U.S. President Donald Trump has plans to immediately end U.S.-backed programs that combat child labor, forced labor and other abuses in dozens of countries around the world, the Washington Post ...

Hawaii and Alaska became states around 20 years after the amendment was first sent, but all have avoided making their support for the anti-child labor law clear. "The reasoning for failing to ...

The Sunshine State is amending its child labor laws, deleting certain restrictions for minors 16 and 17 years old.

Instead of attending school, millions of children are exploited in forced labor. But education itself can be a key solution to tackling child labor, writes law professor Jonathan Todres.

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Some Florida teenagers could soon be working night shifts before a school day, and for less than the minimum wage.

Legarda said she authored Republic Act 9231 or the Anti-Child Labor Law and cited its importance since it was enacted into law on Dec. 19, 2003. “RA 9231 has made a real difference in protecting ...

The rollback would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to work full-time, including late nights and days longer than eight-hour even ...

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 ...

“We’re somehow going to solve the current labor shortage that we have in Florida that was worsened with anti-immigrant rhetoric with child labor. For the record, we know that minors already ...