Viewpoints

Child Labor’s Prevalence Perception Problem–What the Consumer Surveys Reveal

There are a lot of obstacles to ending child labor that the Child Labor Coalition (CLC) and its

Fri Mar 12 2021

CLC and Several Members Join 100 Organizations in Asking EPA to Immediately Ban the Pesticide Clorpyrifos which Damages Children’s Neurological Systems

March 5, 2021 OPP Docket #

Tue Mar 9 2021

10 Stats about Women and Girls on International Women’s Day, March 8, 2021

Of the 152 million children trapped in child labor, 64 million are girls [source]. 73 million

Mon Mar 8 2021

152 Million Reasons to End Child Labor by year 2025

By CLC-member Timothy Ryan of Solidarity Center By Timothy Ryan* An African proverb says that it

Fri Feb 5 2021

In a Pandemic Year, Some Good News for Children–10 Points of Progress in 2020

By Jo Becker, Children’s Rights Division, Human Rights Watch This year has been

Wed Dec 23 2020

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

Wed Oct 21 2020

COVID and School Closures: Bringing Mental Health to the Forefront

[Note: COVID-related school closures have meant many children around the world have been thrust

Mon Oct 12 2020

Not So Sweet—Child Labor in Banana Production

By Ellie Murphy Americans eat a lot of bananas. The U.S. is world’s biggest importer of bananas,

Tue Sep 15 2020

A 14-Year-Old Mulls “The Price of Freedom” and Decides to Engage in the Battle to End Child Labor

By Nikeeta Singh Nikeeta Singh is a 14-year-old student in New Delhi, India. It is said that

Thu Aug 20 2020

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