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Children as Young as 5 Work in Brazil's Talc Mines |
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Written by Ivan Richard
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Thursday, 09 February 2006 |
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Child labor continues to pervade supply chains throughout the Brazilian economy. This observation was made by Caio Magri, an adviser on government policies in the Ethos Institute, in a press conference at the kickoff of February's edition of the Social Observatory magazine.
The publication contains accusations against large multinational organizations that buy products from suppliers who exploit child labor in talc mines located in Ouro Preto, in the state of Minas Gerais. According to Magri, child labor has declined in Brazil in recent years, "but a major effort on the part of companies, society, and the government is still needed to put an end to this evil." According to the accusations, from the age of 5, children begin hauling rocks and breathing the lethal dust that infests these mines, which operate clandestinely in the Minas city. The charges were investigated by the reporter, Marques Casara, over a four-month period. ABr
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...YOU STILL DO INTERNATIONAL FORUMS IN YOUR COUNTRY TO EXPLAIN THE WORLD HOW TO ELIMINATE CHILDREN WORKS !!!!!
WHY DONT YOU DO THINGS...THAT YOU WANT TO EACH TO THE WORLD...AND WHEN YOU WILL HAVE DONE YOUR JOB... PROPERLY....THEN YOU CAN TALK AND TEACH FOR WHAT YOU DID WRONG.
IN THE MEANTIME.... THE BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICIANS HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO !!!!!!