Politics How Did Children End Up as Factory Workers in America Again? Kids as young as 12 or 13 work in jobs that are prohibited, dangerous, and grossly inappropriate places for minors.

The number of children put to work in Afghanistan is growing, fueled by the collapse of the economy after the Taliban took over the country a year ago.

T he United Nations said on Wednesday that around 138 million children around the world are still working in factories and fields. Given the slow pace of progress, the organisation has warned that ...

Migrant children gut fish in New Bedford, roof houses in the Boston suburbs, toil deep into the night in greenhouses in Central Massachusetts, and work in restaurant kitchens across the state.

Afghan children work in a brick factory on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, July 23, 2022. Nabila, the 12-year-old, has been working in brick factories since she was five or six.

According to Reuters, children as young as 12 were reported to be working in a factory in Alabama. The report comes after the disappearance of a migrant girl who worked at the plant.

As business groups argued, not all children should go to school; some were meant to work in factories. Peeling back child labor laws and undermining public education is, at its core, about ...

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A 9-year-old Afghan child works in a brick factory on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022. Aid agencies say the number of children working in Afghanistan is growing ever ...

A 9-year-old Afghan child works in a brick factory on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022. Aid agencies say the number of children working in Afghanistan is growing ever ...