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Don’t be tricked by Halloween treats

October 28th, 2010: Children all over America will participate in trick-or-treating festivities
Thu Oct 28 2010

Convention on the Rights of the Child

193 countries have ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The United States has
Tue Oct 26 2010

New Attention Given to Child Cocoa Workers in Ivory Coast and Ghana

October 25th, 2010: Chocolate comes from cocoa beans, and more than half of those beans come from
Mon Oct 25 2010

Interesting Sites

Some interesting web sites on child labor, child trafficking, and safe work for youth [please check
Mon Oct 25 2010

Tulane Report Focuses Attention on Child Labor in Cocoa Industry

October 24th, 2010: West Africa's cocoa industry is still trafficking children and using forced
Sun Oct 24 2010

Uncovered

The proportion of children who live in countries that have not yet ratified ILO Convention 182 (on
Fri Oct 22 2010

Agriculture

6 in 10 child laborers work in agriculture, most commonly as unpaid workers on family
Fri Oct 22 2010

Sub-Saharan Africa

While many areas of the world are experiencing some progress in reducing child labor, Sub-Saharan
Fri Oct 22 2010

Hazardous work

Levels of hazardous work seem to be dropping for girls but not for
Fri Oct 22 2010

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