Jul 29, 2015 · By Reid Maki The UN has set a very ambitious goal—one of the sustainable development goals adopted last year—of eliminating child labor, child slavery, forced child labor, and the use of child soldiers in the next nine…

Oct 31, 2024 · In its 35 th year, The Child Labor Coalition strives to reduce exploitative child labor in the United States and abroad, bringing together 36 groups to create a powerful voice that promotes public education, research, and advocacy to …

Jun 11, 2024 · Procurement Bills regarding child labor: 1288 — “Child Labor Exploitation Accountability Act” by Sen. Booker (D-NJ) 5 cosponsors as of 4/16/2024. 3139 – “Preventing Child Labor Exploitation Act” by Sen. Booker (D-NJ). [This is an update of the prior Booker procurement bill and is now bipartisan].

Oct 20, 2023 · The bipartisan Stop Child Labor Act would increase maximum fines for violations, establish new criminal penalties, allow victims harmed by violations to file private lawsuits, and encourage collaboration between employers and government to stop …

Mar 27, 2024 · Washington, DC – The Child Labor Coalition (CLC), representing 37 groups engaged in the fight against domestic and global child labor, expresses support for the innovative enforcement strategies in this week’s enforcement action by the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).

Dec 20, 2015 · Under the 2007 Philippine Program Against Child Labor and The Convergence Program Against Child Labor the country has set the goal of reducing the worst forms of child labor by 75% by 2015, but the government needs help.

Jul 11, 2011 · NCL’s Five Most Dangerous Jobs for Teens is updated annually in May using data from NIOSH, the CDC, and other sources. The report author is Reid Maki, NCL’s Director of Social Responsibility and Fair Labor Standards and the Coordinator of the Child Labor Coalition.

Oct 24, 2010 · ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — West Africa’s cocoa industry is still trafficking children and using forced child labor despite nearly a decade of efforts to eliminate the practices, according to an independent audit published by Tulane University.

Nov 18, 2016 · Washington, DC—The Child Labor Coalition (CLC) is releasing today the “ABC’s of Child Labor,” a short film exploring how widespread child labor is globally and how many products are touched by it. The film, featuring four elementary school children discussing the exploitation of children, is being released in anticipation of Universal ...

Jul 16, 2018 · Worldwide 218 million children between 5 and 17 years are in employment; 152 million are victims of child labour. Almost half of them, 73 million, work in hazardous child labour . Hazardous child labour is most prevalent among the 15-17 years old.