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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

CLC Member ILRF Calls on U.S. Customs Service to Halt Imports of Forced Labor Cotton from Uzbekistan

(Washington, D.C.) – A formal complaint against the importation of cotton from Uzbekistan grown
Fri May 24 2013

Child Labor Advocate Kailash Satyarthi on the Recent Landmark Indian Supreme Court Decision on Trafficking

With great pleasure, I share my joy and accomplishment with you. As I write to you, I am holding a
Fri May 24 2013

USDOL to Fund $9 Million Project for Child Labor Remediation in Colombia’s Mining Sector

News Release ILAB News Release: [05/20/2013] Contact Name: Gloria Della or Egan Reich Phone Number:
Mon May 20 2013

The CLC’s and Cotton Campaign’s Protest of the Use of Forced Child Labor and Adult Labor in Uzbekistan’s Cotton Fields

  When you are a child labor activist, you spend a surprising amount of time sitting at your
Tue Mar 26 2013

Of Ships and Men–Cameron Conaway’s Poem about the Children Who Break Ships Apart in Bangladesh

Of Ships and Men   There are ships like hotels horizontal and there are children and children
Fri Feb 22 2013

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