An estimated 40,000 children work in cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the source of over half of the world’s supply. In Madagascar, an estimated 10,000 children mine for mica.

The African Union (AU), in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO), launched the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour in Africa with a three-hour virtual event ...

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - The use of child labour on cocoa farms in top producers Ivory Coast and Ghana has risen over the past decade despite industry promises to reduce it, according to a draft of a U.S.

NASARAWA, Nigeria — Growing demand for the lithium used in batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage has created a new frontier for mining in Nigeria. But it’s led to exploitation of children ...

Millions of East African children remain in hazardous labour, with numbers set to exceed ...

Eastern and Southern Africa face hazardous child labour, underscoring the urgent need for stronger protections.

Every year on June 12, World Day Against Child Labour is observed to raise global awareness about the exploitation of children and to urge collective action to eliminate it. The day focuses on drawing ...

Former Dayton Congressman Tony Hall has been working to spread the word about a problem new to many Americans: Forced child labor in the African mining of the cobalt used to power many of our ...

Despite decades of progress, child labor remains deeply embedded in global supply chains, with millions of children engaged in hazardous and exploitative work to produce everyday goods. The scope of ...

United State of America has passed a bill banning companies from selling goods produced by child and slave labor most of whom come from Africa. The New York Times reports that President Obama has ...

In crude mines across Central and Sub-Saharan Africa, hands that should hold pencils and schoolbooks hammer rocks and search for the minerals that power electric vehicle batteries, solar cells, and ...