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Cartoons For Change plans World Economic Forum Protest in Davos
Cartoons For Change is a "disorganisation" inviting editorial cartoonists, artists and illustrators to join the fight against child labour and slavery.
DR Congo files criminal charges against Apple over use of ‘blood minerals’
The Democratic Republic of Congo has filed a criminal case against Apple subsidiaries in France and Belgium, accusing the tech giant of using so-called "blood minerals" in its laptops and smartphones.
Dear Santa: Help me end child labour and slavery in 2025
In a heartfelt letter to Santa, a journalist pleads for action against child labour and slavery, urging a commitment to #ZeroChildLabour and #ZeroSlavery by 2025.
Cape Town event highlights fight against human trafficking
The Western Cape Department of Social Development, in partnership with PRASA and A21, hosted a Trafficking in Persons Awareness Day at Cape Town's Inter-Provincial Bus Terminal, highlighting the fight against human trafficking ahead of the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons.
WATCH: Child labour: The dark side of the luxury perfume industry revealed
Children as young as five are reportedly working to harvest ingredients for fragrances from two major brands.
The Early Childhood Education Gender Responsive Pedagogy Toolkit is about gender equity
OPINION: The recent controversy surrounding the Department of Basic Education’s ECE Gender Responsive Pedagogy toolkit is not only unwarranted but deeply misguided. Let's debunk some myths and delve into what this toolkit truly represents.
The dark side of Shein and Temu! Are workers exploited, do they use dodgy data to get shoppers hooked to buy more?
250,000 South Africans are already shopping on Shein. Since rival online shopping giant Temu lauched their ‘Shop like a Billionaire’ app in January 2024, it has become the most downloaded android app in South Africa. Picture: Pexels
Activist’s open letter to Church of England leader pleading to end child labour
In an open letter to the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the Church of England’s most senior cleric, child labour activist Fernando Morales-de la Cruz pleads with him to end support of child labour and slave labour practices.
Activist’s open letter to Pope Francis calling for end to child labour
This letter was sent to Pope Francis by child labour activist and advocate Fernando Morales-de la Cruz from Davos, where Morales-de la Cruz is attending the World Economic Forum (WEF).
Child labour project: Children should be in schools, not working in the fields
A report from the last survey on the Activities of Child Labour in 2019 showed that KwaZulu-Natal had the highest prevalence of child labour in the country.
Slavery, child labour persists one year after G7 commitment in Elmau, Germany
OPINION: When will the G7 and the rest of the world’s richest and most powerful nations and organisations put an end to slavery and child labour in their supply chains, asks Fernando Morales-de la Cruz.
Canada’s S-211 bill will not eliminate child labour slavery in the supply chains of Canada, says human rights activist
Recently, Canada’s Bill S-211, the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act, came back from the standing committee unchanged.
Anti child-labour activist calls on G7 leaders to take immediate action to defend and protect rights of children
Africa has the largest number of child labourers; 72. 1 million African children are estimated to be in child labour and 31. 5 million in hazardous work.
Unicef and the International Labour Organisation are underestimating child labour by millions, says activist
The 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour takes place in Durban South Africa from 15 - 20 May 2022.
Call of duty: Elsies River police officers deliver baby
Two police officers in Cape Town had no idea they would be bringing life into the world when they rocked up for work.
Trial of Chinese nationals, charged with human trafficking, postponed for the third time as interpreter falls ill
The trial of seven Chinese nationals accused of human trafficking and child labour has been postponed to 2022 after the Mandarin interpreter fell ill.
UN chief calls for eradication of contemporary forms of slavery
UN secretary-general António Guterres said some of the more than 40 million victims of slavery today are forced to produce the clothes people wear, the food they eat, or construct the buildings people live and work in.