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Press Release: Child Labor Coalition Welcomes the Reintroduction of the Children’s Act for Responsible Employment and Farm Safety 2022 (CARE Act)

For immediate release: March 31, 2022 Contact: Reid Maki, (202)

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Fri Apr 1 2022

New CLC Press Release: Chocolate Companies Must Do More to Reduce Widespread Child Labor Confirmed by New Report on the West African Cocoa Sector; Due Diligence Legislation is Needed to Fix Supply Chains

Chocolate Companies Must Do More to Reduce Widespread Child Labor Confirmed by New Report on the

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Wed Oct 21 2020

Press Release: Rep. Roybal-Allard, 24 Cosponsors Reintroduce CARE Act to Strengthen Protections for Child Farmworkers

[Released by Rep. Roybal-Allard] June 20, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Ben Soskin (202)

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Mon Jun 24 2019

New GAO Report Raises Concern over the Health and Safety of Child Farmworkers in the United States

For immediate release: December 6, 2018 Contact: Reid Maki, Child Labor

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Fri Dec 7 2018

Child Labor Coalition joins calls for cleaner, more responsible jewelry supply chain

Press Release February 8, 2018 Contact: Reid Maki, Child Labor Coalition, (202) 207-2820,

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Thu Feb 8 2018

Child Labor Coalition releases the “ABC’s of Child Labor,” a new short film narrated by children addressing the global issue of child labor

Washington, DC—The Child Labor Coalition (CLC) is releasing today the “ABC’s of Child

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Fri Nov 18 2016

CLC Press Release: 47 Members of Congress Ask President Obama to Ban Child Labor in US Tobacco before He Leaves Office

For immediate release: October 18, 2016 Contact: Reid Maki, Child Labor Coalition, (202)

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Tue Oct 18 2016

CHILD LABOR COALITION PRESS RELEASE: Advocates join Nobel Laureate Satyarthi in plea to President to ratify UN Convention on Rights of the Child

For immediate release: June 13, 2016 Contact: Reid Maki, Child Labor Coalition, (202) 207-2820,

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Mon Jun 13 2016

CLC PRESS RELEASE: Congress narrowly avoids shutdown of programs targeting child labor

85 million children are currently in dangerous, dirty, and degrading jobs; $53 million saved in

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Wed Dec 23 2015

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