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Child Labor - International

Press Release: 100+ organizations urge full restoration of USDOL/ILAB programming and staffing to fight against child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking

More than 100 organizations urge full restoration of USDOL/ILAB programming and staffing to fight

Tue Apr 22 2025

Civil Society Groups Alarmed by Cuts to ILAB Grants to Address Forced Labor and Child Labor

April 22, 2025: A statement signed by over 100 organizations urges the restoration of grant

Tue Apr 22 2025

The Iraqi parliament has passed a ‘terrifying’ law permitting children as young as nine to marry.

“The End of Women and Children’s Rights: Outage as Iraqi Law Allows Child

Thu Jan 23 2025

New Report on Children and Armed Conflict — The Use of Child Soldiers

Children forced to become soldiers suffer PTSD, endure distressing training and initiations,

Tue Jul 23 2024

U.S.DOL News Release: U.S. Department of Labor Announces 2024 Iqbal Masih Award Winners; Recipients in Egypt, Ghana Lauded for Contributions to End Child Labor

News Release/June 5, 2024 [from USDOL] Wadi El Nil Association, Andrews Addoquaye Tagoe recognized

Tue Jul 9 2024

Shareholders demand McDonald’s and Wendy’s tackle child labor problems.

[Via The Washington Post, May 9, 2024] Citing work by The Washington Post, shareholders are asking

Tue May 14 2024

The Guardian: “How child labour in India makes the paving stones beneath our feet”

“Despite promises of reform, exploitation remains endemic in India’s sandstone

Wed Apr 3 2024

Senator Luján Press Release: During Ag Week, Luján Introduces Legislation to Improve Child Protections and Safety Standards for Agriculture Industry

Press Release/March 21, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.)

Thu Mar 21 2024

“Last Week Tonight” with HBO’s John Oliver takes aim at rampant child labor in the production of chocolate

Chocolate: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) [Aired 10/30/2023]. Watch here:

Wed Nov 1 2023

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