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Teen Dies in Ohio Farm Accident

[from the DaytonDailyNews.com] By Steve Bennish, Staff Writer Updated 7:37 AM Thursday, December
Mon Jan 3 2011

US Department of Labor awards nearly $20 million to combat exploitive child labor in Bolivia, Egypt and Jordan

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced nearly $20 million in grants awarded to
Mon Jan 3 2011

A dozen nations added to U.S. Government child, forced labor list (AP)

WASHINGTON — The Labor Department is adding a dozen countries to the list of nations that use
Thu Dec 16 2010

Romeo Dallaire was in Vancouver on Remembrance Day to call Canadian youth to duty in the fight to eradicate child soldiers.

[Dallaire is a former Canadian senator and a a retired general, who tried to stop the Rwandan
Fri Nov 12 2010

US Labor Department cites Nickerson Farms for child labor violations

More than $48,000 in penalties assessed after investigators find 7 children working in fields Wage
Fri Nov 12 2010

Friendship week urges vendors to give up child labour

Reprinted from The Times of India Kalyani Sardesai, TNN, Nov 11, 2010, 04.48am IST PUNE: Volunteers
Fri Nov 12 2010

Longoria and Colbert Highlight the Plight of Farmworker Adults and Children

America’s farmworkers are mostly invisible these days. The men, women, and children who pick our
Tue Nov 9 2010

Clinton: U.S. to Do More to End Sexual Slavery

To read this article at the Dailyrecord.com, please click here. SIEM REAP, Cambodia (AP) —
Mon Nov 8 2010

US Waives Child Soldier Penalties in 4 Nations

By AP / Kristen Gelineau (WASHINGTON) — In a move criticized by human rights organizations, the
Thu Oct 28 2010

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