Countries

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

Many Children in India Live and Work in Landfills

[by Mark Magnier. the L.A. Times, 4/22/2012] NEW DELHI — The children didn’t notice the

Mon Apr 23 2012

Kenya’s Somali Refugees: Overcoming Cultural Obstacles to Girls’ Education in Dadaab

11 April 2012 [from the AllAfrica Web site] Dadaab — A mix of cultural practices, such as early

Thu Apr 12 2012

Smoking Kills: Child Labor on Malawi’s Tobacco Farms

Tobacco is Malawi’s top export but at the cost of its children’s health and education.

Wed Mar 28 2012

Roadblocks to Child Labor Elimination in India

VASUDHA VENUGOPAL [from The Hindu 2.13.2012] The HinduA child at a brick kiln in Tiruvallur. Photo:

Mon Feb 13 2012

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