Child Labor

Child Labor Coalition
The Child Labor Coalition (CLC) exists to serve as a national network for the exchange of information about child labor; provide a forum and a unified voice on protecting working minors and ending child labor exploitation; and develop informational and educational outreach to the public and private sectors to combat child labor abuses and promote progressive initiatives and legislation. News From the Coalition: PRESS ROOM

AFT Child Labor Project For millions of children around the world, school is a luxury. Around the world, more than 200 million children work in unspeakable conditions in sweatshops, mines and factories. Instead of their ABC's, these children are learning to weave carpets, haul bricks, sew garments, and manufacture toys they will never enjoy. The best way to stop child labor? Provide all children with free, accessible education. That's the goal of the Child Labor Project, sponsored by the American Federation of Teachers.

Child Labor Web Resources This site provides links to education institutions, government, media, and non-governmental web sites on child labor.

Free The Children - Children Helping Children Free the Children is an international network of children helping children at a local, national and international level through representation, leadership and action. It was founded by Craig Kielburger in 1995, when he was 12 years old.

"Child Labor in America" Lesson Plan by Library of Congress Part of the Library's "Learning Page" series using the American Memory Collection

Photographs of Lewis Hine: Documentation of Child Labor This "Teaching with Documents Lesson Plan" was developed by the staff at the National Archives & Records Administration. The well developed lesson plan contains a correlation to the National History Standards and the National Standards for Civics and Government. Once at the NARA web site you'll find many other interesting lessons. (Hine's Photos @ "The History Place")

General Information from the ILO on Child Labor Cyber School Bus 3Plus-U An instructional program developed by the ILO to teach about child labor.

George Eastman House Child Labor Photos

Exploring Child Labor With Young Students