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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

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Mon Jul 26 2010

U.S. DOL Issues Child Labor Product Prohibition List for Government Contractors

Fri Jul 23 2010

Progress in Two Areas

The ILO reports that in the four-year period ending in 2008, the number of child laborers among 5-

Thu Jul 22 2010

1892: Child Labor Plank Adopted by Democratic Party

The Democratic Party adopts a plank in their platform, which recommends banning factory employment