Child Labor - International

Forgotten in the Shadows of War

By Cassandra Clifford* Female child combatants are overlooked both in the media, as well as in

US Department of Labor presents Iqbal Masih Award to Liberian workers’ group for efforts to combat exploitive child labor

February 16th, 2011: Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today announced that the U.S. Department of

26 Child Laborers from Bihar Rescued in Delhi

(PTI) Twenty-six child labourers trafficked from Bihar were rescued and eight employers detained by

UN Secretary General Calls for Greater Efforts to Tackle Child Rights Violations in Afghanistan

February 15th, 2011: Greater efforts are needed to end grave violations against children in

UN reports ‘grave violations’ against children in Chad including child soldiers and rapes

February 15th, 2011: A U.N. task force has documented "grave violations" against children in the

Apple Report Reveals Child Labor Increase

February 15th, 2011: Apple's annual report says 91 children worked at its suppliers in 2010, and

Organizer of child sex ring in Thailand sentenced to 25 years

February 1st, 2011: A Canadian man who admitted to running a sex ring involving young boys at his

Afghans Plan to Stop Recruiting Children as Police & Protect Sex Slaves

January 29th, 2011: Afghanistan is expected to sign a formal agreement with the United Nations on

World Bank Responds to Criticism on Uzbek Report

January 9th, 2011: An Uzbek human rights group concerned about the World Bank's failure to concede