Children as young as five suffer in picking fruit for our orange juice

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Welfare groups believe that some exporters of orange juice from Brazil overlook the fact that young children are sometimes used to pick oranges. Indeed, it is claimed that 150,000 Brazilian children work as orange pickers for up to 12 hours a day in very high temperatures during the six-month picking season. The economic crisis in Brazil means that even more children may be obliged to work in order to boost the income of their families. The Brazilian government is seeking to eliminate this problem, as are leading producers in the Sao Paulo, Brazil, region.

Fruit and Vegetable Canning, Frozen Fruit, Juice, and Vegetable Manufacturing, Canned fruits and vegetables, Frozen fruits and vegetables, Frozen Orange Juice, Canned Orange Juice, Canned juices, Brazil, Ethical aspects, Child labor practices, Child labor, Juice industry, Orange juice

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Florida a state in panic as the 'scary monster' bears down

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The outer storm bands of Hurricane Floyd are beginning to hit the coast of Florida. Some people are leaving their homes for safer places, while others are determined to defy warnings of widespread devastation. Tourists in resorts such as Fort Lauderdale and Miami Beach are being taken by coach to shelters in inland public buildings. Hurricane Floyd has already hit the Bahamas, where residents are sheltering in public buildings.

United States, Strategy & planning, Disaster Victims, Florida, Natural disasters, Hurricanes

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