For children, their rights and equitable development
For children, their rights and equitable development
Research by Terre des Hommes on the use of child labour in the global mining of mica, a mineral with unique glimmering, heat-resistant and insulating properties, shows that this mineral is widely used in the automotive and electronics industry. At the same time, producers are not aware, or hardly, of the wide use of mica […]
CONTINUE READING →Laxity of industry on child labour in mica products European consumers can not trust that mica-containing cable, paint and cosmetics products are child-labour free. Terre des Hommes has investigated the entire production chain of the shiny mineral, from the largely illegal mining in India to the shop shelves. Only half of the companies surveyed practise careful research into the origin […]
CONTINUE READING →©Terre des Hommes Foundation Lausanne 28 April 2015 – Terre des Hommes has been mobilizing its teams in Nepal immediately after the earthquake. Together with our Nepalese NGO partners, we are providing immediate relief to the population, first aid kits and non-food items, water, hygienic kits, health care and immediate measures of child protection. In the meanwhile, […]
CONTINUE READING →The Hague, 22nd October 2014 – An Australian man was sentenced on Tuesday October 21, to one year in prison for initiating and maintaining indecent chat conversations with Sweetie, the virtual minor girl developed by Terre des Hommes Netherlands in 2013 to denounce the rapidly growing threat of Webcam Child Sex Tourism. “This is a major […]
CONTINUE READING →12 Golden Lions and one Grand Prix for Sweetie campaign at Cannes Lions Festival The Hague, 23th June 2014 – The Sweetie campaign of Terre des Hommes has been awarded twelve Golden Lions and the Grand Prix for Good at the Cannes Lions International Festival for Creativity, the communication industry’s equivalent of the Oscars. “It’s […]
CONTINUE READING →12 November 2013 – Saturday 9 November 2013: Haiyan, the most murderous typhon in the Philippines devasted Leyte province. Estimates talk between 2500 and 10.000 people died so far. Around 10 milion people affected. More than 600.000 displaced persons. Access for humanitarian intervention remains largely obstructed. Along international community and humanitarian actors, Terre des Hommes […]
CONTINUE READING →Tens of thousands of child victims in international online sex crime; cases disclosed by Terre des Hommes The Hague, 4th November 2013 – Terre des Hommes Netherlands raises the alarm about a largely unknown, but quickly spreading new form of child exploitation that has got tens of thousands victims involved in the Philippines alone: webcam […]
CONTINUE READING →Within the context of the World Day against Child Labour on June 12, the children”s aid organisation Terre des Hommes Netherlands appeals to the Dutch Government to hasten efforts in the fight against child slavery at home and abroad. Although the urgency and dimension of this issue are internationally recognised, the Rutte administration does not […]
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