LATEST LABOR DEPARTMENT REPORT TO CONGRESS ON INTERNATIONAL CHILD LABOR EMPHASIZES LONG-TERM BENEFITS OF EDUCATION OVER WORK

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LATEST LABOR DEPARTMENT REPORT TO CONGRESS ON INTERNATIONAL CHILD LABOR EMPHASIZES LONG-TERM BENEFITS OF EDUCATION OVER WORK

WASHINGTON --- U.S. Labor Secretary Alexis M. Herman and U.S. Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) tomorrow will release the Department of Labor's latest report to Congress on international child labor, "By the Sweat and Toil of Children, Vol. VI: An Economic Consideration of Child Labor." This sixth report in a series examines the economic benefits of the elimination of child labor and the increased enrollment ...

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