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More nations sign UN initiative to end use of child soldiers …

More nations sign UN initiative to end use of child soldiers - New York, Sept 29 : Eleven new

Wed Sep 29 2010

1936: The Walsh-Healey Act

The Walsh-Healey Act sets safety standards, minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor provisions

Wed Sep 22 2010

Total Child Workers

The estimate of child laborers in the world: 168 million Source:

Sun Aug 22 2010

1883: NY Labor Movement on Child Labor in the Tenements

The New York labor movement, under the leadership of Samuel Gompers, attempts to end child labor in

Wed Aug 11 2010

U.S. Government’s Latest Weapon in the Fight Against Child Labor

Viewpoint/Elizabeth Gardner In an effort to combat child labor, the U.S. Department of Labor

Mon Aug 9 2010

Child Soldier Resources

There has been a range of data collected about the plight of child soldiers in the world today. For

Mon Aug 2 2010

Gartner: Achieving the Millennium Development Goals: Education is Key

Achieving the Millennium Development Goals: Education is the Key Missing Link David Gartner,

Fri Jul 30 2010

Brazil’s Bolsa Família How to get children out of jobs and into school The limits of Brazil’s much admired and emulated anti-poverty programme

ELDORADO, SÃO PAULO STATE THREE generations of the Teixeira family live in three tiny rooms in

Mon Jul 26 2010

The U.S., Somalia, and Child Soldiers

Viewpoint/Elizabeth Gardner I’ve been going through a mental checklist of some of the