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COVID-19 and Child Labor

COVID-19 and Child Labor by Verité, an organization that improves working conditions worldwide

Thu May 14 2020

Mother’s Day Special from a 13-Year-Old Girl: Why 13-Year-Olds Shouldn’t Be Married

Written by 13-year-old Kiran Kochar McCabe, this piece was originally published in the

Sun May 10 2020

After 20 Years of Little Results, New Approaches are Needed to End Child Labor in the Cocoa Sector

Here at the National Consumers League we are very proud that we’ve been a leader in the fight to

Mon Mar 23 2020

Boy Jockeys in Indonesia Risk Injury and Death

By Reid Maki, National Consumers League and Child Labor Coalition I didn’t quite believe my eyes

Mon Mar 2 2020

Child Labor in U.S. Tobacco: Why Can’t We Make it Stop?

By Kendra Moesle, Program Communications Coordinator Children in the Fields Campaign (CIFC) is an

Tue Dec 17 2019

Children Working in Terrifying Conditions in US Agriculture — New Research Shows Child Farmworkers Unprepared for Workplace Dangers

By Margaret Wurth Senior Researcher, Children’s Rights Division, Human Rights Watch (HRW) New

Fri Nov 22 2019

Why Won’t New York’s Governor Cuomo Ban the Nasty Pesticide Chlorpyrifos which Harms Children?

Something really curious is happening in New York State. In June, the New York Assembly

Mon Nov 4 2019

Migrant Farmworker Children Struggle to Hold On

By Vashti Kelly, Health and Safety Program Manager, Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs

Tue Aug 20 2019

What has happened to nurturing and protecting children?

The Child Labor Coalition is a non-partisan group that is concerned with the health and welfare of

Mon Jun 24 2019

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