CANADA: Child labour behind every Canadian s grocery haul, and it may get worse, World Vision says
The report says imports from Mexico account for the largest value of risky products, with $965 million in 2019
Feb 3, 2021 8:55 PM By: Canadian Press
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. A World Vision report warns Canadians could be contributing to child labour with every grocery trip.
The “Risky Goods” report estimates more than $3.7 billion in goods involved child labour in 2019 – a 63 per cent increase from 10 years ago.
The report says imports from Mexico account for the largest value of risky products,
with $965 million in 2019.
The report also says economic pressures of the pandemic are forcing more children to harvest and produce much of Canada s food imports.
Child labour behind every Canadian s grocery haul, and it may get worse: World Vision
The Risky Goods report estimates more than $3.7 billion in goods involved child labour in 2019 – a 63 per cent increase from 10 years ago
Feb 4, 2021 10:00 PM By: Canadian Press
An 11-year-old boy, who is a coffee worker in Mexico, is shown in this undated handout photo. A World Vision report warns Canadians could be contributing to child labour with every grocery trip. The Risky Goods report says economic pressures of the pandemic are forcing more children to harvest and produce many of Canada s food imports. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Juan Cuevas, World Vision Mexico
The pandemic has pushed as many as 8 million children into labour, research suggests. Canadian Press
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A mother and four-year-old child pick chilies in Berino, N.M., in this 1997 file photo. A World Vision report warns Canadians could be contributing to child labour with every grocery trip.
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. ― A World Vision report warns Canadians could be contributing to child labour with every grocery trip.
The “Risky Goods” report estimates more than $3.7 billion in goods involved child labour in 2019 ― a 63-per-cent increase from 10 years ago.
The report says imports from Mexico account for the largest value of risky products, with $965 million in 2019.
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. A World Vision report warns Canadians could be contributing to child labour with every grocery trip.
The Risky Goods report estimates more than $3.7 billion in goods involved child labour in 2019 a 63 per cent increase from 10 years ago. The report says imports from Mexico account for the largest value of risky products, with $965 million in 2019. The report also says economic pressures of the pandemic are forcing more children to harvest and produce much of Canada s food imports. Previous research by World Vision estimates the pandemic has pushed as many as eight million boys and girls into labour.