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Child Labor

NPR'S Elaine Korry reports on the newfound attention to the global problem of child labor. The Clinton Administration wants to make U.S. retailers responsible for making sure the products they sell aren't the fruit of child labor. But retailers counter that, the nature of the global economy is such that, it's impossible for them to monitor the practice, much less stop it.

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