How can the report serve as a tool for U.S. policymakers, foreign governments, and the public?
• DOL seeks to provide timely, relevant information and analysis on the worst forms of child labor that will inform and raise awareness among public and private stakeholders in the U.S. and in each covered country. By providing more analysis and specific recommendations, the redesigned report provides Congress and Executive Branch agencies with useful information to consider when making labor and trade policy. For foreign governments, aid organizations, and civil society groups, the report both recognizes positive efforts by countries and notes areas where action is needed, thus offering a basis for discussion, collaboration, and implementation of targeted efforts to address the most urgent child labor issues facing each country. Finally, where the report demonstrates a need for additional information on specific dimensions of child labor or actions to address it, the report may spur further research and reporting that will enable governments and other stakeholders to better evaluate t
