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TUC Marks World Day Against Child Labour

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Submitted by mick duncan on June 15, 2009 - 8:59pm.

World Day Against Child Labour – 12th June
Watch the new ITUC video launched today for World Child Labour and read on for details of the TUC's campaign against child labour in the build up to the London 2012 Olympics.

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What not to wear: Cotton and Child slavery

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09/06/2009 - 7:00pm
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Uzbekistan is the 3rd biggest exporter of cotton in the world. Its booming cotton industry generates over US$1 billion annually, but the industry, which largely supplies the European market, is underpinned by a system of state sponsored forced labour, particularly of children.

Meeting organised by Amnesty and Anti Slavery International. At The Human Rights Action Centre, London.

Primark sacks suppliers for using child labour

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Submitted by mark osborn on June 17, 2008 - 4:10pm.

Guardian story, 17 6 08
The fashion chain Primark has axed three longstanding suppliers in southern India for using child labour, after being alerted to the practice by the BBC.

The suppliers - from the Tirapur region of the Tamil Nadu province - were subcontracting embroidery work on dresses to children working from home.

The retailer, which is owned by the Associated British Foods group and operates 170 stores in the UK, accounts for £1 in every £10 spent on clothing.

Schools shut in massive child labour scandal

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Submitted by mark osborn on November 24, 2007 - 1:07pm.
Schools shut in massive child labour scandal

In Uzbekistan, the second-largest cotton exporter in the world, it's an annual ritual. Come September, many schools are shut down for several months. Schoolchildren and their teachers are sent to the cotton fields to harvest what is dubbed "white gold."

"Child sweatshop shame threatens Gap's ethical image"

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Submitted by mark osborn on October 28, 2007 - 11:19am.

An Observer investigation into children making clothes has shocked the retail giant and may cause it to withdraw apparel ordered for Christmas

Gap pulls 'child labour' clothing

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Submitted by mark osborn on October 28, 2007 - 11:14am.

Gap: caught out again...

Bangladesh: children at work in factories

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Submitted by mark osborn on June 16, 2007 - 7:42pm.

"Of 42.39 million Bangladeshi children aged 5-17 years 7.42 million were economically active, of which 3.18 million were considered child labourers."

China: child slaves found in brickworks

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Submitted by mark osborn on June 16, 2007 - 7:36pm.

(Reuters) - As many as 1,000 children may have been sold into slave labour in central China, enduring maiming and brutality in primitive brick kilns, state media said on Friday amid an expanding scandal about official neglect.

Children in Thai sweatshops

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Submitted by mark osborn on June 16, 2007 - 7:34pm.

ILO REPORT
Migrant children suffering

Children from nearby countries have replaced locals in Thai sweatshops

The human cost of cheap high street clothes

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Submitted by mark osborn on April 23, 2007 - 3:14pm.

Two of Britain's leading retail chains are selling clothing made by child slaves, an Observer investigation reveals today. The exposé raises serious questions about this country's soaring demand for low-cost clothing and has triggered angry calls for retailers to take far greater care in sourcing garments.
Sunday April 22, The Observer

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