Corporate codes of conduct prohibiting the use of child labor are becoming more common as consumers are increasingly calling upon companies to take responsibility for the conditions under which the goods they sell are manufactured. This report (the third volume in the Bureau of International Labor Affairs' international child labor series) details an investigation of the use of child labor in the production of apparel for the U.S. market and the extent to which U.S. apparel importers have established and are using guidelines prohibiting the use of child labor. Results of a voluntary survey of 48 companies revealed that: (1) a majority have such a policy, although they have different forms and standards; (2) that the transparency, or education and awareness, of the codes among foreign contractors was not emphasized; (3) that most of the codes make no provision for implementation or monitoring; and (4) that most companies claimed they would enforce their codes, although they report having rare occasion to do so. Site visits by Department of Labor officials to six foreign countries confirmed the bulk of these results. Overall, codes of conduct, properly monitored and enforced, appeared to be a positive factor in solving the global child labor problem. Six appendices comprising over half of the report contain: (1) a list of companies surveyed; (2) the questionnaire; (3) the surveyed companies' codes of conduct; (4) site visit locations and contacts; (5) U.S. apparel imports, by region and country, 1985-1995; and (6) the International Labor Organization C138 Minimun Age Convention, 1973.