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Convention on the Rights of the Child. Only the United States and Somalia have failed to ratify the treaty. The United States signed it in 1995, but until the Senate ratifies it, it will not have legal force in this country. Write a simple note or call:</font> <p><font size="2" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">* Rod Grams, 257 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510; 202-224-3244; 202-228-0956 (fax).</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">* Paul Wellstone, 136 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington D.C., 20510; 202-224-5641; 1-800-642-6041 (toll free); 202-224-8438 (fax).</font></p> <p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="right" bgcolor="#FF9933"><strong><font face="Arial Black">QUESTION</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" bgcolor="#CCCC99"><font size="2" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">institutions that purchase child-made goods:</font> <p><font size="2" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">* If the soccer balls at your school are not stamped by the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA), they were likely sewed together by children. Ask your school’s principal and athletic director about it. For more information, contact the FoulBall Campaign at the International Labor Rights Fund, 733 15th Street NW, Suite #920, Washington D.C. 20005; 202-347-4100; 202-347-4885 (fax).</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">* If imported carpets don’t carry the RUGMARK label, they were likely made illegally by children. Ask a store manager if they carry carpets with the RUGMARK label. Urge them to contact the RUGMARK Foundation-USA in care of the International Labor Rights Fund (contact information above).</font></p> <p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="right" bgcolor="#FF9933"><strong><font face="Arial Black">STOP BY</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" bgcolor="#CCCC99"><font size="2" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">the Resource Center of the Americas library for videos, books and extensive files on child labor and sweatshops and for information about U.S. corporations that use child labor and sweatshops. We're open Monday-Wednesday, 10 a.m.--6 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m.--8 p.m.; and Friday, 10 a.m.--4 p.m.</font> <p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="right" bgcolor="#FF9933"><strong><font face="Arial Black">SIGN UP</font></strong></td> <td valign="top" bgcolor="#CCCC99"><font size="2" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">to get youth-organizing news and action alerts via e-mail or snail-mail. Fill out the form on this page and leave it with us on your way out today, or contact us later:</font> <p><font size="2" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Youth Organizing Committee on Child Labor and Sweatshops</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Resource Center of the Americas</font></p> <p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">3019 Minnehaha Ave S., Minneapolis, MN, 55406</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">612-627-9445</font></p> <p><a href="mailto:youth@americas.org"><font size="2" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">youth@americas.org</font></a></p> <p><a href="http://webarchives.loc.gov/collections/lcwa0001/20011116055053/http://www.americas.org"><font size="2" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">www.americas.org</font></a></p> <p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="right" bgcolor="#FF9933"> </td> <td valign="top" bgcolor="#CCCC99"> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <p> </p> <p>.</p> </td></tr></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td> </td></tr></table></body>