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Child slavery
Do children have the right to decent work?
In our new podcast episode, we sit down with children’s rights advocates Mavuto Banda, a former child worker and University of Hull doctoral student, Jonathan Blagbrough, co-director of Children Unite, and Faith Manyala, National Project Coordinator at ILO Kenya to ask a crucial question: is child labor always exploitative? Listen now…
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| Human trafficking Trafficking victims in Libya: “We had to drink from the toilet” Tens of thousands of migrants and refugees are held in Libya’s notorious detention centers where they are subjected to forced labor and torture. Despite damning evidence of horrific human rights abuses, the European Union continues to support the Libyan Coast Guard perpetuating slavery and trafficking in Libya. Read more… |
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Law & policy
Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana increase premium for cocoa to tackle farmer poverty
Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, the global leaders in cocoa production, have raised the premium that chocolate manufacturers and trading companies pay for their cocoa. The increase is part of wider efforts to reduce farmer poverty, which in turn helps to address child labor and trafficking. Read more…
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