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CHILD LABOR COALITION PRESS RELEASE: 50 Groups Urge President Obama to Take Action to Protect Child Tobacco Workers in the US

August 28th, 2014: Fifty US-based organizations called on President Obama to protect children in US

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Thu Aug 28 2014

NCL Expresses Grave Concern about Bolivia’s Decision to Lower the Age of Work to Ten

July 22nd, 2014: The National Consumers League (NCL), the nation's oldest consumer advocacy

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Tue Jul 22 2014

CLC press release: Tobacco Companies Should Prevent Child Labor in US Tobacco Farming—Letter to tobacco CEOs from 54 leading health, children’s, and labor organizations

June 26th, 2014: Over 50 US-based organizations called on leading tobacco companies to address

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Thu Jun 26 2014

CHILD LABOR COALITION PRESS RELEASE: After Saudi Arabia Ratifies Child Labor Convention 138, the Child Labor Coalition Urges Immediate US Ratification

February 28th, 2014: The 31-member Child Labor Coalition (CLC) welcomes news that Saudi Arabia has

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Fri Feb 28 2014

PRESS RELEASE: Child Labor Coalition Welcomes Falling Estimates of Child Labor But Warns that Far Too Many Children Suffer the Worst Forms of Child Labor

October 3rd, 2013: The Child Labor Coalition (CLC) welcomes new estimates from the International

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Thu Oct 3 2013

CLC Member Human Rights Watch Press Release: Tanzania — Hazardous Life of Child Gold Miners

For Immediate Release Tanzania: Hazardous Life of Child Gold Miners Government, World Bank, Donors

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Wed Aug 28 2013

CLC Statement on “Malala Day,” July 12, 2013

July 12th, 2013: The 30 members of the Child Labor Coalition (CLC) applaud the courage and

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Fri Jul 12 2013

PRESS RELEASE: Child Labor Coalition Applauds State Department Downgrade of Uzbekistan in the Trafficking-in-Persons Report

June 25th, 2013: The 30-member Child Labor Coalition (CLC) applauds the Department of State’s

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Tue Jun 25 2013

Child Labor Coalition Press Release: The CLC Welcomes the Reintroduction of the Children’s Act for Responsible Employment (CARE Act)

June 17th, 2013: The Child Labor Coalition (CLC) applauds Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) for

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Mon Jun 17 2013

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