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Governments Look to End Child Labor in West African Cocoa Farming

Malian children demonstrate against child labor in Sikasso, Mali. Sikasso is the point of departure
Thu Oct 7 2010

Fighting Child Trafficking One Tweet at a Time

Scimone's 10/10/10 Twitterthon goal is for 10000 people to give $10 each—the $100000 needed
Thu Oct 7 2010

More nations sign on to initiative to end use of child soldiers

By IRNA, Tehran : Eleven new countries have added their names to a growing United Nations-backed
Wed Oct 6 2010

Congo-Kinshasa: Lubanga Trial Highlights Plight of Child Soldiers

[from allAfrica.com/Lubanga Trial Website (The Hague):]
Tue Oct 5 2010

CRC 20-Year Anniversary Coming in November (The CRC in England)

Friday 20 November marks the 20th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
Mon Oct 4 2010

Namibian Man Employs 4-Year-Old

In addition, the country also ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1990.
Mon Oct 4 2010

Stop Child Trafficking Now tries to fight demand for underage victims

By SOPHIA ZHANG | The Daily Tar Heel Alyssa Cance, Miranda Bullock and Laura Kaminski gather
Mon Oct 4 2010

Kenyan Boys earns 1 cent per goat delivered

Child labor is illegal in Kenya, but police rarely target business owners for hiring children in
Mon Oct 4 2010

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