Alyssa Bredefeld

[Child Labor Coalition @ChildLaborCLC]

College graduate honors parents with photos taken in field where they work #Inspiring #ChildLabor #Farmworkers
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[Alyssa Bredefeld @AlyssaCLC]

The Stuff You Should Know Podcast recently aired an episode about #childlabor. To learn more about the history of child labor, visit the link below!
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[Alyssa Bredefeld @AlyssaCLC]

Child labor experts identify 5 fundamental rights that kidfluencing violates.

1. Right to Consent
2. Right to Privacy
3. Freedom From Economic Exploitation
4. Freedom From Harm
5. Freedom of Expression

#childlabor #Influencer
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[Alyssa Bredefeld @AlyssaCLC]

Ten unaccompanied migrant children were discovered during a raid on a California cannabis farm. The operation violated #ChildLabor laws and raises serious concerns about potential #HumanTrafficking.

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[Alyssa Bredefeld @AlyssaCLC]

Influencer, Bunny Hedaya, calls out influencers who are allegedly leaving California to avoid paying their children under SB 764 and AB 1880. The laws help protect child influencers and prevent exploitation.

#childlabor #california #influencers

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[Free the Slaves @FreetheSlaves]

Children aged 5–11 now make up 57% of all child labour. That’s over 78M very young children working instead of learning or playing.

📘 ILO & UNICEF, Global Estimates 2024
#ProtectChildren #StopChildLabour

[Alyssa Bredefeld @AlyssaCLC]

🎥 Born to be Viral is a 6-part docuseries on the lives of kidfluencers—exposing the impact and exploitation behind the fame.
Now streaming on fuboTV, Freeform, Hulu & Hulu on Disney+.
#childlabor #influencers

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[Alyssa Bredefeld @AlyssaCLC]

#ChildLabor is rising in #Afghanistan.
14-year-old Nasim says:

“My father is addicted. We’ve enrolled my brother in school. I come and work. My heart breaks, but when I return home at night, I bring bread.”

A childhood free from exploitation is a right.
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[Child Labor Coalition @ChildLaborCLC]

Kudos to #Missouri which just banned #ChildMarriage without exception. Congrats to fellow National Coalition Against Child Marriage members, @UnchainedAtLast, and other partners that worked to protect teenagers from the many negative impacts of child marriage.

[United Nations Geneva @UNGeneva]

Despite progress, too many children still work in mines, factories, or fields, often in hazardous conditions to survive.

To #EndChildLabour within the next five years, current progress would need to be 11 times faster.

More in @ilo & @unicef report: https://t.co/hs5YVHbQBW

[Alyssa Bredefeld @AlyssaCLC]

Following record leaf output, a meeting was hosted for the International Tobacco Growers' Association (ITGA).

Director of the Elimination of #ChildLabour in Tobacco, encouraged targeted support for children ages 5-11 who are at the highest risk.

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[Alyssa Bredefeld @AlyssaCLC]

The Salvation Army has launched the #behindthelabel campaign to showcase how fast fashion often uses #childlabor. The campaign encourages consumers to think more about their purchases.

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[Alyssa Bredefeld @AlyssaCLC]

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Mr Muham­madu Dingyadi, called on the ILO and other Nigerian organizations to eliminate #childlabor in #Nigeria.

He noted that despite a global reduction, “even one child in child labour is one too many.”

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[Alyssa Bredefeld @AlyssaCLC]

The Child Labor Coalition was honored to attend this event and hear the fellows' stories. Programs like this help to break cycles of #childlabor.

[The Human Trafficking Legal Center @HTLegalCenter]

.@HTLegalCenter congratulates the Harriet Tubman Fellows on completing advocacy week in Washington, D.C. The Fellows participated in a powerful panel discussion on the importance of education as a pathway to end #forcedlabor. We wish the Fellows great success in their studies.

[Alyssa Bredefeld @AlyssaCLC]

A study conducted in #SouthAfrica finds that #childlabor is more common in households where adults are unemployed. The study identifies that addressing socioeconomic problems is crucial. The study was published in the Child and Youth Care Forum.
https://t.co/RhYLTzDXHG

[Alyssa Bredefeld @AlyssaCLC]

Chinese built MTBA railcars are being held by U.S. customs due to #childlabor concerns. The railcars may be in violation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act.

All products and supply chains need to be free from child labor!
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[Alyssa Bredefeld @AlyssaCLC]

A pending proposal indicates the #DOL plans to revise rules that limit the hours and restricts the types of occupations that minors can work in.

This is in direct contradiction of Chavez-DeRemer’s promises to “combat all #childlabor exploitation”.

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[Alyssa Bredefeld @AlyssaCLC]

A 2023 investigation exposed migrant teens working illegal overnight shifts and operating dangerous machinery in New Bedford seafood plants. New legislation would ban anyone under 18 from the industry statewide.
#childlabor #Massachusetts

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[First Focus on Children @First_Focus]

Feeding hungry children, vaccinating them, treating them for HIV — all that cost 1/10 of the tax breaks we're giving to billionaires. @Center4USA
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[Alyssa Bredefeld @AlyssaCLC]

Senate Bill 427 allows West Virginians who are 14 and 15 years old to work without a permit as a condition of employment.

Protections for children are being rolled back. Children who work long hours show decline in educational progress.
#childlabor
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