Reuters reports that SMART Alabama LLC, a Hyundai subsidiary, used children as young as 12 at its plant. The company “denies any allegation that it knowingly employed anyone who is ineligible for employment”. A Guatemalan girl and her two brothers, ages 12 and 15; worked at the plant and were not going to school. According … Read more
Social activist and wife of famous former Pakistani cricketer, Shaniera Akram, has once again raised another important issue via Twitter. In her latest tweet, Shaniera highlighted another issue, and this time it’s “education”. Taking to her Twitter account on Wednesday, she wrote, “Walking past a house in defence this morning. A little boy about 8yo … Read more
Indonesia’s parliament has revised the country’s marriage law to lift the minimum age at which women can marry by three years to 19, a move welcomed by campaigners as a step towards curbing child marriage in the world’s biggest Muslim majority-country. All factions in parliament agreed the revision at a plenary session on Monday (Sept … Read more
