South Asian Countries

CHILD LABOR COALITION PRESS RELEASE: Child Labor Coalition decries shooting of 14-year-old education activist Malala Yousafzai in Pakistan

For immediate release: October 12, 2012 Contact: Reid Maki, (202) 207-2820, reidm@nclnet.org

Fri Oct 12 2012

Burma/Myanmar Releases 42 Child Soldiers, Vows to End Practice

September 05, 2012 [from Voice of America] The Burmese military has released 42 child soldiers from

Thu Sep 6 2012

Samsung to review 250 Chinese suppliers for labor violations

SEOUL | Tue Sep 4, 2012 4:28am IST (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co said on Monday it would

Tue Sep 4 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

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

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

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

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

India’s Exploited Child Cotton Workers

By Humphrey HawksleyBBC News, Gujarat Civil rights activist Jignesh Mevani describes the conditions

Thu Jan 19 2012

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