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PRESS RELEASE: Child Labor Coalition Welcomes Falling Estimates of Child Labor But Warns that Far Too Many Children Suffer the Worst Forms of Child Labor

For immediate release: September 24, 2013 Contact: Reid Maki, (202) 207-2820, reidm@nclnet.org

Thu Oct 3 2013

CHILD LABOR IN DOMESTIC WORK

By Sharon L. Fawcett, CLC Contributing Writer “I clean the floor many times in a day. When it

Tue Sep 10 2013

Child Domestic Work and Children’s Rights (Chart)

[Please click on the image to make it

Tue Sep 10 2013

Map: How Long are Children Protected from Full-Time Work?

It is important to note that many countries have good laws that protect children from

Thu Sep 5 2013

CLC Member Human Rights Watch Press Release: Tanzania — Hazardous Life of Child Gold Miners

For Immediate Release Tanzania: Hazardous Life of Child Gold Miners Government, World Bank, Donors

Wed Aug 28 2013

Niger’s Wahayu Endure Domestic and Sexual Enslavement

By Sharon L. Fawcett, CLC Contributing Writer Niger’s Tahoua region has a history of enslavement

Tue Aug 27 2013

Ten Facts about Niger’s “Fifth Wives” or WAHAYU

A wahaya (plural: wahayu) or “fifth wife” is a Nigerien girl or woman born into a slave caste

Tue Aug 27 2013

“Countries that Do Not Legally Protect Children from Hazardous Work” Infographic

[Please click on the title above to view the infographic.] This is the first in a

Mon Aug 26 2013

AFT News Release: AFT and Jamaica Teachers’ Association Launch Anti-Trafficking Project

OCHO RIOS, Jamaica—As the number of reported cases of child trafficking increases exponentially

Tue Aug 20 2013

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