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World History Generation Z Research Project: Economic Issues

Artificial Intelligence. Gerd Altmann. Creative Commons.

Global/ Multinational Economic Issues

AI, Automation & Employment

Commodities

Chocolate/Cocoa

US Supreme Court blocks child slavery lawsuit against chocolate firms
New report reveals child labor on West African cocoa farms has increased in past 10 years
Child Labor in the Production of Cocoa (US Department of Labor)
A Dutch chocolate company’s fight to end illegal child labor (11:04)
The chocolate industry has a dark side: almost 1.6 million children work -- illegally -- in the cocoa growing regions of Ghana and Ivory Coast. Tony’s Chocoloneley, a quirky but popular chocolate brand in The Netherlands, is on a mission to shake up the industry and eliminate illegal child labor completely.
Ivory Coast cocoa industry scrutinized over child labor (2:04)

Cobalt

The Real Cost of Your Phone
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Dirty Energy
includes multimedia
CNN discovers child labor in cobalt trade (10:29)
Automakers work to ensure cobalt for EV batteries isn't mined by children
Here’s why battery manufacturers like Samsung and Panasonic and car makers like Tesla are embracing cobalt-free batteries
Includes video

Coffee

Sugar

Country / Region Specific Issues

Rise of Populism & Nationalism in Europe

Population Crises

Japan

The Mystery of Why Japanese People Are Having So Few Babies
Japan’s workforce will be 20% smaller by 2040
Men must change to reverse Japan's rapidly declining birthrate
The Japanese Government Wants You to Date (2:06)
There’s no ‘easy fix’ for Japan’s declining birth rate, says professor (2:33)
Daiji Kawaguchi of the University of Tokyo says women in Japan have a hard time balancing full-time work and children.

China

China’s Looming Crisis: A Shrinking Population
China’s population growth rate falls to 61-year low
Beijing announces major reforms to address decline, including three-child policy and raised retirement age
Low birth rate threatening Chinese economy (3:15)
China to report first population drop in five decades
China to allow three-child families as birth rate declines sharply (2:54)

Nigeria & other African Countries

Impact of COVID on Students

The pandemic has had devastating impacts on learning. What will it take to help students catch up?
How the pandemic is impacting college students' mental health (7:50)
Seen in school: How COVID shaped two years of education
Photos and links to many chalkbeat articles from around the country.
‘Not Good for Learning’
New research is showing the high costs of long school closures in some communities.
COVID Harmed Kids’ Mental Health—And Schools Are Feeling It
College enrollment notched the largest two-year decline in 50 years, due to Covid

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