United States: Appeals Court Holds Tech Companies Are Not Liable for Forced Labor Used by Cobalt Suppliers
On March 5, 2024, the United States Court for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed the United States District Court for the District of Columbia’s dismissal of claims by former miners and their representatives against five tech companies, alleging violation of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (TVPRA). (Doe 1 v. Apple Inc., … Continue reading “United States: Appeals Court Holds Tech…
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Friedman, Sarah
Date:2024-04-02
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Zambia: Children’s Code Act Enacted
On August 24, 2022, Zambia’s president, Hakainde Hichilema, signed into law a comprehensive law governing children, the Children’s Code Act (Act No. 12) of 2022. The act, which includes 19 parts and 198 provisions, provides for a comprehensive legal framework to govern matters affecting children for the first time in the country’s history. It brought … Continue reading “Zambia: Children’s Code Act Enacted”
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Goitom, Hanibal
Date:2022-12-29
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Kuwait: Manpower Authority Issues Decree to Regulate Work Permits
(Mar. 19, 2021) On January 11, 2021, the director general of the Kuwaiti Public Authority for Manpower issued Decree No. 27 of 2021 on Rules and Procedures for GrantingWork Permits. The purpose of the decree, which consists of 56 provisions, is to regulate the registration, renewal, and cancelation of work permits in Kuwait. The decree […]
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Sadek, George
Date:2021-03-19
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International: Former Child Workers Sue Chocolate Companies Alleging Forced Labor in Cocoa Supply Chains
(Mar. 4, 2021) On February 12, 2021, the Washington, D.C.-based nongovernmental organization International Rights Advocates (IRAdvocates) filed a federal class action lawsuit on behalf of eight former child workers who allege they were trafficked from Mali and forced to harvest cocoa in Côte d’Ivoire beginning in 2011. The lawsuit accuses several multinational chocolate producers of […]
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Boomer, Elizabeth
Date:2021-03-04
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France: Parliament Adopts Law to Protect Child “Influencers” on Social Media
(Oct. 30, 2020) On October 19, 2020, French president Emmanuel Macron promulgated a new law on the commercial use of images of children under 16 years old on online platforms. This law, which was adopted by the Senate on June 25, 2020, and adopted unanimously by the National Assembly on October 6, 2020, aims to […]
Italy: New Legislation Regulating the Audiovisual Sector
(Jan. 26, 2018) On December 28, 2017, three new Legislative Decrees (L.D.s) regulating the film and audiovisual sector were published in Italy, with an effective date of December 1, 2018. (L.D. No. 202 of December 7, 2017, Provisions on Employment in the Film and Audiovisual Sector; L.D. No. 203 of December 7, 2017, Reform of […]
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Figueroa, Dante
Date:2018-01-26
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Netherlands: New Minimum Wage
(July 14, 2016) The gross minimum wage for full-time workers age 23 and older in the Netherlands increased to €1,537.20 (about US$1,698) per month on July 1, 2016. (Statutory Minimum Wage as of 1 July 2016 (May 26, 2016), Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment website.) The previous minimum gross monthly wage for that category of […]
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Zeldin, Wendy
Date:2016-07-14
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India: Cabinet Has Approved Amendments to Child Labor Law
(May 20, 2015) On April 14, 2015, India’s Union Cabinet approved amendments to the child labor law among which is the inclusion of an exception that would allow minors, which the law defines as children under the age of 14, to work in certain family enterprises or industries, provided they are not hazardous occupations and […]
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Ahmad, Tariq
Date:2015-05-20
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Bolivia: Code of Children and Adolescents Amended to Allow Ten-Year Olds to Work
(July 8, 2014) On June 26, 2014, the Bolivian Congress approved an amendment to the Code of the Child and Adolescent (Código del Nino, Nina y Adolescente (Oct. 27, 1999), UNICEF website) that will include an exception to the general minimum age of 14 to be able to work, allowing children ten years old and […]
