News & Events

Tighter Child-Labor Rules on Farms Proposed

By SCOTT KILMAN [from The Wall Street Journal, Aug. 32, 2011] The U.S. Labor Department proposed

Wed Sep 21 2011

American Public: Young Farmworkers Deserve Equal Protection of Child Labor Laws– Consumer Survey Finds Americans Concerned about Youth Working in Ag;

Most Parents Would Restrict their Teens More than Current Laws Washington, DC – The vast majority

Thu Jul 21 2011

NCL’s Five Most Dangerous Jobs for Teens The National Consumer League’s annual guide to help teens select safe employment this summer

National Consumers League 2011 Five Most Dangerous Jobs for Teens An annual NCL guide to help teens

Mon Jul 11 2011

HRW Lauds New Landmark Treaty to Protect Domestic Workers Global Labor Standards for up to 100 Million People Worldwide

(Geneva, June 16, 2011) – The adoption by the International Labor Organization (ILO) on June 16,

Thu Jun 16 2011

Child labor rates go up in Colombia

BOGOTA, May 2 (UPI) — Colombia experienced a sharp rise in the volume of child workers in the

Mon May 2 2011

Factory owner beats 10-yr-old worker to death

Indrani Basu, TNN | Apr 18, 2011, 04.24am IST [from the Times of India:] NEW DELHI: Delhi was

Mon Apr 18 2011

Child labour rescue team attacked, four hospitalized in India

[from The Press Trust of India] Several activists of a city-based child rights NGO were today

Thu Mar 17 2011

Proposed Changes to Child Labor Law Spark Concern in Maine

[from Lewiston Sun-Journal. 3/10/11] By Steve Mistler, Staff Writer AUGUSTA — Groups

Thu Mar 10 2011

11-year-old the latest victim of child labor

The Star/Asia News Network SOUTH INDIA – MAKKAL Osai reported that a girl, Dhanalakshmi, 11,

Wed Mar 2 2011

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