A deep dive into forced labor on the high seas
| November 5, 2023 News Digest |
| OUR CAMPAIGN ISSUES IN THE NEWS |
| Forced labor A deep dive into forced labor on the high seas Investigations reveal severe human rights abuses linked to the global seafood industry. Reports include tales of debt bondage, wage withholding, excessive working hours, physical abuse, passport confiscation, and even deaths on Chinese fishing vessels. Read more… |
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| Law & policy The beginning of the end for U.S. child labor violations? Amid state rollbacks in child labor laws whilst the number of child labor violations rise in the U.S., bipartisan federal Senate bills are being introduced to enforce child labor laws to curb abuse and exploitation. The announcement comes after it was revealed that 5,800 children were illegally employed in the U.S. in 2023. Read more….. |
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| Forced labor China objects to U.N. proposal’s reference to forced labor in solar panel supply chain China objected to the U.N. climate resilience fund proposal due to documents mentioning the risk of forced labor in the supply chain of solar panels. China currently dominates the production of solar panels and has faced multiple accusations of using Uyghur forced labor. Read more… |
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