Faces of Change: Highlights of U.S. Department of Labor Efforts to Combat International Child Labor. Second Edition

摘要

The face of child labor takes many forms. It is the child who works in pesticide-laden fields for hours each day. It is the girl who is forced to drop out of school to support her siblings following the loss of her parents to HIV/AIDS. It is the boy who exchanges his pencils for tools after his school is destroyed by a devastating earthquake. The worst forms of child labor are played out on the world stage everyday, from mines and factories to rural plantations to crowded city streets. The United States Department of Labor (USDOL) recognizes that child labor deprives children of the opportunity to receive an education and the chance of a better future. It traps them in a perpetual cycle of poverty and illiteracy. In response, USDOL has supported programs around the world that have removed hundreds of thousands of children from hazardous work conditions and prevented countless others from suffering a similar fate. The children served by these projects have been given the chance to go to school, learn new skills, and have a better future. This second edition of Faces of Change is intended to highlight the innovative strategies used by USDOL-supported projects and the impact they are having on children, their families, communities, and governments.