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International Labor

3 Things You Didn’t Know About the Hidden Work of Girls

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International Labor
Labor Rights
• By: Thea Lee • October 8, 2021
Two girls and their little brother in Lome, Togo, work hard to prepare for the day. Credit: Jordan Rowland, Unsplash
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3 Ways the Pandemic Exacerbates Child Labor

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International Labor
• By: Thea Lee • September 29, 2021
Miajul, age 12 and from Shyamol Palli in the capital city of Dhaka, sorts through hazardous plastic waste to support his family during the pandemic-related lockdown.
Three ways COVID-19 has exacerbated child labor globally – and how we and our partners are responding.
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Advancing Equal Pay at Home and Abroad

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Labor Rights
International Labor
Working families
• By: Thea Lee, Wendy Chun-Hoon • September 17, 2021
A male and female mechanic wearing masks bump elbows
The United States recently joined the Equal Pay International Coalition to help close the gender wage gap at home and abroad. See what we’re doing to achieve that goal.
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Centering the Voices of Human Trafficking Survivors

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International Labor
• By: Thea Lee • July 30, 2021
Meimoune Ould Mahmoud of Mauritania
On World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, and every day, we continue the fight for a world free of labor exploitation.
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Combating Human Trafficking in China

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International Labor
• By: Michael Stojsavljevich • January 5, 2021
A "vocational skills education center" in Xinjiang
During National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, we renew our commitment to end human trafficking and all forms of forced labor.
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