Adon Kalenga works seven days a week collecting minerals from the ground with his bare hands.He is 13 years old and lives in Katanga province in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Sometimes he sleeps in the streets; other nights he spends in an orphanage.
child labor
China Lets Child Workers Die Digging in Congo Mines for Copper
(via www.bloomberg.com)
Submitted by AC89 on Wed, 2008-07-23 20:51. | Tags: business | child labor | china | cobalt | Congo | copper | Katanga | water pollution
Disney's green status is a little wilted
(via beturtle.com)
Great article and review of Disney's sort of green status. PS. They use child labor to create those cute Mickey hats!
Submitted by mechele on Wed, 2007-12-19 15:13. | Tags: business | carbon | child labor | disney | environmental | green | green washing
Brazilian hardwood floors. Can you say “slave labor?â€
(via www.realestatetwincities.net)
"Do you have Brazilian teakwood floors in your luxury home? How about Brazilian cherry cabinets? Any Brazilian mahogany items? Well, I certainly hope you are enjoying them. They might have come to you at a huge cost… well beyond what you paid for them."
Submitted by eyloni on Fri, 2007-11-02 17:55. | Tags: architecture | Brazil | certified forestlands | child labor | child labour | deforestation | FCS | hardwood floors | house | houses | housing | kermit johnson | rainforest | real estate | slave | slavery
