Child Labor Coalition

LA Times: "California's child farmworkers: Exhausted underpaid and toiling in toxic field." #ChildLabor #PesticideExposure latimes.com/california/sto…

An amazing speech....

Article: "Tiktok 'Lion Cubs' Lure Children to War--Child soldiers on social media used for recruitment on both sides of Sudan’s civil war, in violation of international law” via ADF adf-magazine.com/2026/03/tiktok…

Assemblymember Sade Elhawary (D-57) has introduced AB 2451 - legislation that strengthens protections for children vulnerable to all forms of human #trafficking. The bill would convey critical support to child victims of labor trafficking. Info: lls.edu/media/loyolala…

A nice overview of contemporary global #ChildLabor is found here... 138 million kids are trapped by it and four in 10 perform hazardous child labor: irinsider.org/human-rights/m…

Do you know where your shrimp comes from? @CorpAcctLab and @GMOFreeUSA filed a lawsuit against Aqua Star — sold at @Target, @kroger, @Safeway & more — alleging the seafood producer misleads consumers with "responsible sourcing" claims while its imported #shrimp supply chain tells a very different story. Here's a summary of the filing: shrimpalliance.com/aqua-star-sued…

Human rights abuses in the seafood supply chain stretch to all corners of the earth. There's new bombshell reporting on what’s happening in the shrimp industry – thanks to this whistleblower and @CorpAcctLab and @ian_urbina's Outlaw Ocean Project's work. theoutlawocean.com/investigations…

ROANOKE, Va. – "An internal city audit found the Roanoke Police Department overspent a grant by nearly $100,000, youth mentors did not undergo full background checks before working with children, and there were instances of child labor law violations." wsls.com/news/local/202…

⚠️ Indiana Governor Braun has signed HB 1302, dismantling the state's system for tracking teen workers. "In deciding not to track teen workers, Indiana is making child labor enforcement efforts significantly more difficult. We should not be weakening the ability of state inspectors to safeguard kids." — Reid Maki, NCL's @ChildLaborCLC Read the full statement: ow.ly/5c9k50Ys5jP

Our statement about Indiana's making #childlabor enforcement harder with the passage of a new bill: stopchildlabor.org/the-child-labo…

A terrific blog from Sumitra Basnet, age 21, a Nepali child labor survivor, who worked 17-hour days in a carpet factory beginning at age 9 before she entered a life-changing @GoodWeave remediation program: goodweave.org/from-survivor-…

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun signed a bill ending the state’s Youth Employment System. Businesses will no longer have to track where teens under 18 work or report their employment status. This unfortunate change will make enforcing #childlabor law much more difficult. Read more: ow.ly/axRP50YrsOv

For the 2026 Spring Soirée, we’re proud to honor one of our very own. Reid Maki, NCL’s Director of Child Labor Advocacy and longtime Coordinator of the @ChildLaborCLC, is retiring after 18 years. 🏆 Child labor is rising in the U.S., and 138 million children worldwide are still engaged in dangerous work. Through the CLC, NCL unites 38+ organizations to close loopholes, strengthen protections, and end hazardous child labor. Join us for free on March 25 at the National Press Club to celebrate Reid’s leadership and bid him farewell. ow.ly/wkh450Y8quy

Nearly 11,000 people demanded action on #childlabor in meatpacking. But @JBSFoodsUSA, @PerdueFarms, @Cargill, and @TysonFoods refused to meet with us, @GreenAmerica, and @freedomunitedHQ to discuss documented child labor concerns. We won’t stop pushing for accountability.

Our friends at @GoodWeave International are celebrating International Women’s Day, March 11, this month with the virtual premiere of Weaving Hope, a powerful short documentary by Rujuta Doshi. Learn more and register here: bit.ly/WeavingHopeFilm

.@EconomicPolicy : Yesterday, the Indiana Senate passed a bill to completely eliminate requirements for businesses to document employment of minor workers.... The CLC urges @GovBraun to follow the lead of @GovMikeDeWine and veto bad #childlabor bills. epi.org/blog/indiana-l…

Pakistan has adopted a new national action plan, with UNODC support, to stop migrant smuggling. Long a hub for origin, transit and destination for migrants, its location makes action critical. The plan equips authorities to dismantle smuggling networks and protect people.

"ITUC welcomes the Marrakech Global Framework to end child labour" #EndChildLabour #ChildLabor ituc-csi.org/from-commitmen…

"Progress at Risk as Global Leaders Confront the Ongoing Child Labor Crisis" -- a recent blog we wrote as the 6th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour opened in Morocco. #EndChildLabour #ChildLabor #Crossroads nclnet.org/progress-at-ri…

It’s not okay that human trafficking convictions globally have fallen by 27%. We must do better to bring traffickers to justice. #NotForSale

Children belong in school, not in war. Yet, tens of thousands of boys and girls are being used as soldiers by armed forces and groups in conflict zones worldwide. @UN works to help prevent the recruitment of children and support those released. buff.ly/nwpUcs9