Mr. Speaker, international child labor is a cancer on our global economy that defies an easy cure. In the words of the International Labor Organization, and I quote, ``Few human rights abuses are so unanimously condemned while being so widely practiced as child labor.'' Today somewhere between 200 and 250 million children under the age of 14 are being robbed of their youth for the profit of others. Many work in hazardous industries such as mining, explosives, manufacturing, and even deep-sea fishing.
Chris Smith: “Mr. Speaker, international child labor is a cancer on our global economy that defies an easy cure. In the words of the…”
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Addressing the issue of international child labor during a floor speech.
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