As states consider loosening laws that regulate child labor, Lewis W. Hine's early 20th century photographs, which helped ...

WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) today reintroduced ...

Slogans like "Stop Child Labor" embody romantic and ultimately impractical notions when it comes to places like Bangladesh. Instead of trying to abolish child labor by boycotting goods made by ...

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 ...

New York's recently approved budget makes clear that paper routes are not allowed for anyone under 14 years old.

Some state governments are gutting child protections as rates of child labor violations, injuries and chronic school absenteeism rise, according to a report released Tuesday. Produced by the Governing ...

human trafficking and the worst forms of child labor — including child soldiers — by 2025. But controls to stop the employment of minors are rare, according to children's rights organization ...

He further argues that there is no clarity on what light duties are and the law leaves it open for 17-year teenagers and those between five years and 12 to be subjected to child labour without ...

For the second time in less than a year, the U.S. Department of Labor has found children working for a sanitation contractor at a Sioux City packer.

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 ...

Harnessing child labor prevents them from going to school, where they should be. It also stunts their physical growth and limits the horizon of their dreams. In a bid to stop child labor in the ...