Pressure from business leaders and a simple legislative process leave few excuses for not introducing rules to combat modern slavery in commercial supply chains.
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Natural resources are an important factor in explaining why some rebel groups forcibly recruit children into their ranks.
South Africa’s embrace of international conventions has buttressed the country’s reputation in statistical circles. But these global standards prove a poor fit for the country.
Proposed changes to South African labour laws threaten to set back workers rights.
South African law requires surrogate mothers to hand infants to their legal parents without undue delay. But it doesn’t provide leave for these parents to care for their infants. That is set to change.
Only 28% of working women across the globe are fully protected by maternity laws that provide for time off work with full pay.
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