UNITED STATES POLICIES
TO ADDRESS CHILD LABOR GLOBALLY
June 4, 2010
I.
INTRODUCTION
This report provides an overview of United States government policies to address child labor globally.
The document
represents a snapshot of publicly known policies and...
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UNITED STATES POLICIES
TO ADDRESS CHILD LABOR GLOBALLY
June 4, 2010
I.
INTRODUCTION
This report provides an overview of United States government policies to address child labor globally.
The document
represents a snapshot of publicly known policies and programs, and does not purport to be a comprehensive or intensive study of all U.
S.
government programs or policies that may affect the central issue of child labor, directly or indirectly.
Rather, it is meant to provide a layman’s guide to U.
S.
policies in this area.
Since the mid 1990s, the United States has demonstrated global leadership on the important human rights challenge
of ending child labor worldwide.
In the 1990s, the public became increasingly sensitized to the problem of child labor,
galvanized by media reports on child labor in garment factories in Central America and Bangladesh, soccer ball production in Pakistan, and other exposés.
Rising to the challenge, the Clinton administration undertook a comprehensive st
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