Some companies now have their own codes of conduct against the use of child labour. The problem is monitoring their implementation.
Kids are healthier these days... more kids are in school around the world, and partly that's because Australians have been willing to invest in aid.
UNICEF's Voices of Youth has organized many Internet chats, like the one you participated in, among children and teachers around the world.
And UNICEF uses the Internet to spread ideas, exchange information, to raise awareness on rights and on how to better implement human rights.
Boycots are something that may make the person who's boycotting feel better, but it doesn't necessarily make conditions any better for the child.