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'The '''''List of Goods hi Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor'''''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dol.gov/ilab/reports/child-labor/list-of-goods/|title=List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor|publisher=|accessdate=27 November 2015}}</ref> is an annual publication issued by the [[United States Government]]’s [[Bureau of International Labor Affairs]] at the [[U.S. Department of Labor]].<ref>[https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2014/12/01/2014-27623/notice-of-publication-of-2014-update-to-the-department-of-labors-list-of-goods-produced-by-child Notice of Publication of 2014 Update to the Department of Labor's ''List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor'']; Federal Register, The Daily Journal of the United States Government</ref><ref>[http://blog.dol.gov/2014/12/01/11-new-products-added-to-list-of-goods-produced-by-child-labor-forced-labor/ 11 New Products Added to List of Goods Produced by Child labor, Forced labor], DOL blog</ref><ref>[http://ohsonline.com/articles/2014/12/02/dol-releases-sixth-list-of-goods-produced-by-child-or-forced-labor.aspx DOL Releases Sixth ''List of Goods Produced by Child or Forced Labor'']</ref><ref>[http://www.sidneydailynews.com/news/business/150727077/US-Labor-Department-announces-updated-lists-of-goods-produced-by-child-labor-forced-labor US Labor Department announces updated lists of goods produced by child labor, forced labor]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allvoices.com/article/100002645|title=DOL updates list of goods produced by child and forced labor|author=John Michael Spinelli|date=2 December 2014|publisher=|accessdate=27 November 2015}}</ref><ref>[http://london.usembassy.gov/forpol563.html U.S. Updates Lists of Goods Produced by Child and Forced Labor], Embassy of the UK; December 3rd, 2015.</ref> It has been published within the December 2014 Department of Labor report issued in its sixth updated edition.<ref>The [https://www.state.gov/j/tip/laws/61106.htm TVPRA Act] of 2005 on the U.S. Department of State website</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/112/s1301/summary|title=Summary of S. 1301 (112th): Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2011 - GovTrack.us|work=GovTrack.us|accessdate=27 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/898|title=H.R.898 - 113th Congress (2013-2014): Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2013|publisher=|accessdate=27 November 2015}}</ref> The TVPRA has been reauthorized by [[United States Congress|Congress]] in 2008, 2011 and 2013. A [[Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2013|Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act]] has passed House in January 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/181|title=H.R.181 - 114th Congress (2015-2016): Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015|publisher=|accessdate=27 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://reason.com/blog/2015/01/28/house-passes-human-trafficking-bills|title=11 Human-Trafficking Bills Passed by U.S. House Tuesday|work=Reason.com|accessdate=27 November 2015}}</ref> The list has 136 goods that ILAB "has reason to believe are produced by forced labor or child labor"<ref>Introduction to the 2014 DOL [http://www.dol.gov/ilab/reports/pdf/TVPRA_Report2014.pdf report], page 1.</ref> in the 74 countries mentioned. According to the report, [[agriculture]], [[forestry]] and [[fishing]] are the sectors where child labor and forced labor are most common. [[Manufacturing]], [[mining]], [[quarrying]] and [[pornography]] complete the list. ==History== Founded in 1947, the [[Bureau of International Labor Affairs]] (ILAB) has published numerous reports on the subject of labor, [[child labor]], forced labor and forced child labor around the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kcsg.com/view/full_story/25950615/article-Report-on-worst-forms-of-child-labor-released-by-US-Labor-Secretary-Perez?instance=more_local_news1|title=KCSG Television - Report on worst forms of child labor released by US Labor Secretary Perez|publisher=|accessdate=27 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=2357061&CategoryId=12394|title=Latin American Herald Tribune - U.S. Reports on Latin American & Global Countries with Worst Child Labor|publisher=|accessdate=27 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://wamc.org/post/labor-agency-issues-child-labor-list|title=Labor Agency Issues Child Labor List|author=Pat Bradley|publisher=|accessdate=27 November 2015}}</ref> Since 2009,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2009/09/10/us-childlabor-report-international-idUSTRE5896QD20090910|title=Child, forced labor behind many products: study|work=Reuters|accessdate=27 November 2015}}</ref> the Bureau has been issuing an updated ''List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor'' yearly. The report listed 122 goods from 58 countries in its first edition in 2009. In 2014, it listed 136 goods from 74 countries. The TVPRA List indicates the goods and countries where ILAB has recorded a significant incidence of child labor and forced labor without specifying the individual companies or businesses involved.