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child labour

noun

  1. the full-time employment of children below a minimum age laid down by statute
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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The teenage pair tease each other about child labour and who started working at the shop first.

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And earlier this year it had to admit that it found child labour in its supply chain.

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Child labour scandals, deadly accidents and the Covid-19 shutdown had all taken their toll.

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Roger Wehrli, director of the association of Swiss chocolate manufacturers, Chocosuisse, says cases of child labour and deforestation remain, particularly in Africa.

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Producers are supposed to monitor their entire supply chain to make sure there is no child labour.

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