Child Labor
Over 70 million children around the world work in hazardous conditions in agriculture, mining, domestic labor, and other sectors. On tobacco farms, children work long hours in extreme heat, exposed to nicotine and toxic pesticides that can make them sick. In Africa, Asia, and Latin America, child laborers in artisanal and small-scale gold mines work underground in pits that easily collapse and use toxic mercury to process the gold, risking brain damage and other serious health conditions. We are working to end the worst forms of child labor and to ensure that all children are protected from jobs that interfere with their health, safety, and education.
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Middle East/North AfricaWe write in advance of the 88th pre-session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child and its review of the Sultanate of Oman’s compliance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child.Submission to the Committee on the Rights of the Child on Oman
November 30, 2020
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Europe/Central AsiaWe write in advance of the 88th pre-session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child relating to Germany’s compliance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child. This submission focuses on supply chains, access to education during Covid-19 pandemic, weapons sales to the Saudi-led coalition, support for abusive migration policies, refugee education funding and protection of education from attack.
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The Hidden Cost of Jewelry
Human Rights in Supply Chains and the Responsibility of Jewelry Companies
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Switzerland’s Crucial Vote on Corporate Accountability
Referendum on Mandatory Human Rights and Environmental Safeguards in Supply Chains
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Jewelry Companies’ Sourcing Improves, but Falls Short
Covid-19 Pandemic Devastates Mining Communities, Increases Rights Risks
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Building Equitable Futures by Investing in Girls
Governments Should Tackle Abuses, End Barriers to Education
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Germany: Respect Child Rights in Global Supply Chains
Call for an Effective Human Rights Due Diligence Law
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Global Gold Supply Chains Just Got Riskier
In the Covid-19 Pandemic, the Gold Sector Should Re-assess Human Rights Impacts
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German Economics Ministry Blocks Effective Supply Chains Law
Companies’ Respect for Rights at Particular Risk During Covid-19
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Historic Commitment to End Worst Forms of Child Labor
Governments Pledge to Root Out Hazardous Work, but More Protections Needed
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Covid-19 Pandemic Threatens Progress on Child Labor
Millions of Children at Risk with School Closures, Economic Hardship
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