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Singer hit with child labour fine after son joins him on stage during concert

Folk singer Angelo Kelly, 39, was fined 3,000 euros (£2,600) for being in contravention of Germany’s strict child labour laws after four-year-old William joined him for a rendition of What A Wonderful World….

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Mars, Nestlé and Hershey to face child slavery lawsuit in US

Eight children who claim they were used as slave labour on cocoa plantations in Ivory Coast have launched legal action against the world’s biggest chocolate companies. They accuse the corporations of aiding and abetting the illegal enslavement of “thousands” of children on cocoa farms in their supply chains….

Stories

Walls of destroyed Yemeni homes tell stories about Yemeni children

Today shall never be like any day before,” echoed the determination of Yemeni artist Khawla Almekhlafi who will take her painting kit with her today all over the streets of the city of Taiz reaching Al-Jahmalya neighborhood….

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Rihanna’s beauty brand ‘uses’ mica from Indian mines that hire child labour

An NGO complained to National Commission for Protection of Child Rights against the US pop star’s beauty product ‘Fenty Beauty’…

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Traffickers found targeting more children as COVID-19 school closures fuel danger

Human traffickers worldwide are increasingly targeting children and will likely exploit school closures during the coronavirus pandemic to abuse the young, the United Nations said on Tuesday….

Reports

Crime Shocks Morocco: Murderer, Rapist of Child Adnane Sentenced to Death

“I apologize and want the Moroccan people and Adnane’s parents to know the truth about what happened, so that I can have a clear conscience. I did not rape Adnane, but kidnapped him because I was in need of money….