Summary

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 138439
Story Slug Adv: Child Labor (05/27/1998)
Location Washington, DC
Format Pkg W/Tag *
Date 05/27/1998
Archive Time 35:26
TRT 1:26
Supers Washington, DC 0:09-0:15 Jessica More, Former Child Laborer 0:23 File Video 0:27-0:29 Courtesy of Regis And Kathie Lee 0:35-0:49 Paul Castro, Global March 1:11-1:25 Gina London, Reporting
Video Description Children swimming, girl writing, file video of child laborers, file of Kathie Lee Gifford, file of child laborers, sot, file of child laborers, sot, standup
Script LEAD: Kids as virtual slaves: forced to work under harsh conditions, twelve to fourteen hours a day for little or no pay That's the heart wrenching image of child labor But a new effort is underway to fight the widespread problem: Former child laborers are being joined by more than a thousand different groups from a hundred countries-- to help exploited children Gina London reports on their final rallying stop in Washington SCRIPT: SWIMMING ON A HOT DAY-- LIKE MANY HAPPY-GO-LUCKY KIDS: BUT NOT TOO LONG AGO, THEIR LIVES WERE ANYTHING BUT (SOT) JESSICA SORTED GARBAGE IN A SMOLDERING LANDFILL IN THE PHILIPPINES FOR THREE YEARS THE PLIGHT OF THESE CHILDREN WAS BROUGHT TO THE FOREFRONT WHEN IT WAS REVEALED OVERSEAS SWEATSHOPS WERE BEHIND KATHIE LEE GIFFORD'S WALMART CLOTHING LINE AND MAKING SHOES FOR NIKE BUT IT'S ALSO HAPPENING HERE IN THE US TOO (SOT) THE ALLIANCE, GLOBAL MARCH AGAINST CHILD LABOR WAS LAUNCHED EARLIER THIS YEAR -- TO COMBAT THE PROBLEM (SOT) (STANDUP)
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