Global Exchange on Workplace Safety and Health
Workplace safety and health is a global issue. So, it is no accident that the United States joined with the European Union to create an ongoing forum to address improvements in worker safety and health...
View ArticleA Champion in the Fight against Child Labor
The warm waters of Lake Volta in eastern Ghana support local fishermen from the small town of Kete-Krachi, which is perched on the edge of the lake. If you were to stand upon the shore, you would see...
View Article“In a Room With No Windows or Doors”
On Friday, I met with a group of survivors of human trafficking. They came to the U.S. following a dream and a promise of opportunity, only to find themselves trapped and facing appalling labor...
View ArticleImproving Respect for Labor Rights in Colombia
Before sending the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement to Congress, President Obama insisted that Colombia take certain concrete steps to address a number of serious labor concerns. The U.S. and...
View ArticlePromising Futures
Every morning, 13-year-old Al-aabel wakes up at 5:30 am and boards a bus — bound not for school, but for a garbage dump. Here he, like many children in Jordan, spends his days collecting and selling...
View ArticleMobilizing Philippine Communities After the Typhoon
When Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines last November, many families – who were already struggling to make ends meet – suffered catastrophic losses. Families lost their homes, farmers lost their crops...
View ArticleSurvivor Stories: World Day Against Child Labor
Yesterday, to commemorate World Day Against Child Labor, I had the honor of participating in a program hosted by our Department of Homeland Security where two survivors of forced child labor shared...
View ArticlePromoting Decent Work and a Brighter Economic Future for Africa
Yesterday, I had the privilege to open a session on “promoting decent work” as part of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit Civil Society Forum held here in Washington. The session attracted nearly 100...
View ArticleCreating a Place for Children to Grow and Learn
Eight-year-old Emmanuel Pinto does not have an ounce of quit in him. I met him on a recent visit to one of our projects in Panama, where I traveled on the heels of the recent Summit of the Americas. I...
View ArticleAn Empowered Workforce, a Surging Continent
“Africa is on the move.” When President Obama spoke these words at the African Union late last month, he was invoking not only the historic opportunities and challenges facing the fastest-growing...
View Article3 Things You Can Do to Help End Child Labor
Many Americans likely believe that there is nothing they can do to help prevent child labor around the world. It’s not like you can easily find out what goods and services in a given country are made...
View ArticleGlobal Support for Apprenticeships
Just as National Apprenticeship Week has highlighted the growing support for apprenticeships here in the United States, we are also seeing greater appreciation abroad for this proven model of preparing...
View ArticleA Brighter Future for Children and Families in Vietnam
“This event marks the beginning of a new chapter,” U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius announced at the launch of a new collaborative project to prevent and reduce child labor in Vietnam. I had the...
View ArticleInternational Day of Persons with Disabilities: Luis’ Long Road to the 7th Grade
In honor of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on Dec. 3, the Department’s Bureau of International Labor Affairs shares the work it is doing to help people with disabilities succeed in...
View ArticleCreating an Economy that Works for Everyone
We’ve accomplished a lot over the last seven years to recover from the worst economic crisis of our lifetimes. The economy shed more than 2 million jobs in the three months before President Obama took...
View ArticleTo End Child Labor and Forced Labor, Knowledge is Power
These are some of the things that human rights professionals are saying about the Bureau of International Labor Affairs’ mobile app, “Sweat & Toil: Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking...
View Article7 Things Companies Can Do to Fight Child Labor
Young girls in Ethiopia sort out good coffee beans in a plant. Credit: Abbas/Magnum Photos for MFA Italy June 12 is World Day Against Child Labor. It is a day to reflect on the 168 million children who...
View ArticleGlobal Exchange on Workplace Safety and Health
Workplace safety and health is a global issue. So, it is no accident that the United States joined with the European Union to create an ongoing forum to address improvements in worker safety and health...
View ArticleA Champion in the Fight against Child Labor
The warm waters of Lake Volta in eastern Ghana support local fishermen from the small town of Kete-Krachi, which is perched on the edge of the lake. If you were to stand upon the shore, you would see...
View Article“In a Room With No Windows or Doors”
On Friday, I met with a group of survivors of human trafficking. They came to the U.S. following a dream and a promise of opportunity, only to find themselves trapped and facing appalling labor...
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