IV 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 763 
Expressing support for designation of November 20 through November 26, 
2014, as ‘‘End Child Slavery Week’’ to raise awareness of human rights 
abuses against children and to acknowledge the global fight against 
child slavery and child labor. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 20, 2014 
Ms. DELAURO submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for designation of November 20 through 
November 26, 2014, as ‘‘End Child Slavery Week’’ to 
raise awareness of human rights abuses against children 
and to acknowledge the global fight against child slavery 
and child labor. 
Whereas according to the International Labour Organization 
(ILO), child labor is ‘‘work that deprives children of their 
childhood, their potential and their dignity, and that is 
harmful to physical and mental development’’; 
Whereas the term child labor refers to work that is mentally, 
physically, socially, or morally dangerous and harmful to 
children and interferes with their schooling; 
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Whereas the ILO estimates the global number of child labor-
ers at 168,000,000; 
Whereas the ILO estimates there are 85,000,000 children in 
hazardous work, which could include mining and quarry 
work, agriculture, manufacturing, and domestic work; 
Whereas hazardous work is defined as work that directly en-
dangers the health, safety, and moral development of 
children; 
Whereas the ILO estimates the global number of children 
forced into labor or sexual exploitation at 6,000,000; 
Whereas forced labor or sexual exploitation could include chil-
dren chained to looms to weave carpets, kidnapped to 
fight in adult wars, mandated to leave school to pick cot-
ton, or lured and sold to brothels; 
Whereas the ILO estimates the number of children trapped 
in child labor since 2000 has fallen from 246,000,000 
children to 168,000,000 children; 
Whereas despite the decline by one-third of the global number 
of child laborers, that decline is not enough to achieve the 
goal of eliminating the worst forms of child labor by 
2016; and 
Whereas the United States agreed upon the goal of elimi-
nating the worst forms of child labor by 2016, as one of 
the ILO member states: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) applauds the work done by individuals, or-
ganizations, and governments committed to human 
rights and the well-being of children globally in de-
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creasing the number of children trapped in child 
labor by one-third since 2000; 
(2) recognizes that challenges that remain to 
eliminating the worst forms of child labor by 2016; 
(3) urges the 183 member states of the Inter-
national Labour Organization (ILO) and worker’s 
and employer’s organizations who agreed to the goal 
of eliminating the worst forms of child labor by 
2016 to continue with their strong efforts; 
(4) encourages consumers to continue to make 
their voices heard that corporations should work to 
eliminate child labor and slavery from their supply 
chains; and 
(5) reaffirms the commitment of the United 
States House to the goal of eliminating child slavery 
and the worst forms of child labor by 2016. 
Æ 
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