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ADOLESCENT FARMWORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES: ENDANGERMENT AND EXPLOITATION. 2004 <http://www.hrw.org/reports/2000/frmwrkr/frmwrk006-02.htm#P269_31143> - This site discusses farm work for children in the United States and discusses regulations and other related topics.

Anti-Slavery Society: Bonded Child Labor. 2003 <http://www.anti-slaverysociety.addr.com/bclab.htm> - This is an organization against all types of "modern slavery." They had a section on Bonded Child Labor, which helped in writing the Bonded Child Labor section.

Anti-Slavery: Child Labor. <http://www.antislavery.org/homepage/antislavery/childlabour.htm> - This is an organization against all types of "modern slavery," and they have a section on Child Labor in general.

Appendix A: ILO Convention 138. <http://www.dol.gov/ilab/media/reports/iclp/sweat2/appendix1.htm> - This is the International Labor Organization's official site for their international Convention 138 which discusses the minimum age for several occupations.

ATELIER. Child Domestic Workers. 1998 <http://www.ilo.org/public/english/standards/ipec/action/36actaga/domestic.htm> - This site is the International Labour Organization's official site regarding children working as domestic servants around the world.

Bachman, Sally, Journalist. Telephone Interview. 9 January 2004. - Sally Bachman is a journalist who writes articles about child labor. We interviewed her over the phone to write the interview section of the website.

Bachman, Sally. (2004, January 11, 11:23 PM). [E-Mail to Asif], [On-Line]. Available E-Mail: (e-mail not shown due to ThinkQuest site requirements) - This email from Sally Bachman described some solutions at many levels: International, National and Local.

Bachman, Sally. (2004, January 11, 11:29 PM). [E-Mail to Asif], [On-Line]. Available E-Mail: (e-mail not shown due to ThinkQuest site requirements) - This email from Sally Bachman discussed statistics on child labor.

- This email from Sally Bachman discussed statistics on child labor.

Bachman, Sally. Child Labor: Frequently Asked Questions. <http://www.childlaborphotoproject.org/childlabor.html> - This is an FAQ by Sally Bachman appears on the site of one of the organizations she works for. (Global Village: Photography for a Social Change.) The FAQ discusses many things regarding child labor including why it occurs, possible solutions, and what it is.

Bachman, Sally. Yahoo! Groups: childlabor - Child Labor, Workers, Labor of Love Project. 2003 <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/childlabor/message/1> - This is a Yahoo.com group led by Sally Bachman. It publishes a newsletter roughly once a month on child labor issues and news.

Bangladesh: An Entire Industry Bans Child Labor. <http://www.sdnpbd.org/sdi/international_day/childrens_day/bd&childlabor.htm#2> - This webpage discusses how US legislation and efforts by many international organizations forced the Bangladeshi garment industry to completely remove all child laborers from their staff and rehabilitate them.

Barboza, David. "Phom Penh Journal; Children Scavenge a Life, of Sorts, in the Garbage." The New York Times 25 August 2003, national ed. - This site discussed child trash collectors in Cambodia's capital.

BBC World Service: Children of Conflict. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/people/features/childrensrights/childrenofconflict/work.shtml> - This site discusses child soldiers in general and provides many audio based case studies.

BBC World Service: Children's Rights. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/people/features/childrensrights/> - This BBC site discusses children's rights in general including information on child labor.

Becker, Jo. If the U.S. Opposes Child Labor, Why not Child Soldiers? 1999 <http://www.hrw.org/editorials/1999/child-soldier-jo.htm> - This is an article about the United States's stance on child soldiers versus its stance on other forms of child labor.

Beech, Hannah. TIME Asia: The Child Soldiers. 2001 <http://www.time.com/time/asia/news/magazine/0,9754,182805,00.html> - This is a Time Magazine article about child soldiers in Asia.

Brett, Sebastian. You'll Learn not to Cry. 2004 <http://www.hrw.org/reports/2003/colombia0903/> - This is an HRW publication on the child soldier situation in Columbia.

By the Sweat and Toil of Children: Overview. <http://www.dol.gov/ilab/media/reports/iclp/sweat/overview.htm> - This is a Department of Labor site on child labor around the world.

Cad., Selanik. Child Labor. <http://www.fisek.org/e01.php3> - This Turkish site presents much information on child labor including proposed solutions.

Causes of Child Labor. <http://images.fieldsofhope.org/images/activity_8_chart_1_big.gif> - This .gif image shows a chart of causes of child labor. It was designed for the classroom environment.

changemakers.net: Child Laborers Get Organized. 2004 <http://www.changemakers.net/journal/00april/index.cfm> - This is a site on child labor in many places including cities and rural areas.

Child Labor <http://www.wowessays.com/dbase/ad1/bsw34.shtml> - This is an essay on child labor ethics.

Child Labor in Agriculture. <http://www.fieldsofhope.org/> - This site is an exceptionally good website on child labor in agriculture with information on virtually every aspect.

Child Labor in Asia. <http://facweb.eths.k12.il.us/frohmanp/chidlabor.htm> - This is about child labor in Asia and it includes high quality information.

Child Protection: Child Labor <http://www.unicef.org/protection/index_childlabour.html> - This is UNICEF's child labor site and it has up-to-date information on child labor in general with lots of useful statistics.

Child Workers in Asia. <http://www.cwa.tnet.co.th/> - This is a site all about child labor in Asia, and it has lots of information on specific countries in Asia.

Child Workers in Asia: Bonded Child Labor. <http://www.cwa.loxinfo.co.th/6th_reg_consultation/bonded_labor.htm> - This is about bonded child laborers who work in Asia.

Children's Rights: Child Labor. 2004 <http://www.hrw.org/children/labor.htm> - This is the HRW site on child labor in general and it offers great publications on child labor in specific countries.

Children's Rights: Stop the Use of Child Soldiers. 2004 <http://www.hrw.org/campaigns/crp/index.htm> - This is the HRW site about child soldiers being used around the world.

Convention 182. 1999 <http://www.ilo.org/public/english/standards/relm/ilc/ilc87/com-chic.htm> - This is the official International Labor Organization site on Convention 182, which regards the worst forms of child labor.

Corbett, Sara. "The Lost Boys of Sudan; The Long, Long, Long Road to Fargo." The New York Times 1 April 2001, national ed. - This is a New York Times article on some boys from Sudan, (in Africa), who were affected by civil war there and eventually came to the United States to be rehabilitated.

Doebele, Thomas. That's Why I'm Working. <http://www.frif.com/new99/thatswhy.html> - This is a site on child labor in Bangladesh.

Domestic Child Servants. <http://www.globalmarch.org/worstformsreport/world/domesticchildservitude.html> - This is the Global March website on child domestic servants and has some statistics on domestic service in several countries.

Dugger, Celia W. "To Help Poor be Pupils, not Wage Earners, Brazil Pays Parents." The New York Times 3 January 2004, national ed.:A1

Emerson, Patrick M. and Souza, Andre P. Inter-Generational Persistence of Child Labor. <http://econ.cudenver.edu/emerson/childlabor/chapter.PDF> - This is a New York Times article about a Brazillian program designed to help eliminate child labor.

Fact Sheet: Helping to Eliminate Child Labor in Bangladesh. <http://usembassy.state.gov/posts/pk1/wwwhp050.html> - This is an article about President Clinton's efforts to eliminate child labor Bangladesh.

Fleischman, Janet. Easy Prey: Child Soldiers in Liberia. 2004 <http://www.hrw.org/reports/1994/liberia2/> - This is an HRW publication on the use of child soldiers in the African country of Liberia.

French, Larry. Child Labor and International Business Ethics: The case of the Brazilian Shoe Industry. <http://www.nvc.vt.edu/lfrench/academychildlabor2002B.htm> - This site discusses child labor ethics focusing on the Brazillian shoe industry.

Global March Against Child Labor. 2003 <http://globalmarch.org/index.php> - GlobalMarch.org is a site dedicated to stopping exploitative child labor. They have lots of high quality information on their site.

Hemenway, Derek. Street Children and Education: Cross-cultural Comparisons and Program Implications. <http://garnet.acns.fsu.edu/~dhh4266/St._children.htm> - This site discusses programs designed to get child laborers working on the streets rehabilitated.

Heppner, Kevin. My Gun was as Tall as Me. 2004 <http://hrw.org/reports/2002/burma/> - This publication discusses a story of a child soldier in Africa.

Hossain, Mohammad. Child Labour in Bangladesh: Magnitude, Trends, and Features. <http://www.cwa.tnet.co.th/booklet/Bangladesh.htm> - This webpage gave a lot of information on Child Labor in Bangladesh as well as many tables and statistics on it.

HRW: Publications. 2004 <http://www.hrw.org/reports/2003/india/India0103.htm> - This HRW site lists many in-depth publications that they have on child labor.

HRW: Stop the Use of Child Soldiers - Facts. 2004 <http://www.hrw.org/campaigns/crp/facts.htm> - This HRW site contains many facts and statistics about child labor.

HRW: Stop the Use of Child Soldiers - Press Releases. 2004 <http://www.hrw.org/campaigns/crp/news.php> - This HRW site contains press releases about child soldiers.

Human Rights and Children. <http://www.un.org/Photos/chilwork.htm> - This is a United Nations site that discusses child labor around the world.

ILO Convention 138. <http://www.fieldsofhope.org/resources/glossary.asp#ILO%20Convention%20138> - This is a FieldsofHope.org site that discusses ILO Convention 138 which discusses the minimum ages for certain occupations.

ILO: Child Labor 101. 2004 <http://www.us.ilo.org/teachin/ilou/ilou101.cfm> - This ILO site briefly discusses main points on child labor.

ILO: What is Child Labor? 2004 <http://www.us.ilo.org/teachin/ilokids/whatis.cfm> - This ILO site discusses main points on child labor in a more "kid-friendly" format.

Images of Child Labor. <http://www.childlabor.org/images/> - This has links to a multitude of proffessional websites containing many photos of child labor.

James, Deborah. Child Labor and Coffee. 2002 <http://vaxpower.org/~toups/national/1332.html> - This site discusses the use of child laborers in the coffee industry in South America.

Jarman, Janet. Child Labor in Towns and Cities. <http://www.changemakers.net/studio/00april/jarman2.cfm> - This site discusses child laborers in towns, cities, and urban areas.

Kahn, Joseph. "Chinese Girls' Toil Brings Pain, not Riches." The New York Times 2 October, 2002, national ed.:A12 - This New York Times article tells the story of two Chinese girls who worked in a fake eyelash factory.

Kirby, Emma. BBC News: Child Soldiers Banned by U.N. Law. 2002 <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/1815223.stm> - This BBC site discusses a U.N. regulation that banned child soldier use.

Kitchen, Michael. Child Labor: Education and Development as a Solution. 2002 <http://www.rghr.net/mainfile.php/0421/275/> - This site discusses the use of education as a solution to the child labor problem.

Labors of Love. 2001 <http://www.childlabor.org/frames.html> - This site was made by Sally Bachman and several other people. It is about child labor.

Landesman, Peter. "Sex Slaves on Main Street." The New York Times Magazine

Living In Dream Time. <http://emekah.diaryland.com/childlabor.html> - This site argues that child labor is good because many American kids don't do anything important anyway.

Lovejoy, Owen R. Child Labor Laws in Oklahoma. 2004 <http://www.boondocksnet.com/labor/cl_08_labor_laws_ok.html> - This site discusses child labor laws in Oklahoma.

Lovejoy, Owen R. Child Labor Laws in Oregon. 2004 <http://www.boondocksnet.com/labor/cl_08_labor_laws_or.html> - This site discusses child labor laws in Oregon.

Mayell, Hillary. "West African Countries Mobilize Against Child Slavery." National Geographic 24 April 2001 - This site discusses slavery in children in West African countries.

McKenzie, Glenn. "In Nigeria, Desperate Boys Enter Child Trade." The New York Times 24 October 2003, national ed.:A16 - This New York Times article dicusses the plight of two desperate boys involved in child labor.

Onishi, Norimitsu. "The Bondage of Poverty that Produces Chocolate." The New York Times 29 July 2001, national ed. - This article discusses child labor's relationship to chocolate.

Out of the Shadows: C138 Minimum Age Convention, 1973. <http://www.globalmarch.org/worstformsreport/info/text-138.html> - This global march site talks about convention 138.

Report on Youth Labor Force. 2000 <http://www.bls.gov/opub/rylf/rylfhome.htm> - This site discusses child laborers in the U.S.

Roache, Cristina ed. Child Labor in Carpet Industry to be Discussed. 2000. <http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/ats/Nov9/nov9_07.html> - This site gives information about how child labor is used in the carpet industry.

Shailor, Barbara. "Bangladesh Sweatshops." The New York Times 29 April 2001, national ed.:D16 - This site dicusses sweatshop work in Bangladesh.

Siddiqi, Faraaz. Child Labor: Issues, Causes, and Interventions. <http://www.worldbank.org/html/extdr/hnp/hddflash/workp/wp_00056.html> - This site discusses solutions for child labor.

Special Concerns. <http://www.un.org/rights/concerns.htm> - This U.N. site talks about concerns they have when dealing with child labor.

Table of Contents. <http://www.cwa.tnet.co.th/booklet/Contents.htm> - This site has a list of links to sites on child labor in many Asian countries.

TED Case Studies - NIKE: Nike Shoes and Child Labor in Pakistan. <http://www.american.edu/projects/mandala/TED/nike.htm> - This site discusses Nike and Pakistani child laborers working to make soccer balls.

The Apparel Industry and Codes of Conduct. A Solution to the International Child Labor Problem? <http://www.dol.gov/ILAB/media/reports/iclp/apparel/overview.htm> - This discusses the Bangladeshi garment industry.

The Apparel Industry and Codes of Conduct: Summary. <http://www.law.washington.edu/courses/ramasastry/E512/notes/ExpertHandout/Zimmer2.htm> - This site is also about the garment industry in Bangladesh.

The Convention on the Worst Forms of Child Labor (No. 182). <http://www.globalmarch.org/convention-campaign/convention.php3> - This site is a global march site on ILO convention 182.

The KhmerConnection Communities: Child Labor. 2002 <http://www.khmer.cc/community/t.c?b=2&t=91> - This is a blog site that discusses child labor from many people around the world.

The Small Hands of Slavery: Bonded Child Labor in India. <http://www.hrw.org/reports/1996/India3.htm> - This is an HRW publication on child labor in many Indian industry.

U.S. Child Soldiers. <http://www.us-childsoldiers.org/> - This site is about child soldiers working in the United States.

U.S. Department of Labor: Hours Restrictions. <http://www.dol.gov/elaws/esa/flsa/docs/hours.asp> - This Department of Labor site is on hour restriction for minors working in the U.S.

U.S. Department of Labor: Minimum Wage Laws in the States. <http://www.dol.gov/esa/minwage/america.htm> - This DOL site discusses the minimum wage laws in states around America.

Unicef: Convention on the Rights of the Child. <http://www.unicef.org/crc/crc.htm> - This UNICEF site talks about the U.N. vonention on the rights of the child.

Use Our Resources: Photo Credits. <http://www.fieldsofhope.org/resources/photocredits.asp> - This site, from Fields of Hope, has its photo credits on it.

Weber, Annette. Uganda: Abducted and Abused. 2004 <http://www.hrw.org/reports/2003/uganda0703/> - This is a HRW publication on child soldiers in Uganda.

Weiner, Tim."At 14, a Liberian War Veteran Dreams of Finding a Way Home" The New York Times 25 August 2003, national ed. - This article talks about a child soldier in Liberia

What is Child Labor. 2000 <http://www.uniteunion.org/kids/child_labor.html> - This site talks about the definition of child labor.

What is Child Labor? <http://www.fieldsofhope.com/homeroom/> - This site also dicusses the definition of child labor.

Yahoo! Search Directory: Child Labor. 2004 <http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Cultures_and_Groups/Children/Child_Labor/> - This is a search directory on Yahoo! that has many links to sites about child labor.

Youth Ambassadors for Peace: Child Soldiers. 2001 <http://www.freethechildren.org/peace/childrenandwar/soldiers.html> - This site discusses child soldiers.

Youth Ambassadors for Peace: Conflict Diamonds. 2001 <http://www.freethechildren.org/peace/childrenandwar/diamonds.html> - This section talks about child laborers who mine diamonds.

Youth Ambassadors for Peace: Landmines. 2001 <http://www.freethechildren.org/peace/childrenandwar/landmines.html> - This site talks about children and landmines.



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