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Ending Abusive Child Labor

CONTENTS
About This Issue
Introduction
Ending Child Labor: A Global Priority
Eliminating Child Labor: A Moral Cause and a Development Challenge
Stemming the International Trafficking of Children
U.S. Legislative Initiatives to Stop Abusive Child Labor
Understanding Child Labor: Patterns, Types, and Causes
Child Labor in Brazil: The Government Commitment
Kids in Need: An NGO Solution
Addressing Child Labor: An Industry Approach
Bibliography
Internet Resources
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U.S. Government

U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB)
International Child Labor Program
http://www.dol.gov/ilab/programs/iclp/main.htm

U.S. Department of State
Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
http://www.state.gov/g/tip

International Organizations

United Nations
International Labor Organization (ILO)
International Program on the Elimination of Child Labor (IPEC)
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/standards/ipec/index.htm

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
http://www.unicef.org/protection/index.html

UNICEF
State of the World's Children 2005 Report
http://unicef.org/publications/index_24432.html

UNICEF
Childhood Under Threat: The State of the World's Children (video)
http://www.unicef.org/sowc05/english/povertyfeat_romania.html

World Bank
Global Child Labor Program
http://www1.worldbank.org/sp/childlabor/index.asp

Nongovernmental Organizations

American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)
Children in the Global Economy
http://www.aflcio.org/issuespolitics/globaleconomy/children.cfm

Amnesty International
Child Soldiers
http://web.amnesty.org/pages/childsoldiers-index-eng

Child Labor Coalition
http://www.stopchildlabor.org/

Stolen Childhoods: A Feature-Length Documentary on Child Labor
http://www.stolenchildhoods.org/mt/index.php

Child Workers in Asia
http://www.cwa.tnet.co.th/

Chocolate Manufacturers Association
International Protocol/Global Chocolate Industry Plan to Combat Child Labor
http://www.chocolateandcocoa.org/Labour/Child/Protocol/default.asp

Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers
http://www.child-soldiers.org/

Daywalka Foundation
http://www.daywalka.org

End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography, and Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes (ECPAT)
http://www.ecpat.net/eng/index.asp

Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
Stop Child Labor Program
http://www.fifa.com/en/fairplay/humanitariansection/0,1261,3,00.html

Global March Against Child Labor
http://globalmarch.org/index.php

Human Rights Watch
http://www.hrw.org/children/labor.htm

South Asian Coalition on Child Servitude
http://www.cridoc.net/saccs.php

Ending Abusive Child Labor

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Ending Abusive Child Labor