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Child Labor
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Anti-Slavery: Today's Fight For Tomorrow's Freedom 
 Compelling portraits and narratives further this organization's mission "to eliminate the system of slavery around the world." Sections of the site cover forms of modern slavery (such as child labor and bonded labor), campaigns, publications, and educational materials. Browsable and searchable. From a British human rights organization that works through advocacy, lobbying, research, collaboration, and education. http://www.antislavery.org Topics: Black Resources, Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, International Governments, Labor Last updated Dec 16, 2004 Babysitting/Daycare
Free printable resources for babysitters, daycare providers, and parents to use, including ideas for art and crafts activities, certificates of achievement, coloring pages, games and puzzles, special holiday projects, homework help, writing aids, and more. Also features links to related education resources. http://www.abcteach.com/directory/fun_activities/ Topics: Families, Holidays & Observances, K-12 Education, Labor Last updated Dec 21, 2006 By the Sweat and Toil of Children, Volume V: Efforts to Eliminate Child Labor
This report from the United States Department of Labor (DOL) examines child labor in sixteen developing nations around the world. It "presents three areas which governments can address to counter child labor: law and enforcement; the provision of universal, affordable primary education; and, the elimination or support of targeted initiatives to eliminate child labor." http://www.dol.gov/ilab/media/reports/iclp/sweat5/ Topics: K-12 Education, Labor Last updated Aug 25, 2004 Child Labor Public Education Project
Collection of resources about child labor, "work that harms children or keeps them from attending school. It involves work by children under conditions that are hazardous, illegal, or exploitive." Provides background about child labor, covering child labor in U.S. history, causes, U.S. laws, health issues, international trade issues, and related topics. Includes workshop documents, annotated resources, and K-12 teaching resources. From the University of Iowa Labor Center. http://www.continuetolearn.uiowa.edu/laborctr/child_labor/ Topics: Labor Last updated Mar 27, 2008 Child Labour in the 19th Century
This site provides biographical sketches of, and interviews with, reformers, supporters of child labor, and factory workers. Information is also provided on tactics and issues in the factory reform movement, statistics relating to child labour, and an explanation of the Factory Acts of 1802 through 1891. http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/IRchild.main.htm Topics: Jobs & Work, Labor, Law, Law by Place (U.S. States & non-U.S.) Last updated Jan 26, 2004 Co-op America's Guide to Ending Sweatshops and Promoting Fair Trade
This site "helps you keep sweatshop and child labor out of your purchases, provides you green and Fair Trade options, and helps you work with others to promote fair wages and labor standards worldwide." Includes links to related resources. http://www.sweatshops.org/ Topics: Business, Industries, Labor Last updated Mar 25, 2006 Employment Law Guide: Laws, Regulations, and Technical Assistance Services
"This Guide describes the statutes and regulations administered by the Department of Labor (DOL) that affect businesses and workers." Topics include benefits, minimum wage, overtime, child labor, whistleblower protection, plant closings and mass layoffs, health, safety, non-U.S. citizens, federal contracts, and more. Also available in Spanish. http://www.dol.gov/compliance/guide/ Topics: Jobs & Work, Labor, Law Last updated Sep 12, 2005 Encyclopedia of British History: 1500-1980
Topics include poverty, artists, government, cartoonists, newspapers, child labor, and more. Illustrated. Produced by Spartacus, a publishing company formed by a group of teachers. http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/industry.html Topics: History By Place, Labor, Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated Jul 31, 2005 A Guide To The Business Of Babysitting
Everything you need to know about being a successful babysitter is available on this site, from planning play activities to great business practices. Topics include basic childcare issues such as safety, bathing, diapering, feeding infants and children, and respecting family values. Also available is a template for a flyer to advertise babysitting services. http://urbanext.illinois.edu/babysitting/ Topics: Business, Families, Labor Last updated Sep 14, 2009 HSPH Gallery: Stolen Dreams
About two dozen black and white photographs and brief narratives partially document the plight of "over 150 million children worldwide." The author photographed "children working in a variety of occupations in the United States, Mexico, Thailand, Nepal, Bangladesh, Turkey, Morocco, Indonesia, and India." Brief text describes abuses and illnesses to which exploited children are susceptible. Resource Links has contact information for advocacy and welfare organizations. An exhibit from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/gallery/ Topics: Jobs & Work, Labor, Photograph Collections: Regional Last updated Oct 2, 2002 iAbolish: American Anti-Slavery Group
