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"Every day, throughout the world, millions of children are forced to
work. Many of these children work in horrendous conditions, often in near
slavery. These children -- and I'm speaking about kids under 14 years old -- do
not enjoy their right to education, to recreation and to the other joys most of
us wish for our own children.
"Over the past few years, the Department of Labor has taken a close look
at this problem. We've asked, Why does child labor exist? And what can we do
about it?' We've learned quite a lot about the problem. We've learned that
sometimes child labor results from cruelty, sometimes from greed, sometimes
from ignorance, sometimes from poverty. We've also learned that it's a problem
that does not need to exist, in any case, in any place, in any circumstance.
"So I am proud to support the Global March Against Child Labor, and I
welcome the March as it passes through our nation's capitol this May, en route
to Geneva, Switzerland. The March will arrive in Geneva right at the time the
International Labor Conference is meeting to discuss a new international
convention that will prohibit the worst forms of child labor. I hope that the
March will make all Americans, indeed people throughout the world, more
conscious of the predicament of many of the world's youngest citizens."
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