Child labor abuse increases
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Children displaced, often orphaned, by tsunami, earthquakes and other disasters made last year a particularly sordid one for their exploitation as cheap labor or sexual victims, the government said Wednesday.
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Violent crime in the United States rose more than previously believed in 2006, continuing the most significant increase in more than a decade, according to an FBI report released yesterday.
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There is a slight uptick in the number of men who provide early childhood care or education to children 5 and younger.
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A new study of CEO pay and compensation shows that the gap between bosses and workers is widening.
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Poor children given a nutritional boost during the first two years of life earned adult wages nearly 50 percent higher than peers deprived of a food supplement, a study has shown Friday.
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Domestic abuse may originate in the home but some prominent U.S. business leaders are backing a campaign to raise awareness about its toll in the workplace, which some estimate runs to billions of dollars.
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The number of city kids who have died from abuse or neglect this year is up an alarming 57%, officials said yesterday. Some 58 kids died from suspected maltreatment during the first nine months
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OTTAWA (CP) - The nature of child care is changing, a Statistics Canada study indicates.
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NEW DELHI - With Gap Inc. under fire for selling clothes made by children in India, activists and police raided a sweatshop in New Delhi where 14 boys were embroidering women's garments yesterday, illustrating the widespread problem of child labor in the South Asian country.
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Child workers have been found working in a textile factory in conditions close to slavery.
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Household chemicals are being linked to a rise in the number of children with asthma. A study of 7,000 youngsters has resulted in signs that bleach, paint stripper and carpet cleaners used in the home can lead to the condition.
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The highest earners should pay more tax - with the cash used to reduce child poverty, says trade union leader.
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Infants who sustain head  injuries due to abuse have worse outcomes than their peers with  head trauma due to other causes, researchers report in the  journal Pediatrics this month.
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The EU's anti-fraud squad reports an increase in serious abuses of its international aid project.
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The total caseload of Appogg, the social work agency jumped from 3,068 to 6263, an increase of 49 per cent over the last year, the agency Chief Executive Officer Joe Gerada said on Wednesday.
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The government must improve the way it supports victims of child trafficking, a children's charity says.
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Sexual harassment and discrimination against teens in the workplace is on the rise, the government says, citing the growing number of lawsuits it is pursuing against employers. The surge has also prompted a new national campaign to educate youth about their rights at work.