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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

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

“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

Ending Child Labor in Mica Mines in India and Madagascar

By Katarzyna Rybarczyk Most people use products containing mica daily, without realizing what

Mon Jul 12 2021

Global Civil Society Statement on Child Labour in Cocoa, June 12th, 2021

Today, June 12th, is the International Day against Child Labour. On this day, as a large group of

Sat Jun 12 2021

Ending the Recruitment and Use of Child Soldiers

By Katarzyna Rybarczyk Around the world children as young as ten years old fight in armed

Fri May 14 2021

The Impact of COVID-19 on Child Labor

By Ellie Murphy, CLC Intern Combatting child labor during a global pandemic is a staggering

Tue Jun 30 2020

After 20 Years of Little Results, New Approaches are Needed to End Child Labor in the Cocoa Sector

Here at the National Consumers League we are very proud that we’ve been a leader in the fight to

Mon Mar 23 2020

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