An Overview of the Financial Transactions Tax

The details of a tax that could add 101.5 billion dollars a year to relief efforts around the globe.

Rachel KreidbergSeptember 4, 2017FTT, Kailash Satyarthi, policyComment

An Overview of the C.A.R.E. Act

A breakdown of the C.A.R.E. Act, recently reintroduced by Representative Roybal-Allard.

Rachel KreidbergSeptember 4, 2017CARE Act, United States, policyComment

Children and Pesticides- Trump's EPA promotes poison

On Wednesday, March 29th, the EPA Administrator Scott Pruit denied a petition to ban the common pesticide chlorpyrifos, in spite of concerns with the health and safety of the product.

Rachel KreidbergAugust 27, 2017pesticides, agriculture, United States, TrumpComment

United We Dream: Stand With Daca

The bill that could save DACA, a deportation relief program threatened by the Trump administration.

Rachel KreidbergAugust 14, 2017Comment

An Overview of the Bill to Ban Child Labor on Tobacco Farms

Legislation that will amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to include children on tobacco farms.

Rachel KreidbergAugust 6, 2017FLSA, tobacco, United StatesComment

An Update on the Financial Transaction Tax

Recent events abroad have breathed new life into the FTT which continues to offer the most progressive way to raise significant revenues.

News and ViewsMedia Voices for ChildrenJune 29, 2017Financial Transactions Tax, Child Labor CoalitionComment

The Robin Hood Tax Sweeps Europe

10 European countries reach agreement on the implementation of the Robin Hood Tax. Now all that remains to be done is to figure out how much it will raise and how to allocate it.

Panel on the FTT at the Nobel Peace Prize Forum

Director Len Morris, Reid Maki of the Child Labor Coalition and Dr. Mariana Chilton of the Center for Hunger-Free Communities discuss a plan to invest in the basic needs of poor children by raising a financial transactions tax.

VideoMedia Voices for ChildrenJune 21, 2016FTT, poverty, United StatesComment

Kailash Satyarthi at the Nobel Peace Prize Forum

"We all know education provides power, enlightenment, growth, prosperity and opportunity, but 59 million children in the world are not in school," says 2014 Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi. He's got an idea what to do about that.

VideoMedia Voices for ChildrenJune 21, 2016Kailash Satyarthi, FTT, policyComment

A World Without Child Poverty

Can we imagine a world without child poverty? One hundred and ninety three nations, including the United States, have said they can. In fact, of the 17 Goals detailed in The United Nations Sustainable Development Agenda adopted last September- Ending poverty is #1.

A Sign of Hope in Difficult Times

As a difficult year winds down, I see reason for optimism. This past September, 193 member states of the United Nations, including the United States, adopted The Sustainable Development Agenda or Agenda 2030, a road map for ending poverty in our lifetime.

CRC - Article 7

Article 7 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child concerns the right to a legal identity and nationality for children.

PhotographMedia Voices for ChildrenNovember 26, 2015Convention on the Rights of the Child, CRC, ratificationComment

CRC - Article 6

Article 6 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child says that children have a right to life.

PhotographMedia Voices for ChildrenNovember 25, 2015Convention on the Rights of the Child, CRC, ratification, children's rightsComment

CRC - Article 5

Article 5 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child requires governments to respect the rights and responsibilities of families.

PhotographMedia Voices for ChildrenNovember 24, 2015Convention on the Rights of the Child, CRC, ratification, parental guidanceComment

CRC - Article 4

Article 4 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child requires governments to review their laws to safeguard children's rights

PhotographMedia Voices for ChildrenNovember 23, 2015Convention on the Rights of the Child, CRC, ratification, children's rightsComment

CRC - Article 3

Article 3 of the CRC says that adults should keep the best interests of children in mind while making decisions, such as setting budget priorities, for example.

PhotographMedia Voices for ChildrenNovember 22, 2015Convention on the Rights of the Child, CRC, ratificationComment

CRC - Article 2

Article 2 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child says that all children should be treated fairly, regardless of gender or where they live.

PhotographMedia Voices for ChildrenNovember 21, 2015Convention on the Rights of the ChildComment

Convention on the Rights of the Child - Article 1

Article 1 of the CRC defines 18 as the age of majority.

Media Voices for ChildrenNovember 20, 2015Comment

Another Reason to Stop Smoking

Children working in tobacco fields risk nicotine poisoning. The tobacco industry has so far successfully resisted attempts to close the loophole in the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.

Julia PerezMay 21, 2015tobaccoComment

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