Countries

Uzbekistan: U.S. Report Fails Child Labor Victims–Unwillingness to Impose Meaningful Consequences Allows Abuses to Continue

[The following is a press release from the Cotton Campaign regarding a letter to the State

Thu Jun 21 2012

Indian Advocates Find Lots of Children Working in Cotton

Bindu Shajan Perappadan [from The Hindu, 2012] Gross violation: NCPCR members found child labourers

Wed Jun 6 2012

The Rock-Mining Children of Sierra Leone Have Not Found Peace

The Atlantic By Greg Campbell Though the war has ended, Charles Taylor has been sentenced, and

Thu May 31 2012

Sudan: Country Dismisses U.S. Report on Human Rights Violation

[from AllAfrica.com] Juba — The government of South Sudan has strongly denounced the US

Wed May 30 2012

Moroccans Employ More Than 30,000 Child Maids

AFP | [The Jordan Times] RABAT — More than 30,000 children under the age of 15 are employed

Tue May 29 2012

Laos partners with ILO to combat child labor

by Khonesavanh Latsaphao, Vientiane Times & the Asia News Network Laos is one of many countries

Mon May 14 2012

DR Congo: Hoping for a Brighter Future

By Christian Kilundu [from World Vision—A CLC member] He was in primary school when he first met

Mon May 14 2012

Conflict and Economic Downturn Cause Global Increase in Reported Child Labor Violations- 40% of Countries now rated ‘extreme risk’ by Maplecroft

Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and Philippines expose companies to high levels of supply chain

Tue May 1 2012

UNICEF: In Niger, children are forced to drop out of school to support their families

By Laura Huyghe [UNICEF] NIAMEY, Niger, 20 April 2012 – Only a few months ago, 12-year-old Oumar

Mon Apr 23 2012

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