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Article: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AWARDS MORE THAN $54 MILLION TO ELIMINATE EXPLOITIVE CHILD LABOR AROUND THE WORLD

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January 15, 2008
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The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following press release:

The U.S. Department of Labor today launched a new $4 million project to support public-private partnerships in the Dominican Republic aimed at preventing hazardous child labor.

"This project will make the dream of schooling a reality for thousands of children in need and help break the cycle of poverty," said U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao. "As a direct result of U.S. Department of Labor initiatives, more than one million children worldwide have been rescued from exploitive child labor."

The project has received important support from the combined efforts of the ministry of labor and the ministry of education of the ...

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