"Slavery in the 21st century takes many forms, the most common being debt bondage, sexual servitude, chattel slavery, and the severest forms of forced labor." "Slavery Today" contains individual stories and descriptions of slavery mechanisms around the world (prostitution, child labor, debt bondage, servile marriage), and identifies products of slave labor using an interactive map. Also links to current news stories. Searchable. http://www.iabolish.org/ Topics: Black Resources, Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, International Governments, Labor Last updated Jul 28, 2007 Introduction to an Exhibit of Photographs of Jane Addams, Her Family, and Hull-House
Brief biographical information, a bibliography, a description of the Jane Addams Collection, and photos of the Nobel Prize winner and "Mother of the World" who "championed the protection of immigrants, child labor laws and recreation facilities for children, industrial safety, juvenile courts, recognition of labor unions, woman suffrage, and world peace." By archivist Anne Yoder, Swarthmore College Peace Collection. http://www.swarthmore.edu/library/peace/Exhibits/janeaddams/addamsindex.htm Topics: Labor, Military, Notable People: Women, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Religion Last updated May 22, 2008 Picturing Modern America 1880-1920: Historical Thinking Exercises for Middle and High School Students
This site offers interactive activities aimed at deepening "students' understanding of common topics in the study of modern America 1880-1920" and building "students' skills in analyzing primary sources, especially visual sources." Critical thinking exercises cover topics such as women's history, child labor, prairie life, industrialization, and social customs. From Educational Development Center's Center for Children and Technology. http://cct2.edc.org/PMA/ Topics: History, K-12 Education, Labor, Photograph Collections Last updated Oct 8, 2009 Report on the Youth Labor Force
This 2000 report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics "provides a detailed, overall look at youth labor in the United States, including regulations on child labor, current work experience of youth and how it has changed over time, and the outcomes of this experience." Includes background on the history of child labor in the United States, current Federal and State regulations covering child labor, and occupational illnesses, injuries, and fatalities. In Adobe Acrobat PDF by chapter and as a complete report. http://www.bls.gov/opub/rylf/rylfhome.htm Topics: Jobs & Work, Labor Last updated Oct 1, 2002 RugMark Foundation: Purchase a Rug
Consumer education materials for choosing rugs that are made without illegal child labor. Features a rug buying guide with expert interviews, features to look for in a rug, sample locations of RugMark rugs (including museums and hotels), and a FAQ. Also includes a retailer look-up feature, a tool to verify your RugMark rug, and details about the RugMark Foundation, an organization dedicated to "ending child labor in the handmade carpet industry in South Asia." http://www.rugmark.org/purchase.php Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, Home & Housing, Labor Last updated Oct 2, 2006 Small Change: Bonded Child Labor in India's Silk Industry
This 2003 report discusses human rights concerns with children working as bonded laborers ("bound to their employers in exchange for a loan") in the silk industry in India. It provides background on the India's silk industry (including sari weaving) and the conditions under which children work in the industry, and recommendations for changes and improvements. From Human Rights Watch, an organization that investigates and challenges human rights violations. http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2003/01/22/small-change Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Industries, International Governments, Labor Last updated Nov 1, 2009 Teen Workers
This site provides "teen worker safety and health information," as well as facts about teenager rights and responsibilities while working. Includes focus areas for restaurant and agriculture workers and sections for employers, parents, teenagers, and educators. Provides an overview of potential hazards and links to related resources, including materials in Spanish. From the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/teenworkers/ Topics: Jobs & Work, Labor, Law by Subject Last updated Jan 21, 2004 UNICEF: The United Nations Children's Fund
Official Web site for this United Nations organization. Resources include annual "State of the World's Children" reports (back to 1997), statistics, information about the agency’s programs, and full text of many of UNICEF’s publications on children, health, the environment, child labor, and other topics related to the status of the world’s children. http://www.unicef.org/ Topics: International Governments, Labor, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Oct 8, 2002 Women Working, 1800-1930: National Child Labor Committee (NCLC)
This article provides history of the National Child Labor Committee (NCLC), which grew out of the Child Labor Committee in New York (formed in 1902) to the NCLC in 1904 and which "continues to ... uphold the general practice that underage children should not be full-time workers." Includes highlights from digital collections related to the NCLC and to other child labor topics, and links to relevant websites. From the Open Collections Program, Harvard University Library. http://ocp.hul.harvard.edu/ww/organizations-nclc.html Topics: Labor Last updated Jan 16, 2007 Youth & Labor: Door-to-Door Sales
Collection of resources related to state regulation of door-to-door sales by minors. Includes summaries of state laws and links to relevant state government websites. From the U.S. Department of Labor. http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/youthlabor/doorsales.htm Topics: Labor Last updated Feb 28, 2007 |
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