil, cotton, sugar, tobacco, fruits, vegetables … on underpaid or unpaid child labour. Global corporations tell … — and with it child labour — remains unavoidable.
How …
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Child labour in the fashion industry
07 Oct 2025 08:42 GMT
… child labour in the production of cheap apparel.
“Child labour” … .
Why is child labour prevalent?
Child labour is a noteworthy … risks of child labour, for example, with Cotton Campaign Pledge … stricter child labour laws (Kyles, in Is there child labour …
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OVS Partners with Cotton Made in Africa to Promote Sustainable Fashion
29 Oct 2025 10:07 GMT
… products made with CmiA cotton carry the “Cotton made in Africa Inside … ” label, confirming that the cotton used is physically traceable throughout … empowerment, upholding human rights, prohibiting child labor, and supporting smallholder farming communities.
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“Voluntary” obligation: teachers and students in Tajikistan continue to be sent to cotton fields
24 Oct 2025 08:08 GMT
… early December.
Despite cotton farming being considered a … reality is that cotton production is becoming increasingly … the cotton industry will continue to lose viability and importance.
Child labor: … the use of child labor in cotton picking has been …
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Better Cotton launches new on-product labelling for consumers
10 Oct 2025 09:37 GMT
… name 'BCI Cotton.'
BCI Cotton
Since its launch sixteen … 1.4 million approved cotton growers worldwide, supported in … practices (combating forced and child labour).
BCI’s new labelling … in sustainability across the cotton sector."
BCI now …
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The Rise of Conscious Corporate Uniforms With ESG
19 Nov 2025 10:00 GMT
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Fabrics made from organic cotton, recycled polyester (rPET), … . KG Cotton produces BCI and organic cotton using controlled … and global certifications
Child-labor free and gender … using GOTS certified organic cotton, bamboo blends, recycled …
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Are Global Supply Chains Responsible for Modern Slavery and Child Labor
25 Jul 2025 22:54 GMT
… and corporate head offices.”
Child Labor in Fast Fashion and … that “hazardous work in cotton production, often undertaken by … cutting-edge technology feeds child labor in cobalt extraction. Children … , wage theft, and child labor in suppliers’ factories are …