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With Documentary, Eva Longoria Advocates for Child Laborers

GUADALAJARA, Mexico -- Eva Longoria says she wants to be the voice of thousands of silent children working in deplorable conditions around the world. The "Desperate Housewives" star is the executive producer for "Harvest," a documentary that follows three migrant boys as they work 14-hour days in U.S. fields along the...

Chinese Census Trouble: Up to 200M Might Have Gone Uncounted

(Nov. 1) -- There are a whole lot of people in China. Maybe not quite as many as Stephen Colbert said attended his rally on Saturday, but still nothing to sneeze at. Exactly how many, however, is a sticking point: The world's largest autocracy historically has had a notoriously difficult time documenting its gigantic,...

Colbert's Congressional Appearance Is Over, But Don't Forget the Migrant Workers

(Oct. 1) -- Many have expressed umbrage at comedian Stephen Colbert appearing -- largely in character -- before a congressional panel to discuss migrant farmworkers. But of course his celebrity status brought attention, however briefly, to the plight of these farmworkers, many of whom are illegal immigrants. And his most...

Was Plane Baby's Migrant Mother a Victim, Too?

Jose Steve Lita, Media Affairs NAIA / AP

TAIPEI, Taiwan (Sept. 19) -- The sensational case of a Filipina migrant worker who gave birth on a flight from the Middle East and dumped her newborn in the trash highlights broader problems facing migrant workers, activists say. The case gripped the Philippines and global media in recent days, after plane-cleaning staff...

Investigation Begins Into Bodies Thought to Be Mexican Investigators

(Sept. 8) -- Two bodies found in Mexico's Tamaulipas state may be the state and local officials who were investigating the August massacre of 72 migrants. Jaime Suarez Roberto Vazquez, the deputy public investigator, and Juan Carlos Suarez Sanchez, secretary of public safety, have been missing since Aug. 24, according to...