Recent Child Labor Articles page 5

Portland Business Journal - The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, record keeping, and child labor standards affecting full-time and part-time workers in the private sector, and in federal, state, and local governments. Covered nonexempt ...

Forbes - Wal-Mart's record with repeated child labor violations, labor law violations and discrimination lawsuits has recently been trumped by national news of its growing dismal record on recalled products. "Wal-Mart's consumer record is scary," says Jackie ...

Antelope Valley Press - Child labor's great!" This was a new experience for Kaylee and Triston, who were unable to help last year. "It was fun to help other kids that don't get the things we do," Triston said. "They were shocked to get the pumpkins for free. Lots of kids ...

Juneau Empire - Norway's Government Pension Fund-Global publishes data and an annual report in which it is quite open about its noneconomic objectives, such as environmental protection and opposition to child labor, and how it tries to achieve them. The United ...

Entertainment Weekly Online - I [ state your name ] do solemnly swear that I come to the Kid Nation TV Watch because I support Dickensian child-labor exploitation for entertainment purposes, particularly when televised. I accept that such exploitation may include (but is not ...

News Busters - When someone asks me what I like about Trader Joes, I reply 'I like the fact Trader Joes utilizes cheap foreign child labor to keep my food costs down.' I get complete silence (with an open mouth) in return. D Keep the ILLEGALS out, join NumbersUSA to ...

Nevada Appeal - The term "sweatshop" became synonymous with low wages, long working hours, child labor, and unsafe working conditions. Consumers showed their disapproval of such business practices by boycotting certain companies and many investors demanded corporate ...

Columbia Spectator - Can you expound on the interplay between human rights and economic globalization, paying particular attention to the problems of child labor? JB: There is so much child labor in poor countries because the parents have such low income. When Senator ...

Pensacola News Journal - A former teacher, Mooney "has always had a heart for the poor and oppressed" and has been on the staff for Loaves and Fishes soup kitchen. Fair trade ensures there is no slave or child labor involved, there are safe working conditions, fair pay for ...

Baton Rouge Advocate - Our profession was founded in the late 19th century in the fights against social injustices such as child labor, unsafe living and work conditions, illiteracy and the disenfranchisement of women. Today, we remain dedicated to social justice and the ...