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With Documentary, Eva Longoria Advocates for Child Laborers

Mar 29th 2011 – 8:42AM
Hector Guerrero, AFP/Getty Images

Hector Guerrero, AFP/Getty Images

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

By Dave ThierNov 1st 2010 – 12:34PM

(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

By Paul WachterOct 1st 2010 – 9:21AM

(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?

By Jonathan AdamsSep 19th 2010 – 10:05AM
Jose Steve Lita, Media Affairs NAIA / AP

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

By Dana ChivvisSep 8th 2010 – 1:40PM

(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...

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