Children in the early 1900’s working in the mill. 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. …| joyful2beeblogs
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