US Campaigns

Child Labor Coalition Press Release: 110 groups urge President Obama to enact an immediate ban on child labor in U.S. tobacco

For immediate release: August 3, 2016 Contact: Reid Maki, Child Labor Coalition, (202)

Fri Aug 5 2016

NCL’s Five Most Dangerous Teen Jobs

The National Consumers League publishes its annual list of the Five Most Dangerous Jobs for Teens

Thu Jun 2 2016

When is it okay for children to work? CLC-member Human Rights Watch letter on the minimum age of employment

[Human Rights Watch (HRW) released this letter on April 4th, 2016. You may view it on the HRW web

Tue Apr 5 2016

Petition Asking World Leaders to Work Toward the Rescue of the Kidnapped Nigerian Girls

In Nigeria, over 200 girls were recently abducted from their boarding school and are reported to be

Tue Jul 15 2014

CLC Member Jo Becker of Human Rights Watch: Will the US Be the Last Country to Ratify the Convention on the Rights of the Child?

As the children’s rights advocate for Human Rights Watch, one of the questions I’m asked

Fri Dec 6 2013

AFT News Release: AFT and Jamaica Teachers’ Association Launch Anti-Trafficking Project

OCHO RIOS, Jamaica—As the number of reported cases of child trafficking increases exponentially

Tue Aug 20 2013

Child Labor Coalition Press Release: The CLC Welcomes the Reintroduction of the Children’s Act for Responsible Employment (CARE Act)

For immediate release: June 17, 2013 Contact: Reid Maki, (202) 207-2820, reidm@nclnet.org

Mon Jun 17 2013

CLC Member ILRF Calls on U.S. Customs Service to Halt Imports of Forced Labor Cotton from Uzbekistan

(Washington, D.C.) – A formal complaint against the importation of cotton from Uzbekistan grown

Fri May 24 2013

Raise the Bar, Hershey! Campaign Welcomes Hershey’s Announcement to Source 100% Certified Cocoa by 2020

[News from the Raise the Bar, Hershey! Campaign:] Coalition urges Hershey and all chocolate

Thu Oct 4 2012

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