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Enough Is Enough: NCL Child Labor Coalition Calls for Tougher Penalties as Violations Soar

June 18, 2026: The Child Labor Coalition (CLC) applauds Senator Patty Murray and Representative

When the Wrong Messenger Delivers the Right Message

June 11, 2026: When the wrong messenger delivers the right message. There are moments in advocacy

Chocolate Scorecard 2026 Reveals Most Companies Still Failing Children and Cocoa Farmers —but Making Progress on Transparency

Media Contact: Lisa McDonald, Vice President of Communications, 202-207-2829 Washington, DC – The

119th Congressional Bills endorsed by the Child Labor Coalition:

March 30, 2026: The Child Labor Coalition, comprised of 38 organizational members, endorses the

Representing survivor voices at the Sixth Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labor (by a young survivor of child labor)

March 8, 2026 By Sumitra Basnet There was a time in my life when work filled my days, and school

Progress at Risk as Global Leaders Confront the Ongoing Child Labor Crisis — a Blog by Reid Maki

February 25, 2026: In Marrakech, Morocco, on Wednesday morning, the 6th Global Conference on the

“I Was Losing Pieces of My Childhood:” a Former Child Farmworker Urges Action to End Child Labor in a Speech to Be Remembered

By Reid Maki, NCL Director of Child Labor Advocacy & Coordinator of the Child Labor Coalition

“I Was Losing Pieces of My Childhood,” Former Child Farmworker Urges Action to End Child Labor in Speech to Be Remembered

By Reid Maki, Director of Child Labor Coalition The recent 6th Global Conference on the Elimination