A new report by the ITUC, Education International (EI) and the Global March Against Child Labour has found serious setbacks in efforts to eradicate child labour. Drawing on responses from civil ...
The owners and operators of six Sonic Drive-In restaurants in northwest Nevada have paid more than $70,000 in civil penalties for allegedly violating federal child labor laws. Federal investigators in ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed legislation that would have allowed employers to expand use of child workers, who ...
As child labor laws loosen across states, putting more kids to work, violations are simultaneously increasing. If you’re thinking of hiring workers who are under 18, businesses need to understand the ...
A Labor Department probe found children employed in dangerous jobs. A Tennessee parts manufacturer for major companies including John Deere and Yamaha has been ordered to turn over $1.5 million in ...
Perdue Farms has agreed to pay $4 million in restitution to settle a federal investigation into alleged child labor violations at the company’s poultry processing plant on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. In ...
A Florida employment lawyer and policy analysts with the Florida Policy Institute warn that a new law affecting child labor protections on residential construction sites in Florida, effective July 1, ...
A Catholic bishop in the Philippines is drawing attention to the ongoing problem of child labor in the country, urging a cooperative effort to eliminate the factors driving children into often ...
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has estimated that 218 million children between the ages of five and seventeen work in developing countries. Of these, 122.3 million children work in the ...
My mother grew up on a family farm, the sixth of seven children who all helped my grandparents with a seemingly endless list of chores – yet also had plenty of time to play, read, and go to school.