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U.S. Government and Partners: Working Together on a Comprehensive, Coordinated and Effective Response to Highly Vulnerable Children. Third Annual Report to Congress on Public Law 109-95, the Assistance for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children in Developing Countries Act of 2005
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US Agency for International Development, 2009
Public Law 109-95, the Assistance for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children in Developing Countries Act of 2005 (hereinafter, referred to as PL 109-95), was signed into law four years ago to respond to the global orphans and vulnerable children crisis. It calls for the U.S. Government (USG) response to the crisis to be comprehensive, coordinated…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Annual Reports, Cooperation, Nongovernmental Organizations
Child Labor Act of 1990. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Labor and Subcommittee on Children, Family, Drugs and Alcoholism of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. United States Senate, One Hundred First Congress, Second Session on S. 2548 To Amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 To Increase Penalities for Employers Who Violate the Child Labor Provisions of Such Act.
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1990
On May 8, 1990, testimony concerning the Child Labor Act of 1990 was heard at a joint hearing of two U.S. Senate subcommittees. Opening statements by Senators Metzenbaum and Jeffords concerned: (1) the increase in child labor law violations since 1983; (2) the lack of increase in penalty fines since that time; (3) child death and injury during…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Child Health, Child Labor, Childrens Rights
In Defense of Children.
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Verma, Suman – International Journal of Early Years Education, 1995
Examines possible solutions for improving the status of children in India. Suggests that there is a need to focus on child rights issues related to public awareness, attitudinal change, political commitment, mass sensitization, and outreach. Suggests an appropriate strategy for the restoration of the rights of children in India. (AA)
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Child Health, Child Labor, Child Neglect
Democracy in the Night Schools of Rajastan: The Indian Children's Parliament.
John, Mary – Journal of Family Life: A Quarterly for Empowering Families, 1999
The Indian Children's Parliament (Rajastan, India) emerged from the Social Work and Research Centre (later known as the Barefoot College), which provides academic and vocational classes at night for rural working children. These children contribute to family incomes, but previously their opinions were not acknowledged. Students elect 17 Parliament…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Child Health, Child Labor, Child Welfare
The State of the World's Children 1997.
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United Nations Children's Fund, New York, NY. – 1997
This report on the well-being of the world's children focuses on the issue of child labor and its impact on children's lives. Chapter 1 provides a historical context for children's rights and highlights the need to guarantee the civil, social, economic, and political rights of children. The chapter shows how the world's course toward peace,…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Child Advocacy, Child Health, Child Labor
The State of the World's Children 1997: Summary.
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United Nations Children's Fund, New York, NY. – 1997
This report details the status of the world's children, focusing on the issue of child labor and its impact on the well being of the world's children. Section 1 of the report discusses the Convention on the Rights of the Child and international recognition that children require special attention and that they should have the same spectrum of…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Child Advocacy, Child Health, Child Labor