By Labor Gazette | Feb 9, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – A boy toils long hours lugging mica from deep underground mines to the surface above and then sorts and processes the mineral. With no protection from razor sharp tools, the child’s work exposes him fully to the mica and sand dust kicked up in the mining and sorting processes. At the end of the supply chain, the mined and processed mica finds its way into the manufacture of many consumer products such as automobiles, cosmetics and electronics.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 9, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Under a hot sun, a child wields a machete at work in the fields, forced to inhale pesticides sprayed by adults eager to maintain their cocoa crop. Sadly, it is a reality for too many children, particularly those at work in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana’s cocoa industries.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 9, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Detecting child labor and forced labor in complex supply chains can be a daunting challenge. Fragmented and dispersed global-sourcing operations sometimes makes supply chains opaque, and research shows the risk of exploitative labor practices increases greatly in activities such as extraction of raw material and agricultural work, as they support other industries.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 9, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Detecting child labor and forced labor in complex supply chains can be a daunting challenge. Fragmented and dispersed global-sourcing operations sometimes makes supply chains opaque, and research shows the risk of exploitative labor practices increases greatly in activities such as extraction of raw material and agricultural work, as they support other industries.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 9, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Under a hot sun, a child wields a machete at work in the fields, forced to inhale pesticides sprayed by adults eager to maintain their cocoa crop. Sadly, it is a reality for too many children, particularly those at work in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana’s cocoa industries.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 9, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – A boy toils long hours lugging mica from deep underground mines to the surface above and then sorts and processes the mineral. With no protection from razor sharp tools, the child’s work exposes him fully to the mica and sand dust kicked up in the mining and sorting processes. At the end of the supply chain, the mined and processed mica finds its way into the manufacture of many consumer products such as automobiles, cosmetics and electronics.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 9, 2021
The US Labor Department published a one page rule on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 9, 2021
The US Labor Department published a two page rule on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 9, 2021
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 9, 2021
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 9, 2021
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 9, 2021
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 9, 2021
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 9, 2021
The US Labor Department published a one page proposed rule on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 8, 2021
News Release: AZLE, TX – The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas has sentenced a former secretary-treasurer of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen Division 620 in Azle for embezzlement after an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Labor-Management Standards.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 8, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Acting Secretary of Labor Al Stewart issued the following statement regarding the death of former U.S. Secretary of Labor George P. Shultz : “In the reflections on his life that have poured out since George P. Shultz passed away on Feb. 6, he was hailed a statesman without peer. That ...
By Labor Gazette | Feb 8, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor has launched a new monthly series of career workshops to provide employment assistance to transitioning military spouses. Participation is free and classes are open to all transitioning military spouses. The launch follows a successful pilot program in October 2020.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 8, 2021
News Release: DETROIT – A Detroit grocery store employed several minors in violation of federal child labor laws by allowing them to operate trash compactors and tend to bottle recycling machines.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 8, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Acting Secretary of Labor Al Stewart issued the following statement regarding the death of former U.S. Secretary of Labor George P. Shultz : “In the reflections on his life that have poured out since George P. Shultz passed away on Feb. 6, he was hailed a statesman without peer. That ...
By Labor Gazette | Feb 8, 2021
News Release: AZLE, TX – The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas has sentenced a former secretary-treasurer of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen Division 620 in Azle for embezzlement after an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Labor-Management Standards.
