#TBT: Bill Clinton Targets Child Labor

 

     For Bill Clinton, targeting child labor was a must, as two of his priorities were labor rights and protecting children. During his presidency, he signed legislation and executive orders banning the hiring of permanent strikebreakers and implementing the first protected leave for employees plus improving education, foster care and adoption, childhood vaccination, child support collection, anti-crime efforts, gun control, teen pregnancy and smoking prevention, internet access, literacy, and more.

     On June 16th, 1999, Clinton spoke before the International Labor Organization in Geneva, Switzerland, to urge the adoption of a convention globally banning the worst forms of child labor, the largest and most expansive investment in American history toward ending child slavery, trafficking, abuse, and exploitation in a successful effort now recognized as a landmark moment in shaping the global workforce. The motion was ratified by all members of the body.