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http://www.hrw.org/reports/2004/elsalvador0104/
Abuses Against Child Domestic Workers in El Salvador Open in a new browser window
   Documents the situation of girls in El Salvador that work as domestics, a form of labor that makes them particularly vulnerable to physical abuse and sexual harassment.
   http://www.hrw.org/reports/2004/elsalvador0104/
http://hrw.org/english/docs/2004/06/10/africa8789.htm
Child Domestics: The World's Invisible Workers Open in a new browser window
   A background article on child domestic labor, with a focus on abuse suffered by girls.
   http://hrw.org/english/docs/2004/06/10/africa8789.htm
http://www.stopchildlabor.org/
Child Labor Coalition Open in a new browser window
   National US network for the exchange of information about child labor; providing a forum and a unified voice on protecting working minors and ending child labor exploitation; and developing informational and educational outreach to the public and private
   http://www.stopchildlabor.org/
http://www.sadashivan.com/
Child Labor and Society Open in a new browser window
   This site seeks to move beyong just saying "child labor is wrong", to understand the social conditions that lead to children being forced to work.
   http://www.sadashivan.com/
http://www.childlaborphotoproject.org/
Child Labor and The Global Village: Photography for Social Change Open in a new browser window
   A team of 11 photographers who will be photographing the worlds of 11 child workers around the world. By photographing individual children within their families, communities, countries they hope to show behind the "child labor" label.
   http://www.childlaborphotoproject.org/
http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/96feb/pakistan/pakistan.htm
Child Labor in Pakistan Open in a new browser window
   Pakistan has recently passed laws greatly limiting child labor and indentured servitude, but those laws are universally ignored, and some 11 million children, aged four to fourteen, keep that country's factories operating, often working in brutal and s
   http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/96feb/pakistan/pakistan.htm
http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/EdModule/labor/childlabor.html
Child Labor links Open in a new browser window
   Links to the Free the Children organization, the home page of the International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour, The ILO's report on Child Labour Today: Facts and Figures, The ILO's photo essay on child labor.
   http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/EdModule/labor/childlabor.html
http://wbln0018.worldbank.org/HDNet/HDdocs.nsf/f879b8f845ed3915852566500051f549/e4bcc001dba99537852566b1000a86fa?OpenDocument
Child Labor: Issues and Directions for the World Bank -- Contents Open in a new browser window
   This paper proposes that the World Bank take stronger action - and outlines what to do and how - to help address the issue more pro-actively, partnering with others who share a similar concern about the damage to children, their development, and
   http://wbln0018.worldbank.org/HDNet/HDdocs.nsf/f879b8f845ed3915852566500051f549/e4bcc001dba99537852566b1000a86fa?OpenDocument
http://www.worldbank.org/html/extdr/hnp/hddflash/workp/wp_00056.html
Child Labor: Issues, Causes and Intervention Open in a new browser window
   Working paper from the World Bank's Human Capital Development and Operations.
   http://www.worldbank.org/html/extdr/hnp/hddflash/workp/wp_00056.html
http://www.cridoc.net/
Child Rights Information and Documentation Centre (CRIDOC) Open in a new browser window
   A Malawi-based organization that provides information on child rights and child labour.
   http://www.cridoc.net/
http://www.cwa.tnet.co.th/
Child Workers in Asia Open in a new browser window
   CWA is a network of individuals involved in the child labour movement in various countries in Asia. Recognizing that the most effective way to create change is through grass-roots involvement and local advocacy, CWA has worked over the last ten years to f
   http://www.cwa.tnet.co.th/
http://www.cwin-nepal.org/
Child Workers in Nepal Open in a new browser window
   Site with extensive information on child labor in Nepal including a photo archive.
   http://www.cwin-nepal.org/
http://www.the-children.org/
Children of Stung Meanchey Open in a new browser window
   Seeks to eliminate child labor at the Stung Meanchey landfill site in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
   http://www.the-children.org/
http://www.angelfire.com/ab2/relgroup
Christian Morality: Issue on Child Labor Open in a new browser window
   Tackles the issue on Child Labor especially in the Philippines, where an estimated 2 million children are compelled to work. It relates the problems caused by child labor, some analysis, and advocacy against the issue.
   http://www.angelfire.com/ab2/relgroup
http://www.workingchild.org/
Concerned For Working Children, Karnataka state, India Open in a new browser window
   CWC works with local governments, community and working children themselves to implement viable, comprehensive, sustainable and appropriate solutions in partnership , so that children do not have to work.
   http://www.workingchild.org/
http://www.freethechildren.org/
Free The Children Open in a new browser window
   Addresses the issue of child labor in developing countries.
