That chocolate bar may have a hidden cost. Child labor in cocoa supply chains is one of the most persistent forms of exploitation worldwide. See how your favorite brands score on the Chocolate Scorecard. https://ow.ly/AsT050Zm5me #MakeADifferenceToChildrenMonth

DYK? Agricultural workers were explicitly excluded from the National Labor Relations Act in 1935. Child farmworkers still have fewer protections than any other young workers today. CLC is fighting to close that gap. #NLRA #EndChildLabor #WorkerRights

It should never be cheaper to break #ChildLabor laws than to follow them. Child labor violations have risen fivefold in the last decade, and penalties have failed to keep pace. NCL proudly endorses the CHILD Labor Act, which provides stronger penalties and accountability. https://ow.ly/hTj050Zei6y

Child labor violations have risen fivefold in 10 years. The penalties have not kept up. CLC applauds @murray.senate.gov and Rep. DeLauro for reintroducing the CHILD Labor Act to dramatically increase penalties and hold corporations accountable. ow.ly/zFUQ50ZehIE #EndChildLabor #ChildLabor

NCL's most celebrated evening of the year is back. Every year the Trumpeter Awards Dinner honors the leaders fighting hardest for consumers & workers. This year's honorees are extraordinary. Save the date for October 6 in #DC. More details coming soon. https://ow.ly/sNck50Zct5M Rep. Debbie Dingell

4️⃣ Washington state restaurants violated #ChildLabor laws, underpaid 42 workers, silenced workers who spoke up, and then refused to pay back wages they had already agreed to. A federal court just ordered them to pay $750K. Accountability isn't optional. www.dol.gov/newsroom/rel...

On Wednesday, CLC and partners brought the fight against child labor to Capitol Hill in recognition of World Day Against Child Labor. The conversation does not stop here. See photos and videos: www.flickr.com/photos/natio... #WorldDayAgainstChildLabor #EndChildLabor

NCL has fought child labor since 1899. We helped pass the FLSA in 1938. We launched the @childlaborclc.bsky.social in 1989. And on #WorldDayAgainstChildLabor, we are still at it — pushing for the legislation that will finally deliver the protections every child deserves https://ow.ly/u3oT50ZbioS#WorldDayAgainstChildLabor

World Day Against Child Labor is not just an observance. It is a call to action. 138 million children are still waiting for protection. See the bills the CLC is fighting for in the 119th Congress: stopchildlabor.org/wp-content/u... #WorldDayAgainstChildLabor #WorldDayAgainstChildLabour

70% of Australians believe their government should keep forced labor goods off store shelves. Yet Australia remains one of the only developed nations with no law banning them. Freedom rights activist Carolyn Kitto is calling on the Australian government to act. stopchildlabor.org/when-the-wro...

Every child deserves a childhood. Join CLC, @nationalconsumers.bsky.social, Global March Against Child Labour, and LCLAA on Capitol Hill June 10 for Combating Child Labor 2026: Status Report in recognition of World Day Against #ChildLabor. RSVP: nclnet.org/combating-ch... #WorldDayAgainstChildLabor

Big Tobacco cannot sell a cigarette to a 12-year-old. But they can put one to work in a tobacco field. That child will absorb nicotine through their skin, get sick on the job & go home with no legal protection. NCL says enough. Pass the Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act.

Right now, children are being exploited in fields, factories, and supply chains. This #InternationalChildrensDay, CLC & our partners refuse to look away. Join us June 10 on Capitol Hill for a briefing on ending child labor at home & abroad. RSVP: nclnet.org/combating-ch... #WorldDayAgainstChildLabor

NCL has been fighting child labor since before it was a federal crime. In 1989 we launched @childlaborclc.bsky.social because the fight was not finished. 127 years later children are still being exploited worldwide. They deserve better. #InternationalChildrensDay #EndChildLabor

A 12-year-old can't buy cigarettes in the U.S. But they can legally harvest tobacco. The Child Labor Coalition has fought to change this for 10+ years. Congress still hasn't acted. On #WorldNoTobaccoDay: what are you waiting for? stopchildlabor.org/75-plus-orga...

