They are two young girls from two very different worlds, linked by a global industry that exploits an army of children. Olivia Chaffin, a Girl Scout in rural Tennessee, was a top cookie seller in ...

A pair of bills in Tallahassee would allow students to work more hours. Critics worry that would threaten learning.

MYTH: Only girls and women are victims of human ... Human trafficking can include forced labor, domestic servitude, organ trafficking, debt bondage, recruitment of children as child soldiers, and/or ...

For some kids, joining the Boy Scouts or the Girl Scouts is a rite of passage. It's a way to learn responsibility and it's an ...

Boys are typically trafficked into agricultural labor, while girls are used for domestic or market work. In West Africa, children most vulnerable to trafficking into child labor come from rural ...

According to UNICEF, population growth, recurring crises, extreme poverty and inadequate social protection measures have led to an additional 17 million girls and boys engaging in child labor in ...

A year after loosening child labor laws and two years after penalizing businesses that hired undocumented immigrants, Florida is now looking at removing all work restrictions on 16- and 17-year ...

Bonded labor takes place when a family receives an advance payment (sometimes as little as U.S. $15) to hand a child-boy or girl-over to an employer. In most cases the child cannot work off the ...