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Pakistani Child Domestic Worker Tortured to Death: Systemic Failure Exposed
In February, 13-year-old Iqra, a domestic worker in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, was tortured to death by her employers for allegedly stealing chocolate; this case highlights the widespread abuse of child domestic workers in the country, where millions work in hazardous conditions due to poverty and weak l...
Pakistani Child Domestic Worker Tortured to Death: Systemic Failure Exposed
In February, 13-year-old Iqra, a domestic worker in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, was tortured to death by her employers for allegedly stealing chocolate; this case highlights the widespread abuse of child domestic workers in the country, where millions work in hazardous conditions due to poverty and weak l...
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48% Bias Score
Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration's Termination of International Labor Programs
Labor groups sued the Trump administration over its termination of $577 million in international labor rights programs, alleging the secretary of labor lacked authority to cancel congressionally authorized initiatives combating child labor and other abuses in countries including Uzbekistan, Honduras...
Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration's Termination of International Labor Programs
Labor groups sued the Trump administration over its termination of $577 million in international labor rights programs, alleging the secretary of labor lacked authority to cancel congressionally authorized initiatives combating child labor and other abuses in countries including Uzbekistan, Honduras...
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52% Bias Score
Afghan Sisters' Carpets: Success Amidst Educational Restrictions
Three Afghan sisters, forced to abandon their education after a deadly school attack, weave carpets that sell for thousands of dollars internationally, revealing the economic hardships faced by women in post-Taliban Afghanistan and highlighting the conflict between their talent and opportunities.
Afghan Sisters' Carpets: Success Amidst Educational Restrictions
Three Afghan sisters, forced to abandon their education after a deadly school attack, weave carpets that sell for thousands of dollars internationally, revealing the economic hardships faced by women in post-Taliban Afghanistan and highlighting the conflict between their talent and opportunities.
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44% Bias Score
Florida Considers Bill to Allow 14-Year-Olds to Work Overnight Shifts
Florida's legislature is considering a bill that would allow children as young as 14 to work overnight shifts, a move driven by labor shortages stemming from stricter immigration enforcement and potentially exacerbating concerns over child exploitation.
Florida Considers Bill to Allow 14-Year-Olds to Work Overnight Shifts
Florida's legislature is considering a bill that would allow children as young as 14 to work overnight shifts, a move driven by labor shortages stemming from stricter immigration enforcement and potentially exacerbating concerns over child exploitation.
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56% Bias Score
Florida Considers Overnight Shifts for 14-Year-Olds Amid Labor Shortages
Florida's legislature is debating a bill to loosen child labor laws, allowing 14-year-olds to work overnight shifts starting in 2024, potentially addressing labor shortages stemming from a 2023 law requiring E-Verify for employers with more than 25 employees. The bill also eliminates working time re...
Florida Considers Overnight Shifts for 14-Year-Olds Amid Labor Shortages
Florida's legislature is debating a bill to loosen child labor laws, allowing 14-year-olds to work overnight shifts starting in 2024, potentially addressing labor shortages stemming from a 2023 law requiring E-Verify for employers with more than 25 employees. The bill also eliminates working time re...
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56% Bias Score
Nigerian Child Labor Crisis: Education's Failure Fuels Hazardous Mining
In Nigeria, 10.5 million children aged 5-14 are out of school, exemplified by 18-year-old Isah Aliyu who left school to work in gold mines after his father's death due to poverty and weak enforcement of child labor laws.
Nigerian Child Labor Crisis: Education's Failure Fuels Hazardous Mining
In Nigeria, 10.5 million children aged 5-14 are out of school, exemplified by 18-year-old Isah Aliyu who left school to work in gold mines after his father's death due to poverty and weak enforcement of child labor laws.
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40% Bias Score
Turkey's Child Population: Regional Disparities in 2024
Turkey's 2024 child population reached 21,817,61, with Şanlıurfa showing the highest rate (43.8%) and Tunceli the lowest (16.4%), revealing significant regional disparities in child populations and household structures.
Turkey's Child Population: Regional Disparities in 2024
Turkey's 2024 child population reached 21,817,61, with Şanlıurfa showing the highest rate (43.8%) and Tunceli the lowest (16.4%), revealing significant regional disparities in child populations and household structures.
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20% Bias Score
Florida Considers Loosening Child Labor Laws Amidst Nationwide Trend
Florida's legislature is debating bills to loosen child labor laws, potentially allowing 16-year-olds to work longer hours and 14-year-olds under certain conditions, driven by business interests and claims of addressing a labor shortage, while critics argue it will exploit young workers and lower wa...
Florida Considers Loosening Child Labor Laws Amidst Nationwide Trend
Florida's legislature is debating bills to loosen child labor laws, potentially allowing 16-year-olds to work longer hours and 14-year-olds under certain conditions, driven by business interests and claims of addressing a labor shortage, while critics argue it will exploit young workers and lower wa...
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48% Bias Score
Trump Administration Cuts \$500 Million in International Labor Programs
The Trump administration terminated 69 international programs combating child labor and human trafficking, totaling over \$500 million in grants across 40 countries, prioritizing investments in the American workforce instead and potentially undermining decades of progress in protecting vulnerable wo...
Trump Administration Cuts \$500 Million in International Labor Programs
The Trump administration terminated 69 international programs combating child labor and human trafficking, totaling over \$500 million in grants across 40 countries, prioritizing investments in the American workforce instead and potentially undermining decades of progress in protecting vulnerable wo...
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60% Bias Score
Florida Considers Relaxing Child Labor Laws Amidst Labor Shortage
Florida's legislature is considering a bill to relax child labor laws, allowing minors under 14 to work nights during school, a move supported by Governor DeSantis amidst a severe labor shortage exacerbated by immigration policies, with concerns raised about the impact on children's well-being and p...
Florida Considers Relaxing Child Labor Laws Amidst Labor Shortage
Florida's legislature is considering a bill to relax child labor laws, allowing minors under 14 to work nights during school, a move supported by Governor DeSantis amidst a severe labor shortage exacerbated by immigration policies, with concerns raised about the impact on children's well-being and p...
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52% Bias Score
Turkish Child Labor Death Results in Reduced Sentence for Employer
13-year-old Ahmet Yıldız died on March 14, 2013, in Adana, Turkey, after being crushed by a plastic injection machine at Koç Plastik; his employer was initially arrested but eventually received a reduced sentence, paying a fine instead of serving jail time, highlighting systemic issues in child labo...
Turkish Child Labor Death Results in Reduced Sentence for Employer
13-year-old Ahmet Yıldız died on March 14, 2013, in Adana, Turkey, after being crushed by a plastic injection machine at Koç Plastik; his employer was initially arrested but eventually received a reduced sentence, paying a fine instead of serving jail time, highlighting systemic issues in child labo...
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48% Bias Score
Education: A Key Weapon Against Child Labor Exploitation
Despite global recognition of child labor as a human rights violation, millions of children are exploited in forced labor; education, including free access and support programs, is key to preventing this exploitation.
Education: A Key Weapon Against Child Labor Exploitation
Despite global recognition of child labor as a human rights violation, millions of children are exploited in forced labor; education, including free access and support programs, is key to preventing this exploitation.
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32% Bias Score
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