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Education-for-Girls Activist Malala Yousafzai Walks Out of the Hospital after Surviving an Assassination Attempt

January 11th, 2013: The world is celebrating great news that came in with the New Year: 15-year-old

Fri Jan 11 2013

The Real Cost of Cheap Goods is High: The Scary Truth Behind Some Christmas Ornaments

December 21st, 2012: With the holidays upon us, many American look forward to trimming their

Fri Dec 21 2012

Number of Companies Pledging to Avoid Uzbek Cotton Zooms Past 100

December 20th, 2012: The Cotton Campaign recently passed an important milestone in the fight to

Thu Dec 20 2012

New Report Grades Apparel Companies on Efforts to Combat Slavery

News from Free2Work and Not for Sale: We are pleased to announce the release of a report

Thu Nov 15 2012

NCL: Grain Silos are Death Traps on Farms—Efforts to Protect Workers, Especially Teens, Must be Stepped Up

November 5th, 2012: The Oct. 28th New York Times story “Silos Loom As Death Traps on Farms”

Mon Nov 5 2012

Poultry processor House of Raeford to pay fine for child labor violations at Teachey, NC, plant following US Department of Labor investigation

U.S. Department of Labor Press Release/Wage and Hour Division [Oct. 16, 2012] TEACHEY, N.C. —

Mon Oct 29 2012

Human Rights Watch’s Jo Becker: The U.S. Can Do More to Keep Children Off the Battlefield

October 25th, 2012: President Barack Obama announced on Friday that, for the second year in a row,

Thu Oct 25 2012

Child Mining

An estimated 1 million children perform hazardous work in mines around the

Wed Oct 24 2012

Child Trafficking

According to UNICEF, 1.2 million children are trafficked each year–many for purposes of