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 ...

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 ...

Asked for her views on pro-labor legislation she backed as a House Republican, Lori Chavez-DeRemer said she would simply ...

One was a surge in child labor, as employers brought in the cheapest labor they could find during a tight job market. The Labor Department reported in October that it had found 5,792 minors who ...

Poultry workers are uniting with faith-based investors to eliminate child labor in the poultry ... [+] industry. ML: This is a pretty concerning situation for workers and people here in the ...

Indiana's relaxed work rules for minors are part of a national trend aimed at helping businesses boost workforces and bottom ...

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 ...

Home-schooled kids frequently participate in extracurricular activities with their peers in public school. Not requiring them ...

Incidents of child, forced labour and human trafficking still linger in the country’s fisheries sector, notes the Fisheries Commission.The commission said these incidents are on the rise and prevalent ...

The phenomenon of child labor is inextricably linked to education. Children who have no access to quality schooling often enter the workforce, particularly if they are from poor families that need ...