Several users argued the girl shown using the cardboard folding tool is too young to start doing chores, with one commenting: "CHILD LABOR BACK IN?!" “Seriously? This kid has their entire life ...

The U.S. government found child labor violations involving over 3,800 minors in 2022. At the same time, some states say there is too much regulation of child labor. Katherine Walts, director of ...

Unfortunately, child labor – legally defined as work that interferes with children’s physical and mental development and school attendance - is on the rise for the first time in two decades. In fields ...

Of nearly 250 million children engaged in child labor around the world, the vast majority- 70 percent, or some 170 million-are working in agriculture. Child agricultural workers frequently work ...

One of her key priorities should be taking action to end hazardous child labor. My colleagues and I have researched hazardous child labor on US farms and interviewed children working exhausting 12 ...

Still, this galvanizing employment trend seemingly has an underbelly, as the recent boost in child labor law violations highlights. From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter ...