those prohibited by the ILO’s Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention. Children who work long hours, often in dangerous and unhealthy conditions, are exposed to lasting physical and psychological ...

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 ...

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 ... would help to protect children from abusive labor conditions. In other cases, like the United States, laws are clearly ...

Still, this galvanizing employment trend seemingly has an underbelly, as the recent boost in child labor law violations highlights. From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter ...

Iowa businesses that allow children to work longer hours than allowed under the state’s relaxed child labor laws will face ...

Though Bangladesh has increased oversight and auditing in factories to reduce child labor, the study found that for every 15 ...

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 ...

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 ...