We have a responsibility for the future of these children, which means their education, and we have a responsibility to protect them from job exploitation.
Tom Lantos: “We have a responsibility for the future of these children, which means their education, and we have a responsibility to…”
On the recordNovember 8, 1999
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Tom Lantos
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Emphasizing the need for educational protection for child laborers.
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