The Child Labor Coalition Web site provides extensive information on child labor in the United States and around the world, current consumer campaigns and pending legislation.
The American Center for International Labor Solidarity fights against child labor by advocatingdecent wages for workers worldwide.
The International Center on Child Labor and Education (ICCLE) is a nonprofit organization that focuses on child labor, slavery issues and mobilizing resources for the implementation of ILO Convention 182. ICCLE also publishes a general newsletter and a youth newsletter on child rights.
The International Confederation of Free Trade Unionsalso sponsors a majorcampaign to end child labor.
Kailash Satyarthi chairs the Global March Against Child Laborand heads the South Asian Coalition on Child Servitude, an organization working to end child labor in India and neighboring countries. Since 1980, Satyarthi and his organization have liberated some 30,000 children from bonded labor. The Global March Against Child Labor conducts several campaigns to promote public awareness about child labor.Through its Web site, visitorscan lobby governments around the world to ratify conventions, pass laws and establish policies that protect children from exploitive labor practices while guaranteeing their right to a free, quality education.
Rugmark is a program promoting the labeling of Oriental rugs made without the use of child labor.To earn a Rugmark label, manufacturers are visited by independent inspectors who certify that factory owners do not use child labor in the production of their rugs.
For educational information, interactive activities and tools for teachers concerning children working in the agriculture sector around the world, visit Fields of Hope.
The International Labor Organization’s Web site contains data pertaining to child labor, international laws and standards, and the ILO's efforts to combat child labor.
For more information concerning the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, including educational resources, visit UNICEF's Web site.
For more information concerning the history of child labor in the United States, see the Smithsonian Institution's online exhibit about the history of sweatshops in America.
Codes of Conduct in the U.S. Apparel Industry.A code of conduct requires a business to develop, implement and enforce socially responsible production practices.The apparel industry has begun to institute its own codes of conduct,available at the Web site of the U.S. Department of Labor, aimed at reducing child labor and sweatshop conditions.
The United States Department of Laboris the primary federal agency that monitors child labor and enforces child labor laws.
Forgotten Children seeks to improve the conditions of children living in difficult conditions. This organization believes every child has a right to enjoy childhood, as well as the right to learn to read and write.
The Global Campaign for Education is committed to holding governments around the world to their promise to provide free, compulsory public education for all children.
UNICEF's Voices of Youth has resources in French, Spanish and English, which include case-study material, photo essays, a multinational discussion forum, interviews with child workers, statements from delegates to the International Conference on Child Labour, and an interactive quiz.
The International Labor Rights Fund Web site has a number of links to resources on campaigns to end child labor.
The Children in the Fields campaign is a resource for studentswho wish tolearn about children working in the U.S. agricultural industry and efforts to protect them.











