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Working Together to Combat Child Labor: It’s time to stop the exploitation of children “Child labor is entrenched, but it is solvable. To achieve our goal , we must work together to address its root causes…” ~Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton The Departments of State and Labor, in partnership with the American Federation of Teachers, No Limits Foundation, and the International Labor Rights Forum, invite you to join policymakers and practitioners from government, labor, business, and civil society to commemorate World Day Against Child Labor and highlight the difference we can make with coordinated, effective action. Under Secretary of State Maria Otero, Assistant Secretary of State Michael Posner, and Deputy Under Secretary of Labor Sandra Polaski, along with Randi Weingarten, Kerry Kennedy, Constance Thomas, Barbara Shailor, Ambassador Luis CdeBaca, Laura Rozen, Lionel Johnson and other experts for discussion on strategies and policies to combat child labor, including economic development and good jobs for parents, access to education, and responsible law enforcement . Date: Tuesday, June 8, 2010 Time: 9:00-4:30 PM Location: Loy Henderson Auditorium at the U.S. Department of State Harry S. Truman Building , 2201 C Street N.W., Washington, DC RSVP Required (see below) Visitors should enter, beginning at 8:30 AM, via the 23 rd Street Entrance – between C & D Streets N.W. RSVP by Thursday, June 3 rd , 2010 by sending an email to [email protected] with “Combat Child Labor” in the subject l ine. Please include the following information : Last Name: First Name: Government- Issued ID Number (Driver’s License/Passport): Date of Birth: Title: Organization: E-mail:
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Working Together to Combat Child Labor: It’s time to stop the exploitation of children
“Child labor is entrenched, but it is solvable. To achieve our goal, we must work together to address its root causes…” ~Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
The Departments of State and Labor, in partnership with the American Federation of Teachers, No Limits Foundation, and the International Labor Rights Forum, invite you to join policymakers and
practitioners from government, labor, business, and civil society to commemorate World Day Against Child Labor and highlight the difference we can make with coordinated, effective action.
Under Secretary of State Maria Otero, Assistant Secretary of State Michael Posner, and Deputy
Under Secretary of Labor Sandra Polaski, along with Randi Weingarten, Kerry Kennedy, Constance Thomas, Barbara Shailor, Ambassador Luis CdeBaca, Laura Rozen, Lionel Johnson and other
experts for discussion on strategies and policies to combat child labor, including economic development and good jobs for parents, access to education, and responsible law enforcement.
Date: Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Time:
9:00-4:30 PM
Location: Loy Henderson Auditorium at the U.S. Department of State Harry S. Truman Building, 2201 C Street N.W., Washington, DC
RSVP Required (see below)
Visitors should enter, beginning at 8:30 AM, via the 23rd Street Entrance – between C & D Streets N.W.
RSVP by Thursday, June 3rd, 2010 by sending an email to
[email protected] with “Combat Child Labor” in the subject line.
Please include the following information:
Last Name: First Name:
Government-Issued ID Number (Driver’s License/Passport):
Date of Birth:
Title: Organization:
E-mail:
