In Child Labor News Posted
Government Cracks Down on Farmers Who Hire Children
The government is hiring investigators and raising fines on farmers who hire children and underpay workers.
In Children in the Fields Posted
Children in the Fields: Campaign Fact Sheet
Agriculture was classified as the most dangerous occupation in the country in 1989 [National Safety Council, Accident Facts, 1989] and continues to compete with mining and construction for the [...]
In Children in the Fields Posted
Labor Department and USAID Release Data from Collaborative Survey on Child Labor on Cocoa Farms in West Africa
West African Governments and U.S. Chocolate Manufacturers Working Jointly with U.S. to Eliminate Problem News Release OPA News Release: [07/26/2002] Contact Name: Bob Zachariasiewicz Phone [...]
In Children in the Fields Posted
Report Confirms Child Bondage in India’s Cotton Supply Chain on the Increase
Author: Davuluri Venkateswarlu, Director, Glocal Research and Consultancy Services (To receive full copy of the report, write to: davulari_v@yahoo.com) Report Title: ‘Child Bondage [...]
Labor Practices in Cocoa Production
The following are excerpts from the report entitled, “Analysis of Job Tasks and Activities Performed by Children in Cocoa Production,” authored by L. Diane Mull. Agriculture is the [...]
In Children in the Fields, US Legislation Posted
Children’s Act for Responsible Employment (CARE) Bill Introduced
Congresspersons Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA), Lynn Woolsey (CA) and Robert Wexler (FL) introduced June 12, 2007 the Children’s Act for Responsible Employment (CARE) bill in the 110th [...]
In Children in the Fields Posted
Campaign Overview
Campaign Parameters Focus on child labor and worst forms of child labor only – not on child work that is performed on family farms. Focus on eliminating exploitative child labor in [...]
In International Conventions & Treaties Posted
Proposed standards on the worst forms of child labour
At its 86th session in June 1998, the International Labour Conference (ILC) considered the first draft of the texts of the proposed new ILO Convention and Recommendation on the worst forms of [...]