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Child labour

Corporations and communities - is Big Tobacco using child and forced labour in Malawi?

Africa

Corporations and communities - is Big Tobacco using child and forced labour in Malawi?

By Ed Stoddard

The green hydrogen colour conundrum – the thin line between brainwashing and greenwashing

Sci-Tech

The green hydrogen colour conundrum – the thin line between brainwashing and greenwashing

By Mpendulo Dlamini

Organised crime infiltrating African, global supply chains to detriment of environment and human rights

Africa

Organised crime infiltrating African, global supply chains to detriment of environment and human rights

By Romi Sigsworth

Shovelling for a pittance — East Africa’s young sand miners trade education for exploitation

Africa

Shovelling for a pittance — East Africa’s young sand miners trade education for exploitation

By Mohamed Daghar for ISS TODAY

Heritage Day: Let’s remember the millions of migrants and trafficked victims who yearn for home

South Africa

Heritage Day: Let’s remember the millions of migrants and trafficked victims who yearn for home

By Susan Marx, Ajwang’ Warria, Heather Dixon, Margaret Roper and Cyndirela Chadambuka

Weep not, child? Covid-19 is setting back children’s rights across Africa

Africa

Weep not, child? Covid-19 is setting back children’s rights across Africa

By Tatenda Mazarura and Mark Heywood

Cartoons for Change highlight scourge of child labour

South Africa

Cartoons for Change highlight scourge of child labour

By Shani Reddy

Covid-19 impacts risk exacerbating child labour in agriculture

Africa

Covid-19 impacts risk exacerbating child labour in agriculture

By Janetta Carlucci

ISS Today: Protecting livelihoods is key to mining the DRC’s riches

Africa

ISS Today: Protecting livelihoods is key to mining the DRC’s riches

By ISS Today

ISS Today: The DRC’s natural resources still awash with blood

Africa

ISS Today: The DRC’s natural resources still awash with blood

By ISS Today

Review: The Chocolate Case, the Netherlands’ answer to child slavery

World

Review: The Chocolate Case, the Netherlands’ answer to child slavery

By Marelise Van Der Merwe

GroundUp: Child grants can help mothers get better jobs

South Africa

GroundUp: Child grants can help mothers get better jobs

By GroundUp