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To: haqihana who wrote (42625)	12/5/2005 11:53:34 AM
From: fresc	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

H. There are laws on this side of the world! U.S. Laws Prohibiting the Importation of Goods Made with Child Labor The Sanders Amendment to the Trade Act of 1930 The Tariff Act of 1930 prohibits the importation of products made with “forced or indentured labor” into the U.S. In 1997 the Sanders Amendment clarified that this applies to products made with “forced or indentured child labor Minimum Age Convention 138 (C138), 1973 Adopted by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in 1973, C138 binds ratifying countries to pursue a national policy for the abolition of child labor and to progressively raise the minimum age for employment or work to a level consistent with the fullest physical and mental development of young persons. This minimum age should be 15 years, or the age reached by the completion of compulsory schooling. According to the convention, the minimum age for work that is likely to jeopardize the health, safety or morals of young persons is 18. To date, 120 countries have ratified C138, including Nepal in 1997. India and Pakistan are yet to ratify Convention 138.