Sentences with phrase «child labor issues»

Julie also has been instrumental in a number of women's rights and child labor issues around the world.

It is a holistic effort to tackle the root causes of child labor, by helping cocoa farmers to increase their income, to enhance their agricultural techniques, and to improve their understanding of child labor issues.

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«This is a pro-business issue,» says Dean Baker, co-director of the nonpartisan Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, D.C. «You have a lot of firms that lose workers; making child care accessible and affordable can increase the labor pool.»

Here again, evangelical media could have a crucial role in focusing the thinking and concern of their adherents on issues like world hunger and the plight of our urban minorities — issues that correspond to the problems of slavery and child labor which 19th century evangelicals successfully attacked.

And how well did that work for slaves the first 300 years, child labor exploited and coal miners and factory workers suffering horrific working conditions and safety issues in the early 1900's, women still fighting the glass ceiling that exists, etc.?

Henry rejected liberal versions of the social gospel which tended to be all social and no gospel, but he appealed to an earlier evangelical consensus of cultural engagement that included the work of William Wilberforce in campaigning for the abolition of the slave trade in England, the revivalist impulses of Charles G. Finney against slavery in this country, as well as evangelical concerns for suffrage, temperance, child labor laws, fair wages for workers, and many other progressive issues to which many theologically conservative Christians were once committed» before what David Moberg has called «the great reversal,» an evangelical withdrawal from such concerns.

UTZ and ICI have already been working together since 2013 to make sure the UTZ certification and therefore the UTZ Code of Conduct followed by cocoa farmers around the world, addresses the issues related to child labor in certified farms.

The latest report from The Economist Intelligence Unit, «No more excuses — responsible supply chains in a globalised world ``, found that four in five respondent companies described their firms as having responsible supply chains, yet only under a quarter were actually addressing key issues such as climate change or child labor.

She has worked for local and international NGOs on issues such as gender and poverty reduction, and has consulted on M&E, child labor, forced labor, and trafficking issues.

To ensure our purchases do not contribute to deforestation, loss of biodiversity or social issues such as forced and child labor and human trafficking, Kraft Heinz seeks to procure palm oil products in an ethical, transparent, responsible and sustainable manner.

Despite many of the big players in the cocoa and chocolate supply chain working on sustainability issues like trying to eradicate child labor and stopping environmental damage like deforestation, the efforts of companies and governments have very little influence, according to the Cocoa Barometer 2018.

Are there family issues which might cause stress during labor, such as child care or disagreements with close relatives?

That is always an issue: how to offer healthy, lower labor intensive foods to children while keeping within the budget constraints.

He points out that consumer pressure might have an impact on the practices of global companies, just as it did on issues like child labor and worker safety.

For instance, whenever the Wiley team debates, it invariably is conveniently assigned to argue the politically - correct side of the issue, whether that be about welfare, lynching, integration, child labor, civil disobedience or elsewhat.

Fifty years ago the U.S. Department of Labor issued a report that identified a surprising rate of growth in the percentage of African American children born into single - parent families.

Spurred by the extreme inequities of the Gilded Age when industrial barons like the Carnegies and Rockefellers amassed huge fortunes while the majority of the country suffered in impoverished conditions, the Progressive Movement began to address issues such as child labor and fair wages.

NBER Working Paper No. 15949 Issued in April 2010 NBER Program (s): Children, Economics of Education, Economic Fluctuations and Growth, Labor Studies, Public Economics

NBER Working Paper No. 14852 Issued in April 2009 NBER Program (s): Children, Economics of Education, Labor Studies, Public Economics, Technical Working Papers

Known as the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the document — which must be ratified by 20 countries to become effective — sets standards on various issues that affect children, including education, adoption, parental care, health, child labor, and abuse and negChild, the document — which must be ratified by 20 countries to become effective — sets standards on various issues that affect children, including education, adoption, parental care, health, child labor, and abuse and negchild labor, and abuse and neglect.

Norma has had the opportunity to testify before Congress and has appeared on national news outlets, including 60 Minutes on issues related to child labor in agriculture.

She serves as the chair of the Child Labor Coalition's Domestic Issues Committee and is a member of the board of directors for the National Consumers League.

Logistical issues concerning transportation, parents» labor - intensive work schedules, and child care.

NBER Working Paper No. 12652 Issued in October 2006 NBER Program (s): Economics of Education, Economic Fluctuations and Growth, International Trade and Investment, Labor Studies, Children, Health Economics

NBER Working Paper No. 21393 Issued in July 2015, Revised in April 2017 NBER Program (s): Children, Economics of Education, Labor Studies, Public Economics

NBER Working Paper No. 22390 Issued in July 2016 NBER Program (s): Children, Economics of Education, Labor Studies

NBER Working Paper No. 10229 Issued in January 2004 NBER Program (s): Economics of Education, Labor Studies, Public Economics, Children

Players can influence decisions on issues such as women's rights, the hippie movement, child labor laws, and loads more.

Teaching Game Design: 2nd Ohio Game Jam: Results «The third team took on the issue of child labor sweatshops.

Examples include the current legal sea change on gay marriage and the long - ago settled law on issues of women's suffrage, interracial marriage, and child labor.

A recent Tenth Circuit decision upholding a contempt sanction issued by the lower district court provides some certainty for organizations that use children for unpaid labor.

Dating couples seem to argue most about issues such as commitment, time together, and the future of the relationship while married couples tend to argue about issues that come with sharing a household, such as money, children, and the division of labor.4 Cohabiting couples, especially those who have not made a formal commitment to marry each other, may get a particularly high dose of all of these kinds of issues and at a time when they don't necessarily have the commitment to the relationship or the skills yet to be able to tackle them well.

Other coparenting dimensions concern agreement or disagreement on childrearing issues, the joint management of family interactions (e.g., interparental conflict, coalitions, and interactional balance in family communication), and the division of child - related labor (Feinberg 2003).

This may seem like overkill to some, but consider this; issues with money contribute to divorce more than any other topic — sex, children, and division of labor.

He has successfully helped couples at every stage of a relationship, from pre-marital counseling to addressing issues of communication, infidelity, addiction, conflict resolution, sexual challenges, children, blended family dynamics, and division of labor inside and outside the home for newly married couples to those married over 30 years.

These conditions are associated with a wide range of health issues, including unintentional injuries, respiratory illnesses like asthma and radon - induced lung cancer, lead poisoning, result in lost school days for children, as well as lost productivity in the labor force.