The Federal Government’s decision to make the elimination of child labour a national development priority has opened a new phase in Nigeria’s long-running battle against the practice, but labour and ...

The Federal Government has declared child labour intolerable in Nigeria, describing it as a criminal offence and directing ...

12 June 2023: Social Justice for All - End Child Labour! The International Labour Organization (ILO) launched the first World Day Against Child Labour in 2002 as a way to highlight the plight of ...

The low-paying fast food industry has driven the surge in violations of child labor laws, with teens working longer and later than permitted under federal law. (iStock/halbergman) One of the largest ...

Across the U.S., a new wave of legislation seeks to amend the rules for minor workers. Proponents argue that the trend aims to help employers cope with a talent shortage, but observers in and around ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...

GREENVILLE — Tropical Grille restaurant group has paid out more than $700,000 in back pay and fines after a federal investigation found the Greenville-born chain violated laws governing child labor ...

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has released the 22nd edition of its “Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor” report, which sheds light on some unsettling new statistics. According to a release ...

Today, nearly 138 million children are in child labour worldwide, down from 160 million four years ago. There are over 100 million fewer children in child labour today than in 2000, even as the child ...

Child labor laws have changed in several states this year with some states tightening restrictions on child labor and other states loosening their rules. California, Indiana, Michigan, Nevada, and ...

It may seem counterintuitive to suggest that, on Labor Day, we devote our attention to a subset of the American population who should not be working, or at least not working in jobs that are entirely ...

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.