Behind much of the agricultural products and raw materials we consume lies the human cost we hardly discuss: the exploitation of children. In fact, roughly 60% of all child labourers (over 98 million kids) are found in agriculture worldwide. Agriculture also has the most hazardous child work, about 59% of all children in dangerous jobs are in farming, fishing or forestry. Their sweat sustains global supply chains while stealing their childhoods, health, and education. There a
There is the ignored story and conditions of the millions of children behind the multi-billion dollar fashion industry. When you buy those ready-to-wear, affordable and quite accessible cheap t-shirt or trendy outfits from a well-known brand, you might not see what happened before it reached the store. Underneath some bright logos and fast-paced trends lurks a hidden cost: child labour woven into the fabric of the global fashion supply chain. Globally, around 138 million chi
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