In 1999 the US Department of Labor issued Executive Order 13126. “Prohibition of Acquisition of Products Produced by Forced or Indentured Child Labor,” was signed on June 12, 1999. The EO is intended to ensure that federal agencies enforce laws relating to forced or indentured child labor in the procurement process. It requires the Department of Labor, in consultation with the Departments [...]
By: Sangeeta Haindl A social enterprise electricity and mobile charging service is giving poor farming families living in one of the poorest states, Utter Pradesh, in India, a chance to lead a different lifestyle through micro grids. It means huge improvements in quality of life for these deprived communities. The two entrepreneurs who are making it possible are Nikhil Jaisinghani and [...]
BANANAS!* was one of the most talked-about documentary films of 2009. The interest from media and the support from audiences and fellow filmmakers has been overwhelming. By trying to stop freedom of speech only encouraged the filmmaker Fredrik Gertten to make another movie, BIG BOYS GONE BANANAS!* The follow-up to BANANAS!* is the true story about a Swedish filmmaker and a [...]
By: Juliana Rincón Parra The recent investigation done by journalists of Plaza Publica in Guatemala has uncovered how government authorities, although legally having to prevent child labor, allow children under 14 years of age to work in their cane fields, which is a physically demanding and dangerous work. Sugar Cane Pieces by Chris McBrien CCBy In the article Child labor and exploitation in Guatemala’s sugar Alberto Arce and [...]
In 2012, Not For Sale plans to do significantly more to help re-abolish slavery and help create new futures for survivors receiving support, services, and care in its international projects across the globe. In Thailand, Not For Sale supports the work of a street team of modern-day abolitionists to help provide emergency and long-term assistance to impoverished children and adults living [...]
Not For Sale and the anti-slavery movement have received a significant boost, attracting a tidal wave of support in recent days. The organization has enjoyed a hugely successful start to 2012 and secured funding that will greatly assist its projects in both India and South Africa this year. Last week, white flags for freedom were raised outside Atlanta’s Georgia Dome [...]
In recent weeks Global Voices has presented to its readers more examples of how citizen media is used to amplify the voices of refugees and displaced people. However, while blogs and social networking sites clearly have a role to play in empowering marginalized groups, so too do ICTs in general. MobileActive, for example, is encouraged by the potential for mobile phones to allow [...]
via: Justmeans “You need different regulation for microfinance; sometimes that’s hard to get.” — Lars Thunell, Executive Vice President and CEO, International Finance Corporation[1] What do actress Natalie Portman, former Senegalese president Abdou Diouf and deputy mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo have in common? They are all signatories of the Paris Appeal for Responsible Microfinance, an international petition to clean [...]
By:Vikas Vij Ashoka, a leading non-profit network of social innovators and entrepreneurs, has entered into a partnership with Colceramica, a large building materials company in Colombia, to help raise the living standards of people in the poorest urban areas of Colombia. The partnership is helping the residents to install affordable ceramic tiling to improve sanitation in their homes, routing the [...]
By: Ericka Jackson, The Sound of Hope Here in India, we’ve found that there are 3 main areas that the children at our homes are rescued from – the Red Light District, Leper Colonies, and the Slums. We’ve visited all three of these areas during this trip, but our visit to Chauma Slum was definitely the most overwhelming. After a [...]
