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CHILD LABOR COALITION PRESS RELEASE: The Child Labor Coalition applauds the selection of Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai as recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize

Washington, DC – The Child Labor Coalition (CLC), a group of 34 organizations dedicated to

Wed Oct 15 2014

Open Letter to the President: CLC Members are Joined By Other NGOs and Ask the Adminstration to Protect Child Tobacco Workers in the US

Dear Mr. President, We write to you as organizations representing millions of Americans, including

Thu Aug 28 2014

Save the Children: Border Children Need Help Now

[The following op-ed appeared in USA Today on July 29th. To view it on USA Today’s page,

Fri Aug 1 2014

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

Washington, DC—The National Consumers League (NCL), the nation’s oldest consumer advocacy

Tue Jul 22 2014

CLC Joins other NGOs in Applauding Downgrade of Thailand in 2014 Trafficking Report Rankings

Letter to Secretary of State John Kerry regarding Thailand’s downgrade in the 2014 TIP Report

Mon Jul 21 2014

Jo Becker of Human Rights Watch: Putting 10-Year-olds to Work Doesn’t Solve Poverty

The Bolivian Congress passed a misguided bill last week that would allow children as young as 10 to

Tue Jul 15 2014

CLC-NGO Sign-on Letter to Big Tobacco: 54 Groups Urge Companies to Act Now to Protect Children Who Work in US Tobacco Fields

On June 24th, 2014, the following letter was sent by the CLC on behalf of over 50 NGOs to the

Thu Jun 26 2014

2014 World Day Against Child Labor Speech by Tom Harkin on the Senate Floor

When children are exploited for the economic gains of others, everybody loses--the children lose,

Thu Jun 19 2014

How Can We End Child Labor In The Fields? Pay Farmers Better

By Beth Hoffman, contributor to Forbes A few weeks ago a request for internal documents from the

Wed Apr 23 2014

CLC members—the Ramsay Merriam Fund, the American Federation of Teachers, and the National Education Association—made this web site possible through their generous support.