After years of decline in child labor, the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed many African children back to work. Cameroon's capital, Yaounde, is teeming with young vendors. Most of them are children ...

160 million children, almost 1 in 10 worldwide, are engaged in child labor, with 80 million working in hazardous conditions in agriculture, mining, domestic labor, and other sectors. On tobacco ...

Francis has frequently decried child labor, especially during his foreign ... However, he seemed entertained by a performance by an African-themed circus troupe, CircAfrica. The group, which ...

A West Virginia couple accused of forcing their five adopted Black children into hard labor and extreme neglect has been convicted by a Kanawha County jury after eight hours of deliberations.

Mali, Africa’s biggest cotton producer, plans to invest in clean energy and tackle issues like child labor and soil health to make its output more competitive in the European market. More than ...