Jan 28 Chipotle fined $1.37M over thousands of child labor abuses By Associated Press Chipotle has been hit with a $1.3 million fine over more than 13,000 child labor violations at its Massachusetts restaurants. Continue reading
Jun 20 Why this Nobel laureate is banking on kids’ compassion to end child labor By Larisa Epatko Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi launched the 100 Million for 100 Million campaign to connect young people wanting to make a difference with those who struggle as child laborers. Continue reading
Jun 08 Watch 8:18 Can earthquake-stricken Nepal eliminate brick industry’s reliance on child labor? By PBS News Hour Heavy lifting is a way of life in Nepal. But the 250,000 workers -- many of them children -- manning the Himalayan country’s brick kilns suffer on a different level, toiling in terrible conditions and earning less than one cent… Continue watching
Jun 08 After Nepal’s earthquake, a push to rebuild without child labor By Michael Holtz, Christian Science Monitor Child labor often spikes following natural disasters. Nepal wants to break that mold and help kids like Dorje Lama. Continue reading
Jun 08 Watch 8:18 Can earthquake-stricken Nepal eliminate brick industry’s reliance on child labor? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 17 Watch 7:59 Unearthing toxic conditions for impoverished gold miners By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 10 Watch Nobel Peace Prize honors activism to empower most vulnerable children – Part 2 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 27 Watch Diving into the Philippines’ dangerous, underwater mines By Hari Sreenivasan, PBS News Hour, Frank Carlson Filipino divers disappear into water as opaque as chocolate milk as they blindly dig in search of gold trapped in muddy sediment. It's risky business: As miners go deeper, underwater tunnels could collapse or the compressor that provides air may… Continue watching
Jan 27 In Philippines, workers toil among hazards in compressor mining By Richard C. Paddock SANTA MILAGROSA, Philippines -- Brian Mullaton is 13 years old and makes his living by diving into deep, muddy holes. Continue reading
Oct 05 Watch Conflict minerals from the Congo to your cellphone National Geographic photographer Marcus Bleasdale finds beauty in trauma. His work in the Congo is featured in the magazine’s 125th anniversary issue. “The Price of Precious” documents child labor in camps that extract not blood diamonds, but tin, tungsten and… Continue watching