<ref>The 2014 [http://www.dol.gov/ilab/reports/pdf/TVPRA_Report2014.pdf DOL report], Procedural Guidelines for the Development and Maintenance of the List of Goods From Countries Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor, Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 247 / Thursday, December 27, 2007 / Notices - 73375</ref> Exhaustive research has been conducted in order to provide a comprehensive list based on publicly available sources.<ref>Research Methodoly, the 2014 ''List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor'' report, pp. 18-22.</ref><ref>A comprehensive [http://www.dol.gov/ilab/reports/pdf/TVPRA2013-2014Bibliography.pdf bibliography] of the studies mentioned, listed by country.</ref> In 2009, the Bureau's research reported more goods produced by child labor than by forced labor. Agricultural crops represented the largest category of goods. In fact, the List had 60 agricultural goods, 38 manufactured goods and 23 mined goods. Child labor and forced labor were mostly adopted in the production of cotton<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ecouterre.com/cotton-tops-list-of-industries-most-likely-to-abuse-child-labor/|title=Cotton Tops List of Industries Most Likely to Abuse Child, Forced Labor - Ecouterre|publisher=|accessdate=27 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ecotextile.com/2014120421186/social-compliance-csr-news/cotton-production-tops-child-labour-list.html|title=Cotton production tops child labour list - Social Compliance & CSR News - Ecotextile News|author=Brett Mathews|publisher=|accessdate=27 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.takepart.com/article/2014/12/08/your-cotton-t-shirt-comes-courtesy-child-slave-labor|title=Your Soft Cotton T-Shirt Might Have Come Courtesy of Child Slave Labor|work=TakePart|accessdate=27 November 2015}}</ref> in the agricultural sector, the making of bricks in manufacturing, and [[gold mining]] in the mining industries. In 2014, agriculture, forestry and fishing<ref>{{cite journal|url = http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959378014001010 | doi=10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2014.05.006 | volume=27 | title=Fishing for justice: Human rights, development, and fisheries sector reform | year=2014 | journal=Global Environmental Change | pages=120–130 | author=Ratner Blake D., Åsgård Björn, Allison Edward H.}}</ref> represented the largest category of goods in the list and 126 goods were reported to be globally produced by child labor in comparison with 55 goods produced by forced labor. Instances of such working conditions were observed in relatively the same sectors. In 2014, the List identified [[India]] as the country with the most goods produced by both child labor and forced labor with up to 25 goods listed. India is followed by [[Brazil]] (16 goods), [[Bangladesh]] (15 goods), [[Burma]] (14 goods), the [[Philippines]] (13 goods) and [[China]] (12 goods). The TVPRA List aims at raising awareness about child labor and forced labor at the national and the international level<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.patheos.com/blogs/loveisanorientation/2015/01/in-honor-of-national-human-trafficking-day/|title=In Honor of National Human Trafficking Day|work=Love is an Orientation|accessdate=27 November 2015}}</ref><ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/dec/21/is-child-labour-thing-of-past-lucy-siegle Is child labour a thing of the past?] by Lucy Siegle, a Guardian article commenting on the DOL's ''List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor''</ref> and reinforces the primordial purpose of governments and societies to effectively eliminate forced labor.<ref>1 ILO, Protocol to the Forced Labour Convention, 1930, Provisional Record, Geneva, 2014; available from [http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_norm/---relconf/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_246615.pdf the 2014 International Labour Conference Provisional Record (9A)], ILO, Recommendation on Supplementary Measures for the Effective Suppression of Forced Labour, Provisional Record, Geneva, 2014; available from [http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_norm/---relconf/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_246617.pdf the 2014 International Labour Conference Provisional Record (9B)]</ref> == See also == * [[Unfree labour]] * [[Child labour in Africa]] * [[Legal working age]] * [[Child slavery]] * [[Trafficking of children]] * [[Children in cocoa production]] == References == {{reflist|30em}} == External links == * [https://www.dol.gov/ilab/reports/child-labor/list-of-goods/ List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor] * [http://www.dol.gov/ U.S. Department of Labor] * [https://www.state.gov/ U.S. Department of State] * [http://www.ilo.org/global/lang--en/index.htm International Labor Organization] * [http://www.dol.gov/ilab/ Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB)] {{italic title}} [[Category:Slavery by country|Slavery by country]] [[Category:Human rights by country|Human Rights by country]] [[Category:Social issues by country|Social issues by country]] [[Category:Child labour by country|Child labor by country]]'