News & Resources

Press Statement: NCL strongly opposes the ‘Nullify Occupational Safety and Health Administration Act’ 

February 4, 2025 Washington, DC – Today, the National Consumers League (NCL) voices its strong

NCL Applauds DOL’s Efforts to Hold Corporations Accountable When It Comes to Child Labor Violations

  January 21, 2025/in Press release child labor Press Releases Media Contact: Lisa McDonald,

The Iraqi parliament has passed a ‘terrifying’ law permitting children as young as nine to marry.

“The End of Women and Children’s Rights: Outage as Iraqi Law Allows Child

New Report on Children and Armed Conflict — The Use of Child Soldiers

Children forced to become soldiers suffer PTSD, endure distressing training and initiations,

Farmworkers Need Heat Protections – I Know Because I Grew up Working in the Fields

By Luz Vazquez-Hernandez Intern, Child Labor Coalition   Coming from a background of farmwork,

U.S.DOL News Release: U.S. Department of Labor Announces 2024 Iqbal Masih Award Winners; Recipients in Egypt, Ghana Lauded for Contributions to End Child Labor

News Release/June 5, 2024 [from USDOL] Wadi El Nil Association, Andrews Addoquaye Tagoe recognized

Facts about Human Trafficking in Commemoration of World Day Against Human Trafficking, July 30, 2024

There are nearly 28 million victims of human trafficking worldwide, up from 24.9 million in 2016.

10 Facts about Women and Girls (2024)

Of the 160 million children trapped in child labor, 63 million are girls. [source] 29 million women