Topic: Child Labor

New California law combats human slavery

California law requires companies to make clear what they are doing to rid their foreign suppliers from the use forced labor or human trafficking.

Donald Trump and Newt Gingrich devise 'Apprentice'-style plan for poor kids (VIDEO)

Newt Gingrich, who recently criticized child labor laws as 'stupid,' has dreamed up an 'Apprentice'-style plan with Donald Trump that would put 10 'apprenti' from New York City schools to work.

Unraveling child labor from hand-made rugs

Nina Smith talks about how the GoodWeave label on rugs assures consumers that no children were employed, and how that's changing child labor practices globally.

India's child coal miners

Children as young as 7 mine coal under deplorable conditions in northeastern India, where local authority overrules national laws against such practices.

Zimbabwe diamond ban: Will it work?

The US-based Rapaport Diamond Trading Network announced a Zimbabwe diamond ban Monday, but will it have the desired effect of preventing child labor and forced labor?

Balloon boy story and reality TV culture: What are parents thinking?

Parents' quest for reality-TV fame, from 'Jon & Kate' to balloon boy story, can be damaging to their children, say media watchdogs and child advocates.

The Woman Behind the New Deal

Chocolate with a heart

Fair Trade Certified chocolate aims to be as humane as it is delicious.

Over the hedge: Just an ordinary broomstick

The mailman was in for a surprise when he learned the real reason for the boy's tears.

Games spur little progress on human rights

The Olympic Committee and China linked the Games to reforms that have gone unfulfilled.

Bangladeshi woman wins rights for garment workers

In the Dhaka slums, trade union leader Nazima Aktar campaigns for wage increases and rice subsidies.