Press Releases

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

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,

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

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)

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,

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

Wed Dec 23 2015

Press Release: Child Labor Coalition expresses concern about child and adult workers killed in recent factory collapse in Pakistan

For immediate release: November 6, 2015 Contact: Child Labor

Fri Nov 6 2015

CLC-Member the National Consumers League Condemns the Defeat of a Child Labor Bill in Virginia

For immediate release: February 4, 2015 Contact: Ben Klein, National Consumers

Wed Feb 4 2015

NATIONAL CONSUMERS LEAGUE PRESS RELEASE : Move to ban youth work in Virginia tobacco fields welcome by advocates

For immediate release: January 21, 2015 Contact: NCL Communications, Ben Klein, (202)

Wed Jan 21 2015

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