14 March 2011: As each news bulletin emerges on the continuing crisis in Ivory Coast, the greater the concern for the future of this once stable and potentially prosperous West African nation. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has reported that more than 450,000 people have fled their homes […]
Global March expresses solidarity with teachers in USA
04 March 2011: Global March is concerned at the news emerging from the USA in recent weeks regarding the budgetary action being put forward in several states which would strip the fundamental collective bargaining rights of hundreds of thousands of state employees, including teachers. At a time when the world acknowledges […]
Dark underbelly of cottonseed production in India
India has the distinction of having the largest area under cotton cultivation in the world and has been a pioneer in developing hybrid cotton seeds for commercial use. The Indian cotton seed industry is also marked by a high proportion of child labour among its workforce.1 The genetically modified BT cotton […]
Agricultural Workers’ Union of Liberia receives Iqbal Masih Award
In 2009, the United States Congress established the Iqbal Masih Award to acknowledge the efforts of particular organisations around the world which have contributed significantly to the promotion and protection of children’s rights. The award was established to ensure that the spirit of Iqbal Masih would live on. Iqbal Masih […]
Child labour growing in Apple supply chain
16 February 2011: The Apple Supplier Responsibility 2011 Progress Report admits that, in 2010, 91 cases of child labour were recorded during its own audits at factories in China assembling the popular gadgets marketed by the US consumer electronic giant. It mentions “our audits of 127 facilities revealed 10 Chinese factories […]
US students lend their voice to “Slavery Still Exists” campaign
Inspired by the “Slavery Still Exists” Photo Campaign launched by the anti-slavery and trafficking organisation Polaris Project in 2005 in the US, a group of students from Stevenson University in Maryland, USA, have applied a similar photo-based campaign to raise awareness on slavery and trafficking through social networks such as […]
EFA Mid-Decade Assessment and Mid-Term Policy Review
The UNESCO regional office in Bangkok has recently announced the publication of the findings of the “Asia-Pacific Education For All Mid-Decade Assessment and Mid-Term Policy Review (MDA and MTR) Evaluation”. Carried out from 2006-2009, these processes focused on building capacities of countries in the region to review progress and challenges […]
Child labour risk for internally displaced children in Ivory Coast
Social unrest in the wake presidential election violence in Ivory Coast has compelled thousands of people to flee the region and take refuge in the districts of Danané, Binhouye and Zouan-Hounien or spilling over into neighbouring Liberia. UNICEF estimates that that the effects of the political crisis on human displacement […]
Rising food prices and impact on children
The current spike in global food prices is attracting attention globally but not to the extent that it requires. World food prices surged to a new historic peak in January, for the seventh consecutive month, according to the updated Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Food Price Index, a commodity basket that […]
Governing Board member appointed to UN Trafficking Trust Fund
Global March is pleased to announce the appointment of Governing Board member Ms Virginia Murillo Herrera, President of the Costa Rican Chapter of Defence for Children International (DCI), to the Board of Trustees of the UN Trust Fund for Victims of Human Trafficking. The Trust Fund was established by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon […]