http://www.america.govpublications/ejournalusa/0505/feature-stories.html.rss http://www.america.govhttp://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/ejournalusa/0505/feature-stories/ending-child-labor-a-global-priority_html_html Childhoods are wasted away in mind-numbing subsistence-level labor that produces minimal economic value, while leaching away the creativity and learning potential of entire communities of future workers. http://www.america.govhttp://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/ejournalusa/0505/feature-stories/ending-child-labor-a-global-priority_html_html Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:33:28 -0400 http://www.america.govhttp://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/ejournalusa/0505/feature-stories/eliminating-child-labor-a-moral-cause-and-a-development-challenge_html_html Denial and indifference have given way in recent years to acknowledgement, outrage, and a readiness to tackle the problem effectively. http://www.america.govhttp://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/ejournalusa/0505/feature-stories/eliminating-child-labor-a-moral-cause-and-a-development-challenge_html_html Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:34:18 -0400 http://www.america.govhttp://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/ejournalusa/0505/feature-stories/stemming-the-international-trafficking-of-children_html_html Countries must step up law enforcement to rescue child slaves and deter traffickers. http://www.america.govhttp://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/ejournalusa/0505/feature-stories/stemming-the-international-trafficking-of-children_html_html Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:34:57 -0400 http://www.america.govhttp://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/ejournalusa/0505/feature-stories/u_s_-legislative-initiatives-to-stop-abusive-child-labor_html_html The U.S. Congress has taken actions to penalize countries that engage in the worst forms of child labor and to rehabilitate the young victims of such practices. http://www.america.govhttp://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/ejournalusa/0505/feature-stories/u_s_-legislative-initiatives-to-stop-abusive-child-labor_html_html Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:35:50 -0400 http://www.america.govhttp://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/ejournalusa/0505/feature-stories/understanding-child-labor-patterns-types-and-causes_html_html An effective policy for ending child labor can be crafted only within the context of a country’s overall development strategy. http://www.america.govhttp://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/ejournalusa/0505/feature-stories/understanding-child-labor-patterns-types-and-causes_html_html Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:36:34 -0400