Child Labor in Tobacco Field, Connecticut https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/112127

80% of chocolate companies do not ensure a living income for cocoa farmers. Most still fail to address the root causes of child labor. Transparency is progress, but it is not enough. See how your favorite brands scored in the 7th Annual Chocolate Scorecard. https://ow.ly/5UPU50YWjJZ #ChildLabor

49 chocolate companies representing 90% of the global cocoa supply chain were just evaluated on child labor and farmer pay. Most still fall short. See the full findings in the 7th Annual Chocolate Scorecard. stopchildlabor.org/chocolate-sc... #ChildLabor

No child should have their future stolen by a forced marriage. Oklahoma's Senate and House have both passed a bill to change that, and it now heads to @govstitt.bsky.social's desk. One signature stands between Oklahoma's children and this critical protection. Sign the bill. #EndChildMarriage

🍫 Love chocolate? Make sure the brand you buy does not have child labor in its supply chain. The 7th Edition Chocolate Scorecard ranks your favorite brands on ethics, sustainability, and transparency. Some results might shock you. www.chocolatescorecard.com #ChocolateScorecard #ChildLabor

We mourn the loss of Pharis Harvey, a founding co-chair of the CLC. He spent his life fighting for workers & children worldwide, helping launch GoodWeave, and holding corporations accountable for the workers in their supply chains. His legacy lives in the work we carry forward.

Over a third of children in Turkey face poverty and many are being pushed into the workforce as a result. The data is alarming. The hidden reality is even more so. nordicmonitor.com/2026/04/one-... #ChildLabor #childlabor

568 child labor violations. Kids as young as 14 working 17-hour shifts. One minor clocking out at 1:30 a.m. The Illinois AG is suing a Lockport McDonald's and we're glad someone is paying attention. ow.ly/mIxx50YRai7

#WorkersMemorialDay is a reminder of what's at stake when we fail to protect people on the job. That includes children who deserve serious protections & restrictions at work. From tobacco fields to fast food, we keep seeing those protections ignored. stopchildlabor.org

The more than 380 worker deaths Every. Single. Day. includes 👉 an INCREASE in child worker fatalities.👈 This is a policy choice. It doesn’t have to be this way. States can take measures to protect our children. 2/3 #WorkersMemorialDay

BALDWIN: Why are you sending programs that support elementary schools & elementary school students to the Dept of Labor? LINDA McMAHON: Education should provide an opportunity for children once they have finished their education to enter the workforce B: We're talking about elementary students

Tomorrow is #WorldNoTobaccoDay and we are marking the day by asking everyone to write to their member of Congress and demand an end to dangerous #ChildLabor on U.S. #tobacco farms. 23 House members and 3 Senate members say "enough is enough." www.enduschildlabor.org/take-action-...

We're grateful for @durbin.senate.gov and @delauro.house.gov for demanding a stop to #ChildLabor on toxic #tobacco farms. You can help end this scourge by contacting your member of Congress. Takes one minute. www.enduschildlabor.org/take-action-...

Friends, please help us ban #childlabor in US #tobacco, where children as young as 12 harvest a crop with the known neurotoxin nicotine. Write to your member of Congress to ban children working in tobacco fields. Takes a minute. www.enduschildlabor.org/take-action-...

Welcome to our #BlueSkyStorm aimed at banning #ChildLabor in US tobacco, a sector in which kids as young as 12 suffer from the exposure of nicotine, a known neurotoxin.

With heavy hearts, we encourage you to read these parting thoughts from one of our colleagues. 💔 The loss of thousands like him is hard to fathom. The reality hasn't fully sunk in. But this much is true: We will continue the fight together in whatever ways we can.

Breaking today: Coffee Watch has filed a “307” Petition to U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, asking the US government to block imports from Brazil of coffee tainted by slavery/forced labor by Starbucks, Nestlé, JDE, Dunkin’, Illy, McDonald’s and others. coffeewatch.org/stop-slavery...

