News & Events

Do Children in America Ever Work in Deplorable, Dangerous, Dickensian Conditions? The Short Answer is “Yes” — The Child Labor Coalition’s Top Ten U.S. Child Labor Developments in 2022

February 2nd, 2023: Most Americans are unaware that the U.S. still has child labor, but 2022 made

Thu Feb 2 2023

201 Organizations Endorse Legislation (CARE Act) to Close Child Labor Loopholes that Endanger the Health, Safety and Educational Development of Farmworker Children

April 1st, 2022: 201 great national, regional, and state-based groups have endorsed this

Fri Apr 1 2022

Surging Child Labor Demands Government Action New Global Numbers Show Backsliding Even Before Covid-19 Pandemic

July 7th, 2021: Ahead of the World Day Against Child Labor this weekend, the International Labour

Wed Jul 7 2021

Convention 182, Historic Commitment to End Worst Forms of Child Labor, Is Universally Ratified

August 10th, 2020: The world reached an important milestone this week in the fight to end child

Mon Aug 10 2020

The Death of Zohra Shah is a Call to Action: Child Domestic Servants Must Be Protected

June 9th, 2020: This is the case when I read the story, “Couple torture and murder 8-year-old

Tue Jun 9 2020

COVID-19 and Child Labor

May 14th, 2020: As is the case in most crises, the most vulnerable in society will feel the worst

Thu May 14 2020

Press Release: Rep. Roybal-Allard, 24 Cosponsors Reintroduce CARE Act to Strengthen Protections for Child Farmworkers

June 24th, 2019: Today, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) led the reintroduction of her

Mon Jun 24 2019

CARE Act’s 24 Co-sponsors in the 116th Congress

June 22nd, 2019: The Children’s Act for Responsible Employment and Farm Safety was introduced by

Sat Jun 22 2019

Cocoa Child Labor and Deforestation Strategy Session to be held December 18th

December 18th, 2018: The goal of the Cocoa Committee’s efforts is to reduce child labor, child

Tue Dec 18 2018

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