by Sally Irwin | Jun 14, 2020 | Blog, Child Labour, Global Modern Slavery Updates, Slavery in Cocoa
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 terrible crime that robs kids of their childhood, education and health....
by Sally Irwin | Jun 6, 2020 | About Modern Slavery, Blog, Child Labour, Global Modern Slavery Updates
Known statistics of Child Labour in India is over 10million children. But the coronavirus has brought to light that child labour and child trafficking is rampant in India. More than the local charities and campaigners had realised. This article by the Thomson Reuters...
by Sally Irwin | Jun 1, 2020 | Blog, Child Labour, Global Modern Slavery Updates, Slavery in Cocoa
Did you know that some of your favourite foods may be produced with child labour? Take chocolate, for instance: 60 percent of its main ingredient, cocoa, is grown in the Ivory Coast and Ghana, where child labour remains widespread. 2 million children in Ghana and...
by Sally Irwin | Jun 1, 2020 | Blog, Child Labour, Slavery in the Financial Sector
How your savings could be invested in firms making deadly weapons banned under international treaty. Investing in cluster munitions are part of a wider problem. Highlighted in a report by ShareAction, many asset managers have paid scant regard to human rights abuses...
by Sally Irwin | May 24, 2020 | Blog, Child Labour, Ending Modern Slavery
Why are children at greater risk of Forced Marriage during COVID19? The global shutdown of schools and widespread economic insecurity due to the pandemic, has put our children at risk of forced marriage, abuse and modern slavery. We are all struggling with the...