In a new story, the @newyorker.com shows how canceling DOL's international grants can also hurt American workers. 🔗 archive.is/bSwoM Thank you to all the brave staff who are speaking out despite threats from the administration! (AltDOL got a mention in this one, too 🤩)

100+ civil society organizations call on @USDOL to restore $500M in funding to combat #forcedlabor & #childlabor. These funds are essential to protect children and to end #humantrafficking. Pls RT @alt-dol.altgov.info @greenhousenyt.bsky.social stopchildlabor.org/press-releas...

Labor groups sue over the Trump Administration attempt to close down #ChildLabor and #ForcedLabor grants. @alt-dol.altgov.info www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

“Federal grants to fight child labor worldwide are axed in DOGE cuts” via Associated Press. Could result in an explosion of #ChildLabor says Child Labor Coalition. @alt-dol.altgov.info #SupplyChains #CSR www.clickorlando.com/news/politic...

Why cuts to @ILAB_DOL are a horrible idea....by Fairtrade America, the International Cocoa Initiative and The Rainforest Alliance.... #ChildLabor @alt-dol.altgov.info @theameilee.bsky.social cocoaradar.com/us-cuts-to-c...

The cuts announced last week to ALL of the Department of Labor's international programs are both ignorant and self-defeating. Thanks to Julie Su and Katherine Tai for their excellent article in The American Prospect. prospect.org/labor/2025-0...

New from @JulieSuLabor @tcfdotorg : Musk and DOGE are gutting @USDOL’s ILAB, which stops international companies from undercutting American workers by crushing worker rights and using forced and child labor. tcf.org/content/repo...

A 19-year-old asked me if "Project 2025 is real". It's all too real.... A great take on it by @epi.org -- "Trump's Project 2025 would let states bypass laws protecting children from harmful working conditions." via epiaction.org/2024/08/26/t...

The Biden Administration found tons of #ChildLabor violations in US "fast food" restaurants, including McDonald's. Will this important enforcement work continue in the current administration? @USDOL

New #ChildLabor piece by Margaret Wurth of Human Rights Watch: "New US Labor Secretary, Congress Should Act on Child Labor --Children Face Danger, Exploitation in Hazardous Jobs, Unsafe Workplaces." www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...

In Ohio, lawmakers are looking to strengthen #ChildLabor protections after misguided attempts to weaken safeguards. www.toledoblade.com/local/politi...

While FPI does not support any rollback of long-held child labor protections, the Legislature seeks to chip away at the protections put in place for working teens last legislative session. SB 918/HB 1225 (2025) go beyond what HB 49 originally proposed.

“Iowa businesses will face smaller fines for violating child labor laws beginning Wednesday” by the Des Moines Register. www.yahoo.com/news/iowa-bu... The Campaign to End US Child Labor will be conducting focused work to battle the weakening of protections in several states this year.

The National Consumers League opposes the "Nullify OSHA Act" which threatens to increase occupational risks for child and adult workers. nclnet.org/ncl-strongly...

The American Apparel and Footwear Association Reacts to Administration Actions Restricting USAID and Vital Foreign Assistance Programs www.aafaglobal.org/AAFA/AAFA_Ne...

Celebrate the journey from the streets of Delhi to the Oscars 2025! 'Anuja' makes the shortlist for Best Live Action Short, telling a heart-wrenching tale of hope and resilience. #Anuja #Oscars2025 #ChildLabor #EducationForAll #HumanSpirit #ShortFilm #CinematicExcellence #SocialImpact #IndianCinema

So many horrified, angry thoughts about this terrible new Iowa #ChildLabor rule. It’s like a big red carpet inviting employers to put children at risk. I guess the whole tough on crime thing doesn’t apply to them. (End)

Everyone loves pizza! But minors should not be working dangerous cooking equipment like ovens. USDOL fines a Farmington Hills, MI Little Caesars for #ChildLabor violations. www.dol.gov/newsroom/rel...