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Shein Reports Two Child Labor Cases Amidst IPO Plans
Shein, planning a London IPO, reported two child labor cases—an 11-year-old and a 15-year-old—at its Chinese suppliers in 2024, prompting immediate supplier termination and raising concerns about its supply chain ethics amid financial challenges.
Shein Reports Two Child Labor Cases Amidst IPO Plans
Shein, planning a London IPO, reported two child labor cases—an 11-year-old and a 15-year-old—at its Chinese suppliers in 2024, prompting immediate supplier termination and raising concerns about its supply chain ethics amid financial challenges.
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44% Bias Score
Turkey's Missing Child Labor Data Hinders Solutions
According to a 2019 report by Turkey's TÜİK, 720,000 children worked in Turkey, representing almost 5% of the population; however, TÜİK has since stopped releasing data on child labor, despite a 2005 law and significant EU funding, hindering efforts to combat this pervasive problem.
Turkey's Missing Child Labor Data Hinders Solutions
According to a 2019 report by Turkey's TÜİK, 720,000 children worked in Turkey, representing almost 5% of the population; however, TÜİK has since stopped releasing data on child labor, despite a 2005 law and significant EU funding, hindering efforts to combat this pervasive problem.
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60% Bias Score
McCormick Defends School Lunch Aid Freeze, Suggests Children Should Work
Rep. Rich McCormick defended the White House's freeze on federal aid to school lunch programs, suggesting that some children should work instead of receiving free meals; this comes as the White House issued a temporary pause on federal financial assistance to various programs, prompting concerns abo...
McCormick Defends School Lunch Aid Freeze, Suggests Children Should Work
Rep. Rich McCormick defended the White House's freeze on federal aid to school lunch programs, suggesting that some children should work instead of receiving free meals; this comes as the White House issued a temporary pause on federal financial assistance to various programs, prompting concerns abo...
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60% Bias Score
Child Labor Fuels Nigeria's Lithium Boom
Six-year-old Juliet Samaniya works in illegal lithium mines in Nasarawa, Nigeria, for less than a dollar a day, highlighting the exploitation of children in the global clean energy transition due to poverty, weak regulations, and the involvement of Chinese companies.
Child Labor Fuels Nigeria's Lithium Boom
Six-year-old Juliet Samaniya works in illegal lithium mines in Nasarawa, Nigeria, for less than a dollar a day, highlighting the exploitation of children in the global clean energy transition due to poverty, weak regulations, and the involvement of Chinese companies.
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52% Bias Score
"Child Labor Fuels Nigeria's Lithium Boom"
"Illegal lithium mining in Nigeria's Nasarawa state has led to the exploitation of children as young as 5, who work in dangerous conditions for minimal pay; a Chinese company purchased lithium without questioning its source or how it was obtained."
"Child Labor Fuels Nigeria's Lithium Boom"
"Illegal lithium mining in Nigeria's Nasarawa state has led to the exploitation of children as young as 5, who work in dangerous conditions for minimal pay; a Chinese company purchased lithium without questioning its source or how it was obtained."
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24% Bias Score
"Child Labor Fuels Nigeria's Lithium Boom"
"The surging global demand for lithium used in electric vehicle batteries has exposed the dark side of Nigeria's mining industry, where children as young as 5 are exploited in dangerous, illegal mines, often selling their ore to Chinese companies with little to no oversight."
"Child Labor Fuels Nigeria's Lithium Boom"
"The surging global demand for lithium used in electric vehicle batteries has exposed the dark side of Nigeria's mining industry, where children as young as 5 are exploited in dangerous, illegal mines, often selling their ore to Chinese companies with little to no oversight."
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36% Bias Score
Blue Plaque Honors Child Chimney Sweep, Sparking Child Labor Law Reform
An 11-year-old Victorian chimney sweep, George Brewster, died in 1875 in Cambridgeshire after becoming trapped; his death led to a law banning child chimney sweeps, and a blue plaque was unveiled on the 150th anniversary.
Blue Plaque Honors Child Chimney Sweep, Sparking Child Labor Law Reform
An 11-year-old Victorian chimney sweep, George Brewster, died in 1875 in Cambridgeshire after becoming trapped; his death led to a law banning child chimney sweeps, and a blue plaque was unveiled on the 150th anniversary.
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32% Bias Score
Forced Labor Found in Half of Indian Cotton Farms Supplying Global Brands
An investigation of 90 cotton farms in Madhya Pradesh, India, revealed that almost half use forced labor, including children, who are paid $2.30 a day and trapped in debt, with these farms supplying major brands like Pratibha Syntex, highlighting the prevalence of modern slavery in the global textil...
Forced Labor Found in Half of Indian Cotton Farms Supplying Global Brands
An investigation of 90 cotton farms in Madhya Pradesh, India, revealed that almost half use forced labor, including children, who are paid $2.30 a day and trapped in debt, with these farms supplying major brands like Pratibha Syntex, highlighting the prevalence of modern slavery in the global textil...
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48% Bias Score
Shen Yun Faces Child Labor Investigation in Netherlands
The Shen Yun dance company, currently performing in the Netherlands, is under investigation for alleged child labor and exploitation, with former dancers reporting 12-hour workdays, minimal pay, and restricted freedoms, prompting inquiries by Dutch labor authorities.
Shen Yun Faces Child Labor Investigation in Netherlands
The Shen Yun dance company, currently performing in the Netherlands, is under investigation for alleged child labor and exploitation, with former dancers reporting 12-hour workdays, minimal pay, and restricted freedoms, prompting inquiries by Dutch labor authorities.
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48% Bias Score
"Child Labor Fuels Nigeria's Lithium Boom"
"Driven by soaring global demand for electric vehicle batteries, Nigeria's unregulated lithium mining industry uses child labor, with children as young as five working in dangerous conditions for minimal pay in illegal mines near Abuja; a Chinese company was observed buying lithium without questioni...
"Child Labor Fuels Nigeria's Lithium Boom"
"Driven by soaring global demand for electric vehicle batteries, Nigeria's unregulated lithium mining industry uses child labor, with children as young as five working in dangerous conditions for minimal pay in illegal mines near Abuja; a Chinese company was observed buying lithium without questioni...
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48% Bias Score
Child Labor Fuels Nigeria's Lithium Boom
Six-year-old Juliet Samaniya works in illegal lithium mines in Nasarawa, Nigeria, earning less than a dollar a day to help support her family, highlighting the exploitation of children in the global clean energy transition, driven by lax regulation and the involvement of Chinese companies.
Child Labor Fuels Nigeria's Lithium Boom
Six-year-old Juliet Samaniya works in illegal lithium mines in Nasarawa, Nigeria, earning less than a dollar a day to help support her family, highlighting the exploitation of children in the global clean energy transition, driven by lax regulation and the involvement of Chinese companies.
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48% Bias Score
Nigerian Child Labor Fuels Global Lithium Demand
Six-year-old Juliet Samaniya works in illegal lithium mines in Nasarawa, Nigeria, for less than a dollar a day, exposing the exploitation of children in the global clean energy supply chain, where weak regulation and corrupt officials allow Chinese companies to purchase lithium without questioning t...
Nigerian Child Labor Fuels Global Lithium Demand
Six-year-old Juliet Samaniya works in illegal lithium mines in Nasarawa, Nigeria, for less than a dollar a day, exposing the exploitation of children in the global clean energy supply chain, where weak regulation and corrupt officials allow Chinese companies to purchase lithium without questioning t...
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28% Bias Score
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