World Day Against Child Labour 2024 Every year, 12 June is World Day Against Child Labour, a day dedicated to raising...
Slave trade in the beauty industry
When Organic Isn't Ethical: The Slave Trade in the Beauty Industry The Rise of Clean Beauty “Clean” beauty products...
Who’s Making That Chocolate You’re Eating?
The chocolate industry makes an estimated $103 billion globally each year. As a result, there are greedy individuals...
Let’s Talk About Cocoa: Our Guilty Guilty Pleasure
From our hometowns to the global scale, injustice happens everywhere, every day. Sadly, this means issues get forgotten about, or overpowered by other problems. However, we rarely stop talking about...
Mica. A Mineral that Children Mine.
We all use products every day that are made from mica. But most of us are unaware that this mica may have been acquired through the worst forms of child labor. From its use as an insulator in...
Forced Labour in Tea Farming
Forced labor in tea farming: how far removed are we? Think about the foods and beverages in your kitchen right now. Would it be possible for you to list their origins down to the grower of each...
Is your Coffee Brewing Slavery?
Is Your Coffee Brewing Slavery? How do you know and what can you do to be sure you aren't? Every morning, the process of getting a cup of coffee is pretty simple. Because you just put your coffee...
Child Marriage Increases due to Covid-19
COVID-19 and Child Marriage; A Dangerous Unforeseen Consequence 10 million additional girls at risk of child marriage due to COVID-19 “NEW YORK, 8 March 2021 – Ten million additional child...
How Education can Help end Modern Slavery
Education is an essential part of everyone’s life. Without it, we can't be successful or make wise choices. The world is progressing and changing with every passing second. Therefore, everyone...
Ending Child Labour
An Historical Achievement to End Child Labour It is great to hear some good news on ending child labour. As 2021 is the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour, the ILO plans to raise...
COVID-19 Impact on Children
Children are Innocent Victims of Covid-19. A recent paper put together by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) point to the long term impact...
Ending Child Labour in Cocoa Production
Fuji Oil Holdings commits to ending Child Labour in their Supply Chains. Well this floats our boat! Another big company committing to ending child labour in their supply chain. Child labour is a...