Mr. Andrew Addoquaye Tagoe, Deputy General Secretary, General Agricultural Workers' Union (GAWU) of TUC-Ghana, says the union and stakeholders have so far rescued about 42,000 children from child labour in Kpando Torkor, and 10 other communities. He said the move had reduced the involvement of many children in fishing activities…
Several More Firms Join Anti-Child Labor Campaign Dalton, GA, August 30 Four more companies A+ Designs, Amy Helfand, DuncanArts, and Mat the Basics recently committed to the inspection and certification program implemented by nonprofit Rugmark.
The program against illegal child labor in the carpet industry verifies that illegal child labor is not used and creates educational opportunities for children in the weaving communities of India, Nepal, and Pakistan. As I began to make more rugs, it only made sense to become a Rugmark licensee so that my business would reflect a philosophy of integrity, says artist Amy Helfand, who transfers her abstract landscape collages onto contemporary wool rugs.