Human Rights Watch Issues Commentary to PassBlue: Free Education Is Crucial to Combating Child Labor
June 12, 2026
June 12, 2026
NEW YORK, June 12 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following commentary by Jo Becker, advocacy director of the Children's Rights Division, to PassBlue:
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Free Education Is Crucial to Combating Child Labor
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Peter lives near Monrovia, Liberia's capital, with his mother and three younger sisters. He attended school through ninth grade, but after his father died his mother could no longer pay his public-scho . . .
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Free Education Is Crucial to Combating Child Labor
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Peter lives near Monrovia, Liberia's capital, with his mother and three younger sisters. He attended school through ninth grade, but after his father died his mother could no longer pay his public-scho . . .