Teenagers as young as 14 could soon be allowed to work overnight shifts as part of an effort in the Republican-led ...

According to data from the United Nations, there are an estimated 152 million children between 5 and 17 years old engaged in ...

In fields and factories, construction sites and mines, children have been risking their safety, education, and sometimes their lives – even here in the U.S. In fact, more than 10 states have adopted ...

Teenagers as young as 14 could soon be allowed to work overnight shifts as part of an effort in the Republican-led Legislature to roll back major aspects of the state’s child labor laws. The proposal ...

Labor Day was officially established and signed into law by President Grover Cleveland in 1894 to recognize ... and the abolishment of child labor. Smithsonian Folkways offers a playlist from the ...

Lawmakers want to relax West Virginia’s child labor protections. Other states are passing similar measures amid a rise in ...

For the second time in less than two years, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Monday passed a bill increasing the penalties for child labor violations — and found that the partisan divide ...

They risk back injuries ... on a school day until age sixteen. In addition, even limited protections in existing law are not adequately enforced. Only a tiny fraction of child labor violations ...

New child labor laws went into effect in Virginia at the start of the year, but some advocates say more can be done. House Bill 100 took effect in January, raising the maximum financial penalty to ...

Child soldiers, underage gold miners, street vendors and cocoa plantation workers: After years of decline in child labor, the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed many African children back to work.

A Farmington pizzeria employed minors in violation of federal child labor regulations by assigning them to operate dangerous equipment and allowing them to work later and longer than the law ...