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In a report by the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Justice, details have been provided into combating human trafficking in China. For example, the report states that "since combating trafficking in women and children started nationally in 1991, a large number of cases of trafficking in women and children has been solved and ...
China Labor Watch (CLW) is a U.S.-based non-profit organization founded in 2000 by labor activist Li Qiang.The organization focuses on investigating labor conditions affecting Chinese workers and raising awareness of labor rights issues.
The List of countries by child labour rate provides rankings of countries based on their rates of child labour. Child labour is defined by the International Labour Organization (ILO) as participation in economic activity by underage persons aged 5 to 17. Child work harms children, interferes with their education, and prevents their development.
Human trafficking, is defined by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in their Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons document as “the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of ...
Women have been a major labor presence in China since the People's Republic was established. Some 40–45 percent of all women over age 15 are employed. China's estimated employed labor force in 2005 totaled 791.4 million persons, about 60% of the total population.
The Department of Homeland Security announced Wednesday it will no longer import steel or artificial sweeteners from two companies based in China due to their alleged use of forced labor. The ...
With the next harvest a mere three months away, cotton mills in China's far west Xinjiang region are currently sitting on about 3 million tonnes of unsold inventory - a massive stockpile more than ...
Child labor is a social issue in China. [16] In October 2018, a study was conducted based on data from China Family Panel Studies . [ 17 ] The study found about 7.74% of children aged 10 to 15 worked in 2010, and a positive correlation between child labor and school dropout rates. [ 17 ]