African Countries

Liberian Union Receives Child Labor Award

by SANDRA POLASKI I want to tell you about the remote town of Harbel, Liberia and the Firestone

Wed Feb 23 2011

US Department of Labor presents Iqbal Masih Award to Liberian workers’ group for efforts to combat exploitive child labor

News Release ILAB News Release: [02/16/2011] WASHINGTON — Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today

Wed Feb 16 2011

UN reports ‘grave violations’ against children in Chad including child soldiers and rapes

By Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press | The Canadian Press – Tue, 15 Feb, 2011 7:46 PM EST A

Tue Feb 15 2011

US Department of Labor awards nearly $20 million to combat exploitive child labor in Bolivia, Egypt and Jordan

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced nearly $20 million in grants awarded to

Mon Jan 3 2011

A dozen nations added to U.S. Government child, forced labor list (AP)

WASHINGTON — The Labor Department is adding a dozen countries to the list of nations that use

Thu Dec 16 2010

The US Blinks, and Children Will Suffer

[Blog, originally from the Huffington Post] Jo Becker Children’s Rights Advocacy Director, Human

Sat Nov 13 2010

Harvard Crimson Editorial Board: Reject Those Who Exploit Children (op-ed)

[A recent editorial regarding the Obama Administration’s military aid policies] Reject those

Fri Nov 12 2010

The US Blinks, and Children Will Suffer (Blog by Jo Becker from Human Rights Watch)

Check out this blog from Jo Becker, the Children’s Rights Advocacy Director at Human Rights

Tue Nov 9 2010

US Waives Child Soldier Penalties in 4 Nations

By AP / Kristen Gelineau (WASHINGTON) — In a move criticized by human rights organizations, the

Thu Oct 28 2010

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