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 ...
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 ...
In the background of this shift was an ominous surge of child labor violations in 2023, which the Washington Post said was fueled by fast food companies illegally scheduling thousands of teens to ...
The problem of kids working in dangerous slaughterhouses continues to be a concern as the Labor Department announced its third agreement this week with a company in the industry agreeing to pay a pena ...
When one of my child-mentees and active advocate for youth rights broached these companies’ use of child labor on foreign land, it was time to call public attention to the issue. Why American ...
To eliminate the reality of forced child labor, the pope said it is “necessary ... journalist with a professional communications background in the humanitarian aid and development sector ...