Child Labor
Syrian refugees in Lebanon at growing risk of forced labour: anti-slavery activists
Middle East
April 12, 2016
Syrian refugees in Lebanon at growing risk of forced labour: anti-slavery activists
A growing number of children whose families have fled the Syrian war to Lebanon are being forced to work for…
Mumbai schoolboy’s child labor project gets a national platform
World
April 6, 2016
Mumbai schoolboy’s child labor project gets a national platform
It began as a school project, became a citywide campaign, and is now a national social media campaign aimed at…
ILO: 200 million unemployed, 169 million working children
World
August 9, 2015
ILO: 200 million unemployed, 169 million working children
International Labor organization (ILO) Director-General Guy Ryder said there are 200 million unemployed people in the world, an increase of…
Organization: Child labor in Egypt involves not less than 2.7 million
Egypt
April 29, 2015
Organization: Child labor in Egypt involves not less than 2.7 million
Hany Helal, head of the Egyptian Coalition on Children’s Rights, has expressed his doubts of the figure announced by the…
European Union allocates 60 million euros to combat child labor
Egypt
September 21, 2014
European Union allocates 60 million euros to combat child labor
The European Union and the United Nations World Food Program, under the auspices of Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb, launched on…
Police arrest 245 accused of hiring child workers
Egypt
March 6, 2013
Police arrest 245 accused of hiring child workers
Security authorities have arrested 245 people across the country so far during a month-long crackdown on citizens illegally employing child…
Egypt’s Constitution seen to curtail labor rights and workers freedoms
Egypt
January 21, 2013
Egypt’s Constitution seen to curtail labor rights and workers freedoms
Labor provisions in Egypt's new Constitution are worrying workers and unionists alike, who fear that a lot of room has…
In the dangerous profession of brick-making, talk of organizing
Business
February 13, 2012
In the dangerous profession of brick-making, talk of organizing
About 1 million workers employed in Egypt’s brick-manufacturing industry face constant threats of unemployment, exploitation, serious injury, illness and…
Child labor in Egypt estimated at over 1.5 million
Egypt
July 14, 2011
Child labor in Egypt estimated at over 1.5 million
Abu Bakr al-Guindy, director of the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics, said Thursday that there are 1.594 million…