   http://www.freethechildren.org/
http://www.globalmarch.org
Global March Against Child Labor Open in a new browser window
   Child labor condemns millions of children around the world to a life of servitude. Reports, papers and details of the Global March Against Child Labor which took place in 1998.
   http://www.globalmarch.org
http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/children/working/index.htm
Helping Hands Open in a new browser window
   A website exploring the complex problem of child-labor in India. Includes many pictures.
   http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/children/working/index.htm
http://www.empereur.com/DOC/Child_Labor.html
How to Eliminate Child Labor Open in a new browser window
   Essay about child labor and its relationship to economic development.
   http://www.empereur.com/DOC/Child_Labor.html
http://www.hrw.org/about/projects/crd/child-labor.htm
Human Rights Watch - Child Labor Open in a new browser window
   Includes information about bonded child labor and the international trafficking of children, and links to detailed reports.
   http://www.hrw.org/about/projects/crd/child-labor.htm
http://www.hrw.org/campaigns/crp/farmchild/
Human Rights Watch: Failure to Protect Child Farmworkers Open in a new browser window
   Reports on the dangerous conditions of child labor in US agriculture. Fact sheets, legislative action resources, news, and FAQs.
   http://www.hrw.org/campaigns/crp/farmchild/
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/standards/ipec/publ/policy/index.htm
International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour Open in a new browser window
   United Nations program tracking child labor.
   http://www.ilo.org/public/english/standards/ipec/publ/policy/index.htm
http://www.nagcat.org/
North American Guidelines for Children's Agricultural Tasks Open in a new browser window
   Offers parents, employers, and educators a resource on assigning agricultural jobs to children 7 to 16 years of age.
   http://www.nagcat.org/
http://education.vsnl.com/pird
People's Institute of Rural Development Open in a new browser window
   Indian based campaign against child labour.
   http://education.vsnl.com/pird
http://www.projectmala.org.uk
Project Mala Open in a new browser window
   An action programme for the elimination of child labour in the hand knotted carpet industry in eastern Uttar Pradesh, India.
   http://www.projectmala.org.uk
http://www.rugmark.org/
Rugmark Foundation Open in a new browser window
   A global nonprofit organization working to end child labor and offer educational opportunities for children in India, Nepal and Pakistan.
   http://www.rugmark.org/
http://hometown.aol.com/munmei/labor.html
Secret Child Labor in America Open in a new browser window
   Fifty-nine years after Congress outlawed child labor in its most onerous forms, underage children still toil in fields and factories scattered across America.
   http://hometown.aol.com/munmei/labor.html
http://www.pangaea.org/street_children/africa/safrica3.htm
South Africa: Children's Constitutional Rights Open in a new browser window
   The new Constitution gave children rights which they should use to prepare themselves for the challenges of the future.
   http://www.pangaea.org/street_children/africa/safrica3.htm
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/gallery/
Stolen Dreams Open in a new browser window
   Photographs by David Parker, MD, MPH, documenting child labor in the United States, Mexico, Thailand, Nepal, Bangladesh, Turkey, Morocco, Indonesia, and India.
   http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/gallery/
http://www.hrw.org/reports/2002/ecuador/
Tainted Harvest: Child Labor and Obstacles to Organizing on Ecuador's Banana Plantations Open in a new browser window
   Report by Human Rights Watch examines child banana workers in Ecuador as the victims of serious human rights abuses.
   http://www.hrw.org/reports/2002/ecuador/
http://www.boondocksnet.com/labor/index.html
The Campaign to End Child Labor Open in a new browser window
   Documentary history of the first decades of the campaign to end child labor in the U.S., with contemporary photographs, political cartoons, poems, essays and books.
   http://www.boondocksnet.com/labor/index.html
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/childlabor/index.html
The History Place: Child Labor in America Open in a new browser window
   Sixty photographs by Lewis W. Hine the investigative photographer who worked for the Child Labor Bureau.
   http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/childlabor/index.html
http://hrw.org/reports/2004/elsalvador0604/
Turning a Blind Eye: Hazardous Child Labor in El Salvador’s Sugarcane Cultivation Open in a new browser window
   A report on child labor in the sugarcane plantations of El Salvador.
   http://hrw.org/reports/2004/elsalvador0604/
http://www.uniteunion.org/kids/child_labor.html
What is Child Labor? Open in a new browser window
   International Labour Organization definition of this subject, aimed for readers of all ages.
   http://www.uniteunion.org/kids/child_labor.html

Last Updated: 2005-01-28 01:16:12