Amnesty International AI campaigns to promote and protect human rights and has a number of campaigns related to children and child labor Anti-Slavery International Founded in 1839, is the world's oldest international human rights organisation and the only charity in the United Kingdom to work exclusively against slavery and related abuses. We work at local, national and international levels to eliminate the system of slavery around the world by: political and educational outreach to inform about and end slavery and support to research initiative that will help in understanding the scale of slavery so that the measures needed to end slavery will be identified. Asia Acts Against Child Trafficking Asia Against Child Trafficking (Asia ACTs) is the regional campaign to fight child trafficking in Southeast Asia. Asia ACTs is part of the International Campaign against Child Trafficking (ICaCT) coordinated by Terre des Hommes (TDH)-Germany and the International Federation of Terre des Hommes. Casa Alianza Begun in 1987 Casa Alianza Honduras serves about 100 children in its residential programs, and the organization's street educators and legal aid staff attend to the needs of another 1,000 street children each year. It also provides many services such as a rural drug rehabilitation program, family reintegration program, crisis shelter, transition home and group homes, and a Legal Aid Office. Child Labor Coalition (CLC) 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. Child Labor Resource Guide Useful contact information of Department of Labor of each state’s child labor unit Child Labor Resource Office, School of Social Work, University of Illinois-UC Site offers bibliographies of scholarly publications as well as doctoral dissertations, government publications, and other printed materials that may be helpful in research on child labor issues. The bibliographies currently cover work published from 1988-2001. A list of domestic and international organizations maintaining offices in the United States with missions relevant to child labor. Child Labor and the Global Village: Photography for Social Change This is a team of 11 photographers who will be photographing 11 child workers around the globe Well-known photographers include, Ernesto Bazan, Julia Dean, Gigi Cohen, Marie Dorigny , Joel Sartore, Al Schaben, Jon Warren, Judy Walgren. Clarence Williams, and Francesco Zizola. Site also contains some of the project’s current photos and useful FAQs on child labor Child Rights Information Network (CRIN) The key objectives of the Child Rights Information Network are to improve the lives of children by meeting the information needs of organisations and individuals working for child rights, supporting and promoting the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, developing networking tools that enable effective information exchange among members of CRIN Defence for Children International (DCI) Defence for Children International (DCI) is an independent non-governmental organisation set up during the International Year of the Child (1979) to ensure on-going, practical, systematic and concerted international action specially directed towards promoting and protecting the rights of the child. ECPAT International ECPAT is a network of organisations and individuals working together for the elimination of child prostitution, child pornography and trafficking of children for sexual purposes. It seeks to encourage the world community to ensure that children everywhere enjoy their fundamental rights free from all forms of commercial sexual exploitation. ECPAT-USA ECPAT is a network of organisations and individuals working together for the elimination of child prostitution, child pornography and trafficking of children for sexual purposes. It seeks to encourage the world community to ensure that children everywhere enjoy their fundamental rights free from all forms of commercial sexual exploitation. Forgotten Children Our mission is to improve the conditions of children living in difficult circumstances through advocacy, research, training, and projects, especially in the area of education. We believe that every child has a right to enjoy childhood as well as to learn to read and write. Free The Children Free The Children is an international network of children helping children at a local, national and international level through representation, leadership and action. The primary goal of the organization is not only to free children from poverty and exploitation, but to also free children and young people from the idea that they are powerless to bring about positive social change and to improve the lives of their peers. Free the Slaves Free the Slaves is a non-profit organization working to end slavery worldwide. We seek to create an inclusive and diverse movement, respecting the dignity and views of all people involved in eradicating slavery, base all our strategies on accurate research, support sustainable solutions, preventing adverse repercussions for those we aim to assist, seek guidance and ideas from agencies around the world that are carrying out local and regional anti-slavery programs. Global March Against Child Labor Global March Against Child Labour is a movement borne out of hope and the need felt by thousands of people across the globe -- the desire to set children free from servitude. The primary focus of the organization is to encourage the global adoption of the ILO Convention against the worst forms of child labour. Their site includes news, legal resources, child labor stories and campaign-related information. Human Rights Watch - Child Labor Human Rights Watch is dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world. Their Child Labor sub-site provides extensive coverage of child labor issues, and specific resource collections on a variety of related issues. International Campaign Against Child Trafficking Since September 1, 2000, preparations are on for the International Campaign against Child Trade. The campaign is spread over a period of four years, including a planning and evaluation phase and will be one of the central themes of the International Federation terres des hommes and its international partners during this period. The central message of the campaign is the worldwide restricting of child trade for the purposes of sexual exploitation (including prostitution and pornography), eploitation through work (including slavery and bonded labor), eploitation through illegal activities (including begging and drug trade), adoption trade, trading in organs.l International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) ICFTU has launched a worldwide campaign to end child labor and has urged all union members to become actively involved International Save the Children Alliance The International Save the Children Alliance currently comprises 30 organisations around the world. Working in over 100 countries, Save the Children is the world's largest independent movement for children. National Child Labor Committee Collection: Photographs by Lewis Hines Site contains selected prints by Lewis Hines. National Labor Committee The NLC views worker rights in a global economy as indivisible and inalienable human rights, and we believe that now is the time to secure them for all on the planet. The Committee undertakes public education, research and social activism to empower citizens in our nations to support the brave and growing worker movements in Asia, Africa and the Americas Save the Children - USA Introduction to diverse programs to promote and protect children, including children in emergencies and crises. Programs include education, HIV/AIDS, hunger and malnutrition and health. The Protection Project The goal of the Protection Project is to research and document the global scope of the problem of trafficking in persons and, through the dissemination of relevant and timely information, to influence policy and practice in the war against trafficking. U.S. Fund for UNICEF Site contains UNICEF’s work to end child labor, some child labor essays by U.S. children, and links to legislative alerts and updates on children’s rights, child labor, child soldiers, landmines, and sexual exploitation of children. Youth Advocate Program International (YAPI) YAPI works with and for young people worldwide, giving voice and visibility to new ways of improving the lives of children in the 21st century. Our program priorities include advocacy, education and youth participation on issues such as child labor and the commercial sexual exploitation of children.
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