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152 Million Reasons to End Child Labor by year 2025

February 5th, 2021: An African proverb says that it takes a village to raise a child, but one can

Fri Feb 5 2021

In a Pandemic Year, Some Good News for Children–10 Points of Progress in 2020

December 23rd, 2020: This year has been devastating for children. The Covid-19 pandemic disrupted

Wed Dec 23 2020

New CLC Press Release: Chocolate Companies Must Do More to Reduce Widespread Child Labor Confirmed by New Report on the West African Cocoa Sector; Due Diligence Legislation is Needed to Fix Supply Chains

October 21st, 2020: A new report out this week confirms that the chocolate industry’s deep

Wed Oct 21 2020

COVID and School Closures: Bringing Mental Health to the Forefront

October 12, 2020: October 10th marks World Mental Health

Mon Oct 12 2020

Not So Sweet—Child Labor in Banana Production

September 15th, 2020: Americans eat a lot of

Tue Sep 15 2020

A 14-Year-Old Mulls “The Price of Freedom” and Decides to Engage in the Battle to End Child Labor

August 20th, 2020: It is said that childhood is the best gift given to us by

Thu Aug 20 2020

Convention 182, Historic Commitment to End Worst Forms of Child Labor, Is Universally Ratified

August 10th, 2020: The world reached an important milestone this week in the fight to end child

Mon Aug 10 2020

It’s Time for U.S. Tobacco Companies to Protect All Child Tobacco Workers with a Complete Ban on Children in Tobacco Fields

August 3rd, 2020: In 2014, under pressure from advocacy groups like the Child Labor Coalition and

Mon Aug 3 2020

The Impact of COVID-19 on Child Labor

June 30th, 2022: Combatting child labor during a global pandemic is a staggering

Tue Jun 30 2020

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