Tag: Children
Eliminating child labor a moral imperative
Poverty is the root cause of child labor — when families struggle to make ends meet, inevitably parents decide to send children to work
Pope Francis calls for protection of minors, end to child labor
It’s estimated there are about 152 million children caught up child labor, 72 million of whom are in hazardous work
8-year-old maid’s death spurs calls for child labor reform in Pakistan
There are still about 12 million child workers in the country, many of whom work as domestic staff in private homes
Filipinos urged to be on guard against online sexual exploitation of...
Online sex abuse of children has spiked during pandemic, says child rights group
Nuns call attention to online sex abuse of Filipino children during...
Church groups commended for sounding alarm about increased vulnerability of children during pandemic
SPOTLIGHT: Pandemic worsens situation of young mothers in conflict areas
People in conflict areas are left with nowhere to go as aid deliveries have lessened or stopped due to travel restrictions
Mothers and their babies locked up in Cambodian prisons
In Cambodia, children are forced to serve time with poor mothers convicted of petty crimes
Schools closed, but indoctrination persists in North Korea
Children reportedly hail new coronavirus as break from mandatory labor
Cambodia’s brick factory workers carry debt across generations
Large loans, low pay keep Cambodians stuck in slavery-like conditions
Rights group says Tibetans ‘denied mother tongue’ in schools
China accused of 'violating international legal obligations' to provide Tibetan language schooling
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