Industry/Products

Representing survivor voices at the Sixth Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labor (by a young survivor of child labor)

March 8, 2026 By Sumitra Basnet There was a time in my life when work filled my days, and school

Wed Mar 11 2026

A Review of Alice Driver’s Life and Death of the American Worker

July 24th, 2025: The golden morsel of meat known as the chicken nugget became a staple in the

Thu Jul 24 2025

Shareholders demand McDonald’s and Wendy’s tackle child labor problems.

[Via The Washington Post, May 9, 2024] Citing work by The Washington Post, shareholders are asking

Tue May 14 2024

The Guardian: “How child labour in India makes the paving stones beneath our feet”

“Despite promises of reform, exploitation remains endemic in India’s sandstone

Wed Apr 3 2024

U.S. DOL News Release: Three McDonald’s Franchises in Kentucky Pay $212,000 in Fines after Federal Investigations Find 305 Minors — Including 10-year-olds — Working Illegally

USDOL News Release May 2, 2023 Louisville-area franchisees employed minors to work later, longer

Tue May 2 2023

Ending Child Labor in Mica Mines in India and Madagascar

July 12th, 2021: Most people use products containing mica daily, without realizing what the story

Mon Jul 12 2021

Child Labor Coalition joins calls for cleaner, more responsible jewelry supply chain

February 8th, 2018: The Child Labor Coalition (CLC) today joins nearly 30 NGOs and trade unions

Thu Feb 8 2018

A Better Brick: Addressing Child Labor in Nepal’s Brick-Making Industry

By Deborah Andrews Prior to the April 2015 earthquake, Nepal was in the midst

Fri May 6 2016

Buried Childhoods — Child Labour in Mining and Quarrying

August 19th, 2015: Jestoni* quit school at age 14 in order to take part in small-scale mining as a

Wed Aug 19 2015

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