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Essay Contest Provides Insight into the Lives of Farmworker Youth

“….it makes me sad to see children out in the steaming hot sun….I believe children should not
Fri Dec 3 2010

The US Blinks, and Children Will Suffer

[Blog, originally from the Huffington Post] Jo Becker Children’s Rights Advocacy Director, Human
Sat Nov 13 2010

Romeo Dallaire was in Vancouver on Remembrance Day to call Canadian youth to duty in the fight to eradicate child soldiers.

November 12th, 2010: Romeo Dallaire was in Vancouver on Remembrance Day to call Canadian youth to
Fri Nov 12 2010

US Labor Department cites Nickerson Farms for child labor violations

November 12th, 2010: The U.S. Department of Labor has fined Robert Nickerson Farms of Wellton,
Fri Nov 12 2010

Friendship week urges vendors to give up child labour

November 12th, 2010: Volunteers from the city's Bal Sena, the childrens' army backed by
Fri Nov 12 2010

Longoria and Colbert Highlight the Plight of Farmworker Adults and Children

November 9th, 2010: America’s farmworkers are mostly invisible these
Tue Nov 9 2010

The US Blinks, and Children Will Suffer (Blog by Jo Becker from Human Rights Watch)

Check out this blog from Jo Becker, the Children’s Rights Advocacy Director at Human Rights
Tue Nov 9 2010

Clinton: U.S. to Do More to End Sexual Slavery

November 8th, 2010: Pledging to do more to help end the scourge of sexual slavery, U.S. Secretary
Mon Nov 8 2010

US Waives Child Soldier Penalties in 4 Nations

October 28th, 2010: In a move criticized by human rights organizations, the Obama administration
Thu Oct 28 2010

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