Tag: child labor
Pope Francis calls for global commitment to eradicate child labor and...
“Child abuse, of whatever nature, is a despicable and heinous act,” he continued. “It is not simply a blight on society. No, it is a crime!”
Pope Francis: Christians have a duty to prevent, condemn child exploitation
Pope Francis lamented that there are “too many children forced to work” who are unable to smile, dream, or nurture their talents
Pope Francis calls for action on World Day Against child labor
He described the grim realities of children forced to work in inhumane conditions, such as scavenging in garbage dumps
World Vision report exposes child labor in beauty product supply chains
The report warned that an estimated 140 million children will still be trapped in child labor by 2025, if these measures are not taken seriously
Free children from ‘brutal yoke of labor exploitation,’ says pope
The pope’s message was addressed to FAO director general Qu Dongyu at the start of a two-day meeting of the Global Solutions Forum
The Gold Trap: How COVID-19 is pushing more Filipino children into...
The coronavirus pandemic has pushed back to zero the anti-child labor efforts of the Philippines
Pandemic causes rise in cases of child labor, child marriage in...
UNICEF warned that the progress achieved in past decades in terms of child protection could be erased by the consequences of the pandemic
How to end child labor
With good people who are determined to end child labor, there is hope that child labor and exploitation can be reduced
Child labor rises to 160 million – first increase in two...
The ILO-UNICEF report points to a significant rise in the number of children aged 5 to 11 years in child labor
It’s time to eliminate the unacceptable
The United Nations has declared 2021 as the “International Year for the Elimination of Child Labor
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