CHILD LABOR
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Every minute in India, three girls are forced into child marriage
Shocking stats reveal three girls forced into child marriage per minute in India. NCRB recorded 3,863 cases (2018-2022); 16 lakh estimated annually. Assam achieved an 81% decline via strict enforcement and 3,000+ arrests. Alarming 23.3% of women aged 20-24 married before 18, impacting maternal health, labor force participation, and gender equality.
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IKEA did what others only talk of doing & it was a gamechanger for India staff
IKEA faced high employee turnover globally. In India, to retain staff, IKEA introduced subsidized daycare, 26 weeks of parental leave, and a five-day workweek. These benefits have significantly improved employee satisfaction and retention, reflecting IKEA's commitment to addressing local worker needs and enhancing their work-life balance.
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Climate change poses a child labour ‘threat multiplier’
At least 160 million children, or one in 10, are part of the global workforce—and climate change is a “threat multiplier,” according to recent research published by the International Labour Organization.
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US court sides with Apple, Tesla, other tech companies over child labour in Africa
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled in favor of Google parent Alphabet, Apple, Dell Technologies, Microsoft and Tesla, rejecting an appeal by former child miners and their representatives.
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YouTuber and parenting influencer Ruby Franke sentenced up to 60 years in child abuse case
Utah mother Ruby Franke tearfully apologized to her children before her sentencing of up to 60 years in prison for abusing them. Her business partner, Jodi Hildebrandt, also received a prison sentence. Franke's abusive acts were described as a "concentration camp-like setting."
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Parliamentary panel recommends stricter action to end child labour
A parliamentary panel, chaired by BJD MP Bhartruhari Mahtab, has recommended increasing fines up to four times, canceling licenses, and attaching property in cases where industries employ child laborers. The report highlights the need for a uniform definition of 'child' under various laws and suggests that the implementation of a policy to eliminate child labor is far from achieving its goal by 2025.
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Woman dies in Tamil Nadu after husband tries home birthing learned from YouTube
The tragedy unfolded as 27-year-old woman developed labor pain, prompting Madesh to attempt a home birth. Unfortunately, the situation turned dire as the umbilical cord was not properly severed after delivery. The lack of necessary medical intervention resulted in her suffering severe blood loss, leading to her loss of consciousness and eventual death.
US slips in supply-chain ranks after child-labour violations
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Child social media stars have few protections, Illinois aims to fix that
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China to raise retirement age to deal with aging population: Report
As China's 1.4 billion population declines and ages, in part because of a policy that limited couples to one child from 1980 to 2015, pressure on pension budgets is escalating, creating more urgency for policymakers to address the situation.
The environmental disaster lurking inside your chocolate bar
The African nations, home to most of the world's cocoa, now wants more compensation for their impoverished farmers.
Alone and exploited, migrant children work brutal jobs across the U.S.
These workers are part of a new economy of exploitation: Migrant children, who have been coming into the United States without their parents in record numbers, are ending up in some of the most punishing jobs in the country, a New York Times investigation found. This shadow workforce extends across industries in every state, flouting child labor laws that have been in place for nearly a century.
Hyderabad: 4-year-old child bitten to death by street dogs, shocking incident caught on CCTV camera
Hyderabad Dog Attack: The young child was identified as, Pradeep, son of Gangadhar, a resident of Erukula Basti, in Bagh Amberpet. According to officials, the attack took place outside an automobile workshop, where the child's father was working as a watchman. The distraught father had brought his two children to work on the fateful day. The entire incident was captured by a CCTV camera.
Jerome Powell puts US pay hikes at heart of Fed's 2023 inflation fight
The pivotal question for Fed officials is whether the climb in US pay over the past 18 months or so is a one-time bump - as companies adjust to scarce labor supply, and a realization that their workforce was under-compensated - or a pernicious feedback loop in which prices and wages drive each other up.
Once wary of immigrants, this Canadian town is sending out a global labor SOS
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Korean auto giant Hyundai investigating child labor in its U.S. supply chain
An investigative report in July documented children, including a 12-year-old, working at a Hyundai-controlled metal stamping plant in rural Luverne, Alabama, called SMART Alabama, LLC.
7-month-old child dies after dog attack in Noida's high-rise society
The child has passed away earlier today, after being in a critical condition the whole night. Following the incident, many angry residents of the society gathered and demanded that the authorities should take the appropriate action. According to the residents of the society, there are a number of stray dogs living in basement of the society and are fed by residents of the society.
Karnataka Police arrest husband, parents of girl on charges of child marriage
The incident came to light when the girl broke down before a PG facility owner, where she came to work with her aunt. The girl told him that she had been married to a 46-year-old man at a temple. The owner of the PG then informed the police. The girl, a school dropout, has been sent to the custody of Child Welfare Committee (CWC)
No white man in UK govt top post, here's how new PM Liz Truss's 'diverse' cabinet looks like
Britain's new Prime Minister Liz Truss has elected the first cabinet free of any white men to one of Britain's four most important ministerial posts. Liz Truss appointed Kwasi Kwarten, of Ghanaian parents, as Britain's first black Treasury Secretary and James Cleverley as the first black Foreign Secretary.
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The US’ Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act will impact solar panels to apparel — businesses must uphold human rights: Michael H. Posner
"I started the Center for Business and Human Rights in the NY U Business School some years ago. Our focus is on how global companies operate in the world and what the human rights challenges associated with their activities are. A lot of this researches global supply chains in manufacturing, farming, mining, etc., and the risks therein to vulnerable people like workers."
Trillions at stake as women disappear from India's workforce
Between 2010 and 2020, the number of working women in India dropped from 26% to 19%, according to data compiled by World Bank. As infections surged, a bad situation turned dire: Economists in Mumbai estimate that female employment plummeted to 9% by 2022.
Australians vote to determine conservative government future
Opposition leader Anthony Albanese's center-left Labor Party is a favorite to win its first election since 2007. But Morrison defied the opinion polls in 2019 by leading his coalition to a narrow victory.
From France to India, postpartum care is a balance of local traditions and modern science
A mother carries her baby for 9 months while she goes through a drastic change mentally and physically. But the pain and stress don't stop post-childbirth.
Former TikTok content reviewers file lawsuit over California labor law violation
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US inflation jumped 7.5% in the past year, a 40-year high
The Labor Department said Thursday that consumer prices jumped 7.5% last month compared with 12 months earlier, the steepest year-over-year increase since February 1982.
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