African Countries

Burkina Faso: Texting to Help Domestic Workers

Ouagadougou — Naba Wangré, manager of the child labour project at the Burkina Faso Red Cross,

Fri May 13 2011

Rwanda: 27 Rescued from Child Labor

allafrica.com Government Supporting Daily Dan Ngabonziza Nyagatare — 27 children have been

Mon Apr 11 2011

USDOL’s Polaski Lauds Liberian Union for Work on Child Labor

February 28th, 2011: I want to tell you about the remote town of Harbel, Liberia and the Firestone

Mon Feb 28 2011

Islamist Suicide Bombing Kills Somali Star International–Soccer Used as Tool to Prevent Child Soldiers

[from BleacherReports.com] By James M. Dorsey*/(Correspondent) on February 23, 2011 Soccer star

Thu Feb 24 2011

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

February 16th, 2011: Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today announced that the U.S. Department of

Wed Feb 16 2011

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

February 15th, 2011: A U.N. task force has documented "grave violations" against children in the

Tue Feb 15 2011

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

January 3rd, 2011: The U.S. Department of Labor today announced nearly $20 million in grants

Mon Jan 3 2011

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

December 16th, 2010: The Labor Department is adding a dozen countries to the list of nations that

Thu Dec 16 2010

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