Inside Ecuador's struggle to bring down the cartels

Rising cocoa prices bring booming profits, violence to Ecuador

Landmark Ruling Ecuador: Agricultural Workers Seek Justice Against Furukawa for Decades of Slavery

In Ecuador, courts are due to rule in landmark cases of labour exploitation and slavery. Agricultural workers say they suffered decades of abuse on plantations producing plant fibre for Japanese company Furukawa, who's representatives could face jail time. #OIDW #DWVideos #Ecuador #LaborExploitation #Slavery #LandmarkCase #Furukawa #AgriculturalAbuse #PlantationWorkers #HumanRights #Justice #CourtRuling #DecadesOfAbuse #ForcedLabor #Exploitation #WorkerRights #JudicialSystem ~PR.152~ED.102~GR.124~

Landslides caused by heavy rains in Ecuador kill at least seven people

The storms sent a deluge of mud and floodwaters crashing into highways and bridges, severing the main road connecting Ecuador’s highlands to its Amazonian provinces.

9 Facts About Father's Day

9 Facts About , Father's Day. In honor of fathers everywhere, here are nine facts about the day we spend celebrating them. 1. Father's Day falls on every third Sunday in June. 2. The first Father's Day was celebrated on June 19, 1910, in Washington State. 3. Sonora Smart Dodd, who was raised by a widower, was inspired by Mother’s Day to seek out a day to honor fathers. 4. The first event honoring fathers took place on July 5, 1908, during a sermon in West Virginia. 5. President Ricard Nixon proclaimed Father’s Day a federal holiday in 1972. 6. Father’s Day was almost canceled when a movement arose to establish a combined holiday known as Parents’ Day. 7. The Great Depression helped Father’s Day remain intact by forcing retailers to commercialize the holiday. 8. In Europe and Latin America, fathers are celebrated on St. Joseph’s Day, which falls on March 19. 9. In Thailand, the king’s birthday determines Father’s Day and is celebrated by donating blood and releasing captive animals