11.12.07 - GAPKIDS' KID LABOR

Sep 29, 2026

News-style excerpts cover child labor and corporate accountability tied to GapKids shirt production, including a reported investigation after allegations that a 10-year-old boy worked in a sweatshop in India and the company’s strict prohibition stance. Additional sections address global sanitation: the World Toilet Summit’s public-health focus on preventing contamination when pit toilets threaten underground water. The text also includes a Current Events contest prompt and details, plus a related feature about conflict over water resources in the U.S. Gulf Coast and Southeast.

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Reading Time23 min

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Child Labor and Corporate Accountability

GapKids investigation and statements

CLEAN BOWLS FOR ALL

Toilet access and water contamination risks

CONTEST

Current Events Eyewitness to History contest details

WAR AMONG THE STATES

Lake Lanier water release conflict

11.12.07 GAPKIDS' KID LABOR i SAN FRANCISC0一 The Gap clothing companyprides itself on doing theright thing.Its Web sitetalks about a “responsi-bility to the people and tothe planet."So when aBritish newspaper wroteabout a 10-year-old boymaking GapKids shirts ina sweatshop in India,Gaplaunched an investigation.“We strictly prohibit theuse of child labor.This isa non-negotiable for us,"says Marka Hansen,president of Gap NorthAmerica in San Francisco.2 BUENOS AIRES,The boy,Amitosh,says heArgentina—Argentina isworked in the factory forgetting its first electedfour months and couldn'tfemale president.She'sleave until his work paidno stranger to the presi-off the money the factorydential palace,known asowners gave his familythe Pink House—shefor his labor,The Observeralready lives there.reported.Gap stopped itsCristina Fernández deorder of the shirts fromKirchner is married to thethat factory.Last year,itcurrent president,Nestorcut ties with 23 factoriesKirchner.The two met infor similar reasons.college and later ran a lawRead more about childfirm together in Santalabor at www.unicef.org.Cruz in southern Argen-country.When Néstorand many political experts N口STRANGER TO THE PINK HOUSE tina.She was elected tothe legislature and thenthe Argentine Senatebefore he even started hispolitical career.Expertssay Cristina Kirchner's bigvictory in the October 28presidential electionshows that Argentinesapprove of how herhusband has led the Kirchner was elected in2003,Argentina was in aneconomic crisis.Now,thecountry's economy isgrowing.Néstor Kirchnerhas strong supportbut hedecided not to run fo re-election.Instead,he threwhis support to his wife.Hecould run again after herterm as president ends, believe he will. Saurabh Das/AP Images Cristina Kirchner joins agrowing list of femalepresidents and heads ofstate,including the lead-ers of Germany,Chile,andLiberia.She is often com-pared to Hillary Clinton,aformer first lady who isnow running for presidentof the United States. Child workers are escortedfrom a factory in New Delhi. the Sept.11,2001,attacks in the United States. # CLEAN BOWLS FOR ALL G NEW DELHI—A WorldToilet Summit sounds likea funny meeting,but it hasa serious goal:keeping peo-ple healthy.In developingcountries,people livingwithout toilets in slumsand rural areas are morelikely to pick up dangerousdiseases.The World HealthOrganization estimatesabout 2.4 billion peoplearound the world don'thave access to toilets."A Fran Caffrey/AFP/Newscm lot of time,they dig a pit,and the pit…almost touchesthe underground water,"says Jack Sim(above),thefounder of the World Toilet Organization.He told Voiceof America radio that those conditions make it easy forwell water to become contaminated.At the toiletsummit in India this month,sanitation experts discussedways to make toilets cheaper so all families can affordthem.Read more at www.childinfo.org/areas/sanitation. CONTEST EYEWITNESS TO HISTORY What happened in the flooded neighborhoods ofthe U.S.Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina hitin 2005?Find out!Interview someone who wasthere or who witnessed another historic event.Then enter the Current Events Eyewitness toHistory Contest.Winners will receive $100,and their entries will be published in issue 25of Current Events.The deadline for entries isMarch 7,2008.Details appear in the Teacher'sGuide that accompanies this issue.Good luck! | e
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FAQs

What action did Gap take after reports about child labor in GapKids production?

Gap launched an investigation and emphasized that it strictly prohibits child labor as a non-negotiable requirement.

Why does the World Toilet Summit focus on sanitation in developing countries?

It aims to reduce dangerous diseases by improving access to toilets, since inadequate sanitation can contaminate water supplies.

What is the purpose of the Current Events Eyewitness to History Contest?

Readers are asked to interview someone who witnessed a historic event and submit entries, with winners receiving a prize and publication in a specified issue.

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