My grandmother, Nina Alexander, was born in 1901, 36 years after the Civil War. Nina spent her earliest years on her family farm in Georgia. She lost four of her ten siblings, during her youth. (Death at an early age was not uncommon during those times.) When her diabetic father died from complications from a … More My Maternal Grandmother’s Early Life| joyful2beeblogs
A generation of progress has cut child labor in half worldwide — but poverty and policy setbacks still leave millions at risk. The post In Focus: Global Child Labor appeared first on The Globalist.| The Globalist
Despite rising child labor violations and new Senate demands to investigate the nation’s largest meat processor, the U.S. Department of Labor remains silent on whether it has the staff to conduct future probes amidst a major reduction in its workforce. At a May 22 congressional hearing, newly appointed Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer said 2,700 department […]| Investigate Midwest
By Katherine Marshall, Vice President, G20 Interfaith Association - - - Members of the G20 Interfaith Forum leadership visited South Africa (the G20 2025 host) in February. The focus was on planning for G20 Interfaith events over the course of the year, and the group included Cole Durham, Tim Stratford,…| Viewpoints
Arriving in record numbers, they’re ending up in dangerous jobs that violate child labor laws — including in factories that make products for well-known brands like Cheetos and Fruit of the Loom.| www.nytimes.com
In recent years, state legislatures have been the focus of a national operation to repeal laws that protect young people’s health, safety, and educational rights. The campaign to drag labor protections back in time to the 19th century is part of a sweeping, multi-issue effort to further concentrate corporate power, undermine worker rights, and dismantle government regulation, all while cementing wealth inequality by stratifying access to public education and tearing down anti-poverty programs.| State Innovation Exchange
Child labor is a pervasive issue in Iran, with girls being forced to drop out of school, facing sexual harassment,| Zamaneh Media