Jerry Moran: “Today, short of spending many, many hours in a library, consumers have no way of knowing if the products they buy are…”

“Today, short of spending many, many hours in a library, consumers have no way of knowing if the products they buy are produced by children, and in exchange for complying with the suggested codes of conduct manufacturers will be permitted to use a new "No Sweat" label on their goods. Consumers will find it easy to look for the No Sweat label. Quick and easy access to such information will empower consumers to show the manufacturing industry the importance of staying child-labor free. I would hope that every parent would look for this label and would understand but for the grace of God their child could be in a similar exploited condition. Labeling programs do have critics. Some fear that labels will be easily forged. Some fear that labeling requirement will be increased over time and used as protectionist measures. These are valid concerns and only serve to underscore the importance of fighting the battle against child labor on many fronts. One is trade sanctions. We could ban imports made by children.”