Nestle’s KitKat to Change Cocoa Supplies to Address Child Labor
Nestle SA said KitKat will become the first global chocolate brand to make all its products with sustainably sourced cocoa as the chocolate industry faces allegations of child labor in the supply of raw materials, writes Bloomberg.
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We can’t ignore slavery in the bid to lift millions out of poverty
The struggle to end, finally, this most abject form of exploitation remains of marginal concern in the development community, writes TheGuardian.
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Armenia once more is in the 1 Tier of countries combating with human trafficking
Once more Armenia has been categorized in the 1 Tier of countries combating with human trafficking by U.S. Department of States’ annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Read More
The 1st of June is an International Day for Protection of Children!
The 1st of June International Day for Protection of Children or Children’s Day is recognized on various days in many places around the world, to honor children globally. So this Day means not only the first day of the summer, but something more for children’s future. Read More
Informally employed Syrian refugees, working under harsh conditions, further strain Jordanian labour market
The arrival of hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees in neighboring Jordan has increased unemployment in areas in which they are highly concentrated, and further strained the host country’s infrastructure, resources and public services. Read More
What’s lacking in New York’s Anti-Trafficking Legislation?
On October 16th New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into legislation a bill that would protect young victims of trafficking by granting two primary protections: a sealing provision of victim’s records and a decriminalization status of teens who had previously been convicted of a crime as a direct result of being trafficked. The bill has two major oversights: a lack of protection for adults and a lack of consideration of victims and survivors of labor trafficking. Read More