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Dec
04
2020
By The African Mirror
EXCLUSIVE: Children in Brazil found working for food delivery apps

EXCLUSIVE: Children in Brazil found working for food delivery apps

WORLD
FABIO TEIXEIRA  CASES of children working for food delivery apps in Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic have been uncovered by the Thomson Reuters Foundation, with prosecutors vowing to investigate amid growing scrutiny of employment practices in the gig economy. Videos and posts on YouTube and Facebook and interviews with underage workers and researchers showed how Rappi, iFood, 99Food and Uber Eats had failed to stop child labor, with under-18s using older relatives' accounts or signing up under their names. School closures and job losses caused by the pandemic have driven more children to work in the informal economy, according to…
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Dec
03
2020
By The African Mirror
Children head to diamond mines in pandemic-hit Central African Republic

Children head to diamond mines in pandemic-hit Central African Republic

HUMAN RIGHTS
ANTOINE ROLLAND SINCE the coronavirus forced his school to close in March, Papin has been working six days a week at a diamond mine in the Central African Republic (CAR) - hauling sacks of mud and rubble under a hot sun. He is among a dozen children working at the open-pit mine near the southern town of Ngoto, where about 100 miners use shovels and sieves to scour the red earth for diamonds. It is back-breaking work and Papin longs to return to the classroom. "I came here to help my big brother," Papin, who said he was 16 but…
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Oct
21
2020
By The African Mirror
Child labour rising in West Africa cocoa farms despite efforts – report

Child labour rising in West Africa cocoa farms despite efforts – report

HUMAN RIGHTS
ANGE ABOA and AARON ROSS THE use of child labour has risen in cocoa farms in Ghana and Ivory Coast over the past decade despite industry promises to reduce it, academics said, largely supporting earlier findings that were questioned by both states. The prevalence of children doing hazardous work, including using sharp tools, has also gone up in the world's top two cocoa producers, according to the study funded by the U.S. government. The levels were higher than in 2010 when companies including Mars, Hershey, Nestle and Cargill agreed to reduce the worst forms of child labour in Ghana and…
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Aug
22
2020
By The African Mirror
‘COVID generation’ risks child marriage, forced labour, ex-leaders warn

‘COVID generation’ risks child marriage, forced labour, ex-leaders warn

NEWS
EMMA BATHA FORMER world leaders have for urgent global action to stop coronavirus creating a "COVID generation" with millions of children deprived of education and forced into marriage and work. As lockdowns end, they urged governments to invest in catch-up programmes to prevent irretrievable damage to children's futures. "We cannot stand by and allow these young people to be robbed of their education and a fair chance in life," said the letter signed by 275 former world leaders, economists and educationalists. Signatories included former U.N. chief Ban Ki-Moon, former Irish president Mary Robinson, former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark…
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