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Child labor rises in Jordan as pandemic adds to economic woes

  • In a recent report on the World Day Against Child Labor, annually marked on June 12, Workers’ House, a local NGO specialized in labor rights, expected the number of working children in Jordan aged between 5 and 17 to reach 100,000
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Mired in poverty, Afghans bring their children to work

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Special South Asia’s efforts to tackle child labor collide with reality

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Amnesty faults electric vehicle batteries as carbon intensive, linked to child labor

Amnesty faults electric vehicle batteries as carbon intensive, linked to child labor

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Arab child labor study to help tackle ‘exploitation’

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