Balancing the forces of commerce
Too many economists have failed to factor in the ethical issues at stake in international trade, such as slave labour and harsh working conditions.
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Up to 40 000 Malian children used as miners
Human Rights Watch has revealed that between 20 000 and 40 000 children work in artisanal gold mines in Mali, Africa's third-largest producer.
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Slavery: That peculiar institution
The recent arrest of anti-slavery protesters in Mauritania has highlighted the fact that slavery is not a relic of the past.
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Tobacco poisons Malawi's children
Despite the poverty-stricken country's avowed intentions, it is dependent on the crop and those who must pick it.
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Malawi's child tobacco pickers 'poisoned by nicotine'
investigation finds child labourers in Malawi are exposed to nicotine poisoning equivalent to smoking 50 cigarettes a day.
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Madam & Eve
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