According to the lawsuit, students were made to do landscaping work at faculty homes, tend local farms, and maintain ...

Child labor violations up 283% since 2015 02:20. A troubling trend is brewing underneath America's strong employment market: more children are working in dangerous jobs, violating the nation's ...

160 million children, almost 1 in 10 worldwide, are engaged in child labor, with 80 million working in hazardous conditions in agriculture, mining, domestic labor, and other sectors. On tobacco ...

Child labor violations are on the rise. Back in the early 20th century industrialization era, children made up a large portion of the labor force in factories and mines.

Child labor is a big concern across the world. It is particularly acute in countries in the global south, where it is ...

Hundreds of ongoing investigations. The Labor Department has more than 1,000 open child labor investigations it is pursuing. And every one of these settlements includes a set of standards for ...

Last year, the Labor Department investigated 955 cases of child labor violations, involving 5,792 children nationwide, including 502 children employed in violation of hazardous occupation standards.

A pernicious aspect of Project 2025 is its plan to make child labor more common in dangerous and even life-threatening industries, writes Veronica Goodman.

Ultra-fast fashion company Shein has faced a litany of criticisms about its labor practices and supply chain. A recent report says Shein found two cases of child labor last year.