“No family should have to depend on the labor of its children to put food on the table and no person should be forced to work in captivity.”

“At times you feel like you're the only voice speaking out to improve the working conditions of people, whether it's to be able to collectively bargain, to get adequate pay, to know that you can come home safe out of a coal mine.”

“My parents raised me and my six siblings with little money... but lots of love.”

“No one has the right to threaten the health, education, and well-being of children by involving them in illegal or inappropriate work.”

“No family should have to depend on the labor of its children to put food on the table and no person should be forced to work in captivity.”