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CHILD LABOR COALITION PRESS RELEASE: Child Labor Coalition decries shooting of 14-year-old education activist Malala Yousafzai in Pakistan

October 12th, 2012: The 28 members of the Child Labor Coalition (CLC) today expressed their
Fri Oct 12 2012

Human Rights Watch’s Zama Coursen-Neff on The Hidden Victims of Tobacco

October 4th, 2012: The smoking habits of the presidential candidates keep coming up: Barack Obama's
Thu Oct 4 2012

Raise the Bar, Hershey! Campaign Welcomes Hershey’s Announcement to Source 100% Certified Cocoa by 2020

October 4th, 2012: Many other smaller chocolate companies are already 100 percent certified, a
Thu Oct 4 2012

Ivory Coast

According to a Tulane University study, 40 per cent of the 820,000 children working in cocoa in
Thu Oct 4 2012

Changes to USDOL’s List of Goods Produced by Child Labor by Country (2012)

To link to full report of the U.S. Department of Labor’s List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or
Wed Sep 26 2012

Philippines

In the Philippines, an estimated 246,000 children experience abuse, violence and child labor living
Tue Sep 25 2012

Rwanda: Northern Province Records High Levels of Child Labor

September 14th, 2012: As the government moves to eliminate the use of underage children in
Fri Sep 14 2012

Burma/Myanmar Releases 42 Child Soldiers, Vows to End Practice

September 6th, 2012: The Burmese military has released 42 child soldiers from its ranks, as part of
Thu Sep 6 2012

Samsung to review 250 Chinese suppliers for labor violations

September 4th, 2012: Samsung Electronics Co said on Monday it would inspect 250 Chinese companies
Tue Sep 4 2012

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