Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are approximately 2.4 billion minors around the world who are aged below 18 years. Nearly 138 million of these children – ...

Youth work permits, which outline the potential hours and work duties for a minor worker, help prevent child labor violations, according to an analysis of U.S. Department of Labor data conducted by ...

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 ...

A year after loosening child labor laws and two years after penalizing businesses that hired undocumented immigrants, Florida is now looking at removing all work restrictions on 16- and 17-year-olds ...

A young boy herding cattle in South Africa. Photo by David Turnley/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images Child labour is a big concern across the world. It is particularly acute in countries in the global south ...

Federal investigators found nearly a dozen children to be working dangerous, overnight shifts at Seaboard Triumph Foods' pork processing plant in Sioux City, Iowa, the Department of Labor announced.

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Child labor is any work that is mentally, physically, socially or morally dangerous and harmful to children and young people. It robs children of their right to education, forcing them to drop out of ...

Federal investigators found a 13-year-old employee, overnight work by a 15-year-old and unpaid wages. Here's what we know.