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Wal-Mart Promises to Toughen Environmental and Labor Standards November 3rd, 2008
In their first Sustainability Conference held in Beijing, China, Wal-Mart announced that it will require manufacturers supplying goods for its stores to adhere to stricter ethical and environmental standards.
This move follows years of pressure by advocacy groups like the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) Wal-Mart campaign, in which the Oblates are engaged.
Studying Trafficked Children: Challenges, Dilemmas and Opportunities January 8th, 2008
In a commentary based on recent research, Elżbieta M. Goździak examines the experiences of children, mostly girls, trafficked to the United States for sexual and labor exploitation and analyzes their prospects for reintegration into the wider society. She looks at the challenges and dilemmas as well as the opportunities in studying child trafficking and formulating recommendations based on empirical research. Elżbieta Goździak is Director of Research at the Georgetown Institute for the Study on International Migration.
(Journal article to be published soon)
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