NCL'S 1999 NEWS RELEASES

JANUARY 1999

Money for Nothing: Top 10 Telemarketing Scams Released

Child Labor Abuses Remain a Problem in the U.S. The Child Labor Coalition's Response to the State of the Union Address

Headaches In the New Year?

FEBRUARY 1999

Going once, going twice...scammed! Online auctions named the number one Internet fraud complaint for 1998

Statement on Assuring Consumer Protection in a Changing Telecommunications Marketplace

House Undermines Child Labor Protections
Does Congress think Amish working youth are immune from injury in sawmills and woodworking shops?

Sweatshops of the Streets Continue to Endanger Youth

MARCH 1999

Dialing for your Dollars:NCL Supports FTC Action and Urges Beefed-up Protection from Telephone-billed Fraud

Click here for tips on what you can do about youth peddling

Youth Peddling:Kids in Danger Federal Government, State Association, and NGOs launch national campaign

MAY 1999

1999 National Consumers League Consumers in the 21st Century survey

NCL's Centennial Summit.

JULY 1999

Cramming is down but not out. Top 10 telemarketing scams for first half of 1999 released.

SEPTEMBER 1999

NCL Supports FTC Proposal for Tougher Standards and Third Party Review of Alcoholic Beverage Advertising

The National Consumers League Direct-To-Consumer Promotion of Prescription Drugs Roundtable II Final Report

OCTOBER 1999

NCL launches consumer education campaign on the benefits of generic drugs.

NCL Launches Web Page to Help Business Avoid Scams as a part of the FTC's Project Mailbox III.

New NCL Survey Shows Consumers are Both Excited and Confused about Shopping Online.