A Champion in the Fight against Child Labor
The warm waters of Lake Volta in eastern Ghana support local fishermen from the small town of Kete-Krachi, which is perched on the edge of the lake. If you were to stand upon the shore, you would see...
View ArticleFor Guatemalan Workers, a Ray of Hope
Trade agreements between the United States and other nations are not just about the free exchange of goods and services; they’re also about protecting the workers who produce and provide them. In a...
View ArticleWorking Toward a World Without Child Labor
Today, to commemorate World Day Against Child Labor, I was privileged to participate in a screening and panel discussion of the film “Girl Rising,” which demonstrates the power of education to change...
View ArticleTransforming Dreams for Child Laborers
This photograph from one of our projects in Malawi captures what’s at stake in the global fight against child labor. In it, we see children who have escaped child labor standing outside of a learning...
View ArticleImproving Respect for Labor Rights in Colombia
Before sending the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement to Congress, President Obama insisted that Colombia take certain concrete steps to address a number of serious labor concerns. The U.S. and...
View ArticleA Powerful New Tool in the Fight Against Forced Labor
Editor’s note: The Department of Labor received numerous communications urging the United States to support development of an International Labor Organization Protocol and Recommendation supplementing...
View Article5 Facts About Child Labor
This morning, Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez announced the release of the department’s “Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor” report. The report is prepared annually by the department’s Bureau...
View ArticleHeroes Wanted: Submit a Nomination for the Iqbal Masih Award
At this very moment, in nearly every corner of the globe, millions of children are working in fields and in factories. Some of these children are slaves; many have never seen the inside of a classroom;...
View ArticleDefending the Rights of Workers in Honduras (Defendiendo los derechos de los...
Lee este artículo en español. “It’s not about what we can do for the region; it’s about what we can do together.” Vice President Joe Biden spoke these words last November, at a conference to address...
View ArticleDefending the Rights of Workers in Colombia
Recently, we received letters from the public highlighting the daily struggles of workers in Colombia’s ports and raising concerns that their rights are being violated. We take these concerns very...
View ArticleFrom the Kitchen to the Classroom
At the age of 11, a girl named Suntali traveled from her remote village in Nepal to the bustling capital city of Kathmandu where she exchanged her school books for a mop. Suntali became one of the...
View ArticleThe Global Face of Labor
In August, Russia will host leaders from the 20 largest economies in the world – the G20 – for the 2013 G20 Summit. Although the event is several months away, there is much to be done before it can...
View ArticleFrom the Kitchen to the Classroom
At the age of 11, a girl named Suntali traveled from her remote village in Nepal to the bustling capital city of Kathmandu where she exchanged her school books for a mop. Suntali became one of the...
View ArticleThe Global Face of Labor
In August, Russia will host leaders from the 20 largest economies in the world – the G20 – for the 2013 G20 Summit. Although the event is several months away, there is much to be done before it can...
View ArticleA Champion in the Fight against Child Labor
The warm waters of Lake Volta in eastern Ghana support local fishermen from the small town of Kete-Krachi, which is perched on the edge of the lake. If you were to stand upon the shore, you would see...
View ArticleFor Guatemalan Workers, a Ray of Hope
Trade agreements between the United States and other nations are not just about the free exchange of goods and services; they’re also about protecting the workers who produce and provide them. In a...
View ArticleWorking Toward a World Without Child Labor
Today, to commemorate World Day Against Child Labor, I was privileged to participate in a screening and panel discussion of the film “Girl Rising,” which demonstrates the power of education to change...
View ArticleTransforming Dreams for Child Laborers
This photograph from one of our projects in Malawi captures what’s at stake in the global fight against child labor. In it, we see children who have escaped child labor standing outside of a learning...
View ArticleImproving Respect for Labor Rights in Colombia
Before sending the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement to Congress, President Obama insisted that Colombia take certain concrete steps to address a number of serious labor concerns. The U.S. and...
View ArticleA Powerful New Tool in the Fight Against Forced Labor
Editor’s note: The Department of Labor received numerous communications urging the United States to support development of an International Labor Organization Protocol and Recommendation supplementing...
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