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Progress at Risk as Global Leaders Confront the Ongoing Child Labor Crisis — a Blog by Reid Maki

February 25, 2026

February 12, 2026 By Reid Maki, NCL Director of Child Labor Advocacy & Coordinator of the Child Labor Coalition In Marrakech, Morocco, on Wednesday morning, the 6th Global Conference on the Elimination…

“I Was Losing Pieces of My Childhood:” a Former Child Farmworker Urges Action to End Child Labor in a Speech to Be Remembered

February 25, 2026

By Reid Maki, NCL Director of Child Labor Advocacy & Coordinator of the Child Labor Coalition The recent 6th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour included high-ranking officials from over 100 governments,…

Holding Corporations Accountable for Child Labor: NCL Endorses New Bipartisan Bill

January 11, 2026

Media Contact: Lisa McDonald, Vice President of Communications, 202-207-2829 Washington, DC – Today, the National Consumers League’s (NCL) Child Labor Coalition (CLC) is proud to support Congresswoman Hillary…

New research suggests the impact of pesticides on the developing brains of child farmworkers in South Africa

December 3, 2025

"Children living in South Africa’s farming regions may be experiencing reduced cognitive performance because of routine exposure to agricultural pesticides, new research has found." via the Mail and Guardian, November …

Child Labor Coalition Applauds Introduction of the CARE Act of 2025 on Universal Children’s Day

November 20, 2025

Washington, DC — Today, on World Children’s Day, Representative Raul Ruiz (CA-25) reintroduced the Children’s Act for Responsible Employment and Farm Safety (CARE Act) in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Child…

Letter Urging Governor DeWine to Protect Ohio Children and Veto SB 50

November 17, 2025

Sally Greenberg, CEO of the National Consumers League and Chair of the Child Labor Coalition, has sent a letter to Governor DeWine urging him to veto SB 50, a bill that would allow 14- and 15-year-olds to work until 9 PM…

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24 Feb

"Progress at Risk as Global Leaders Confront the Ongoing Child Labor Crisis" -- a recent blog we wrote as the 6th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour opened in Morocco. #EndChildLabour #ChildLabor #Crossroads

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UN Human Trafficking & Migrant Smuggling @unodc_htmss ·

19 Feb

It’s not okay that human trafficking convictions globally have fallen by 27%.

We must do better to bring traffickers to justice.

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United Nations Geneva @ungeneva ·

19 Feb

Children belong in school, not in war.

Yet, tens of thousands of boys and girls are being used as soldiers by armed forces and groups in conflict zones worldwide.

@UN works to help prevent the recruitment of children and support those released.

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United Farm Workers @ufwupdates ·

19 Feb

"Julio" is pruning apples in Washington State. He shares, "it's a hard job. The fog makes everything, - including our ladders- wet. We have to be much slower going up & down them or we could get hurt. Because of this we can't make our quota. We earn 45 cents per tree." #WeFeedYou

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