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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

USDOL’s Polaski Lauds Liberian Union for Work on Child Labor

Liberian Union Receives Child Labor Award by SANDRA POLASKI on FEBRUARY 23, 2011 · 0 COMMENTS The

Mon Feb 28 2011

Working More Than 20 Hours a Week in High School Found Harmful

Society for Research in Child Development Press Release Many teens work part-time during the school

Fri Feb 18 2011

US Department of Labor presents Iqbal Masih Award to Liberian workers’ group for efforts to combat exploitive child labor

News Release ILAB News Release: [02/16/2011] WASHINGTON — Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today

Wed Feb 16 2011

UN Secretary General Calls for Greater Efforts to Tackle Child Rights Violations in Afghanistan

Greater efforts are needed to end grave violations against children in Afghanistan, including their

Tue Feb 15 2011

UN reports ‘grave violations’ against children in Chad including child soldiers and rapes

By Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press | The Canadian Press – Tue, 15 Feb, 2011 7:46 PM EST A

Tue Feb 15 2011

Organizer of child sex ring in Thailand sentenced to 25 years

New York (CNN) — A Canadian man who admitted to running a sex ring involving young boys at

Tue Feb 1 2011

Afghans Plan to Stop Recruiting Children as Police & Protect Sex Slaves

[From the New York Times:} By ROD NORDLAND KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan is expected to sign a

Sat Jan 29 2011

U.S. DOL Fines Two Grain Operators $1.4 million in Death of Two Teens

News Release OSHA News Release: [01/24/2011] MOUNT CARROLL, Ill. — The U.S. Department of Labor

Mon Jan 24 2011

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