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New Report on Children and Armed Conflict — The Use of Child Soldiers

July 23rd, 2024: On June 3, 2024, the UN Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC) released its annual

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Tue Jul 23 2024

U.S.DOL News Release: U.S. Department of Labor Announces 2024 Iqbal Masih Award Winners; Recipients in Egypt, Ghana Lauded for Contributions to End Child Labor

June 5th, 2024: Wadi El Nil Association, Andrews Addoquaye Tagoe recognized for stellar

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Tue Jul 9 2024

U.S. DOL obtains order to force Los Angeles-area meat processor, staffing agency to give up $327,000 in profits from oppressive child labor

June 25th, 2024: The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment in a federal court

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Wed Jun 26 2024

USDOL Press Release: DOL Fines Children Employed Illegally in Dangerous Jobs, Obtains $4.8M in Wages, Damages for Poultry Industry Workers in California

May 8th, 2024: Investigation finds 14-year-old children using razor-sharp deboning

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Wed May 8 2024

USDOL Press Release: Tennessee Cleaning Firm Fined $649,000 in Child Labor Penalties; Kids, as Young as 13, Cleaned Killing Floor and Machinery

May 8th, 2024: Investigations found 24 children, some just 13 years old, doing dangerous work in

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Wed May 8 2024

Child Labor Coalition lauds Wage and Hour’s child labor enforcement strategies that include creating a fund for victims and use of “hot goods” provisions

April 4th, 2024: The Child Labor Coalition (CLC), representing 37 groups engaged in the fight

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Thu Apr 4 2024

The Guardian: “How child labour in India makes the paving stones beneath our feet”

March 28th, 2024: Despite promises of reform, exploitation remains endemic in India's sandstone

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Wed Apr 3 2024

Senator Luján Press Release: During Ag Week, Luján Introduces Legislation to Improve Child Protections and Safety Standards for Agriculture Industry

March 21th, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) introduced the Children’s Act for

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Thu Mar 21 2024

“Oakland Popeyes operator to pay huge sum to feds after allegedly hiring kids as young as 13”

February 8th, 2024: Oakland Popeyes operator to pay huge sum to feds after allegedly hiring kids as

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Thu Feb 8 2024

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