Students at the @uconn Neag School of Education took the #pledge to end child marriage! There are two days left of the first @CMFreeWorld global pledging week. Join students and activists worldwide in taking a stand against child marriage everywhere.
#EndChildMarriage
In the #US, thousands of kids are injured at work every year, and at least one child is killed every month. In 2022, 6 of the 19 children killed at work were under the age of 16.
It's the World Day Against #ChildLabor, & the US is #NotSafeForKids. #EndUSChildLabor#WDACL2024
"When you're forced to live life at a systemic edge, you do your best to survive."
Jose Velasquez Castellano on his experience as a former child farmworker in tobacco at a Congressional briefing hosted by @EndUSChildLabor & @ChildLaborCLC on Tuesday.
The #US is #NotSafeForKids
In the last year, #Iowa legislators have passed #ChildLabor laws to let:️
16-yr-olds do hazardous work
14-yr-olds work later & for more hours on school nights
14.5-yr-olds DRIVE to work.
Iowa is #NotSafeForKids.
#WDACL2024#EndUSChildLabor
DYK: #US federal law does not meet international #ChildLabor standards? Kids can work unlimited hours on farms from the age of 12, & 16-17 yr-olds can do hazardous agricultural work. Until we #EndUSChildLabor, the US is #NotSafeForKids. #WDACL2024
On the World Day Against #ChildLabor, most govts celebrate the progress they've made to END child exploitation. But in the #US, some legislators will be celebrating the progress made to INCREASE it.
Until we #EndUSChildLabor, the United States is #NotSafeForKids.
#WDACL2024
Did you know that the United States allows kids as young as 12 work in #tobacco fields?
Nicotine is a neurotoxin - harvesting it is harmful to kids. Write to Congress to stop kids working in tobacco! @EndUSChildLabor#WorldNoTobaccoDay
In the U.S., you have to be 21 to buy cigarettes, yet U.S. law allows children who are only 12 to harvest #tobacco. Child workers wear black plastic garbage bags in a desperate attempt to avoid nicotine poisoning. #EndUSChildLabor Fix this here:
https://t.co/sKNwQxh1Ln
DYK: #US law lets 12yr-olds toil in #tobacco fields? Nicotine is a neurotoxin - harvesting it is harmful to kids. Write to #Congress to stop kids working in tobacco! https://t.co/nrtk4A5mCJ #WorldNoTobaccoDay
Farming #tobacco can cause breathing difficulties, nausea, headaches, dizziness, rashes, & irritation to mouth & eyes. But in the #US a 12yr-old can do this hazardous work. Write to legislators to stop #ChildLabor in tobacco @EndUSChildLabor
We are the first youth-led member of the Campaign to #EndUSChildLabor! Check out some of our 100 Million US members at The Capitol today advocating for strong #ChildLabor protections for ALL kids in the #UnitedStates. Get involved! Visit https://t.co/Zb47v4ejZH
In the #UnitedStates, some children are especially vulnerable to #ChildLabor. We have joined the Campaign to #EndUSChildLabor - stand with us this #SocialJusticeDay to take action to make sure ALL kids are protected by strong federal AND state laws. Visit https://t.co/ktir0qKPeb
The rest of the world is desperate to #EndChildLabor, but the #UnitedStates is scrambling to INCREASE it. Take action with the Campaign to #EndUSChildLabor - 40+ expert orgs & academics - & call on legislators to end exploitation https://t.co/Zb47v4ejZH
A big win at the #UN as the Africa Group's groundbreaking tax resolution gets the green light! Despite resistance from OECD countries, the resolution passed with an overwhelming majority, paving the way for a new era of global tax cooperation! #GlobalTaxJustice#JusticeForAfrica
In #Namibia 🇳🇦, 100 Million youth activists led by @Tsenaye4 joined forced with @NANSONational to hold a session with students & #childlabour survivor-advocates to discuss #JusticeForAfrica, calling on the importance of Ubuntu where no African child is left behind!
Nearly 6 million children in the #DRC🇨🇩are still out of school. Youth activists, students & children in the mining town of #Uvira developed a set of demands calling for #JusticeForAfrica and #EduationforAll & then marched to the Office of the Mayor to deliver their petition!
February 20th 2023 ---> October 20th 2023
Two different presidents of @UnionNugs 🇬🇭, same commitment to demanding #JusticeForAfrica & #EducationForAll.
We are proud to stand alongside student leaders across the world who are so dedicated to #socialjustice! ✊