Industry/Products

Ending Child Labor in Mica Mines in India and Madagascar

By Katarzyna Rybarczyk Most people use products containing mica daily, without realizing what

Mon Jul 12 2021

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

Press Release February 8, 2018 Contact: Reid Maki, Child Labor Coalition, (202) 207-2820,

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 of a

Fri May 6 2016

Buried Childhoods — Child Labour in Mining and Quarrying

Jestoni* quit school at age 14 in order to take part in small-scale mining as a means to

Wed Aug 19 2015

Child Mining: 10 Facts (click on title if a numbered list does not appear)

It is estimated that around 1 million children

Fri Aug 1 2014

CLC Joins other NGOs in Applauding Downgrade of Thailand in 2014 Trafficking Report Rankings

Letter to Secretary of State John Kerry regarding Thailand’s downgrade in the 2014 TIP Report

Mon Jul 21 2014

2014 World Day Against Child Labor Speech by Tom Harkin on the Senate Floor

When children are exploited for the economic gains of others, everybody loses--the children lose,

Thu Jun 19 2014

What Will 2014 Hold for Those Trying to Reduce Child Labor and Forced Labor in Uzbekistan’s Cotton Harvest?

For several years, the Child Labor Coalition (CLC), which the National Consumers League co-chairs

Tue Feb 4 2014

CLC Member Human Rights Watch Press Release: Tanzania — Hazardous Life of Child Gold Miners

For Immediate Release Tanzania: Hazardous Life of Child Gold Miners Government, World Bank, Donors

Wed Aug 28 2013

CLC members—the Ramsay Merriam Fund, the American Federation of Teachers, and the National Education Association—made this web site possible through their generous support.