Child Labor Archives

Verité Opens Office in Accra, Ghana

Africa, Agriculture, Child Labor, Forced Labor and Human Trafficking, Verité

Verité is excited to announce the opening of an office in Accra, Ghana. The office will be led by Ms. Josephine Dadzie, Verité Project Director, with support from Ms. Helga Aku, Verité Project Associate. Ms. Dadzie and Ms. Aku will be working with Verité Research...

New Child Labor Inspection Curriculum

Child Labor

A crucial step toward combating child labor is to educate and empower those who are in a position to identify incidences and take action. With this goal in mind, Verité, in partnership with Winrock International and with the support of the U.S. Department of Labor...

What We’re Talking About in May 2018

Agriculture, Child Labor, Compensation and Hours, Europe, Forced Labor and Human Trafficking, Middle East, Migrant Workers, North America, Verité

Links to stories that we’re talking about in May 2018.

What We’re Talking About in March 2018

Child Labor, Compensation and Hours, Construction, Extractives, Forced Labor and Human Trafficking, Middle East, Migrant Workers

Links to stories we’re talking about in March 2018.

Verité Launches Website on Human Trafficking Risk in Sub-Saharan African Supply Chains

Africa, Agriculture, Child Labor, Compensation and Hours, Extractives, Forced Labor and Human Trafficking, Forestry, Gender Discrimination, Health and Safety, Livestock, Manufacturing, Migrant Workers, Seafood, Trafficking in Persons Report

Verité is pleased to announce the launch of a new web resource, www.verite.org/africa, to help users understand the risk of human trafficking associated with global supply chains operating in sub-Saharan Africa. The African region has acted as a supplier of labor and raw materials to the rest of the world for centuries, often under terms that have resulted in harm to African people and nations. Companies and governments have both an ethical and a legal responsibility to minimize the risks to human rights associated with global economic activity in Africa, including the risk of human trafficking.