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A Very Disturbing Phenomenon: The Rapid Increase of Unaccompanied Minors Entering the US

By Reid Maki, Director of Child Labor Advocacy and Coordinator, Child Labor Coalition Imagine you

Fri Jan 17 2014

CLC Co-Chair Dr. Lorretta Johnson’s Plenary Speech at the Brazil Child Labor Conference

Dr. Johnson (far right) pictured here with CLC members Jackie Starr, Norma Flores Lopez, Judy

Wed Oct 16 2013

CHILD LABOR IN DOMESTIC WORK

By Sharon L. Fawcett, CLC Contributing Writer “I clean the floor many times in a day. When it

Tue Sep 10 2013

Niger’s Wahayu Endure Domestic and Sexual Enslavement

By Sharon L. Fawcett, CLC Contributing Writer Niger’s Tahoua region has a history of enslavement

Tue Aug 27 2013

Ten Facts about Niger’s “Fifth Wives” or WAHAYU

A wahaya (plural: wahayu) or “fifth wife” is a Nigerien girl or woman born into a slave caste

Tue Aug 27 2013

10 Facts about Child Labor in Lake Volta’s Fishing Industry:

In Ghana, one in six children aged 6 to 14 are involved in child labor; 2.3 percent of them work in

Wed Jul 31 2013

CHILD LABOR AND ENSLAVEMENT IN GHANA’S LAKE VOLTA FISHING INDUSTRY

By Sharon L. Fawcett, CLC Intern For a small sum of money, James Kofi Annan’s father handed him

Wed Jul 31 2013

PRESS RELEASE: Child Labor Coalition Applauds State Department Downgrade of Uzbekistan in the Trafficking-in-Persons Report

For immediate release: June 25, 2013 Contact: Reid Maki, (202) 207-2820, reidm@nclnet.org On June

Tue Jun 25 2013

International Workers, Employers, Governments Call on Uzbekistan to End Forced Labor, Child Labor

Press release: June 11, 2013 The International Labour Organization supervisory body recommends that

Fri Jun 14 2013

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