Viewpoints

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

Convention 182, Historic Commitment to End Worst Forms of Child Labor, Is Universally Ratified

Governments Pledge to Root Out Hazardous Work, but More Protections Needed by Margaret Wurth

Mon Aug 10 2020

It’s Time for U.S. Tobacco Companies to Protect All Child Tobacco Workers with a Complete Ban on Children in Tobacco Fields

By Reid Maki, Child Labor Coalition In 2014, under pressure from advocacy groups like the Child

Mon Aug 3 2020

The Impact of COVID-19 on Child Labor

By Ellie Murphy, CLC Intern Combatting child labor during a global pandemic is a staggering

Tue Jun 30 2020

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