The U.S. government found child labor violations involving over 3,800 minors in 2022. At the same time, some states say there is too much regulation of child labor. Katherine Walts, director of the ...

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 ...

Twelve-year-old Tenasoa crawls to work every day at a mine in eastern Madagascar where she collects two kilos of the shiny mineral mica each day. She cannot walk because of a physical disability.

GENEVA, NEW YORK and TORONTO, June 11, 2025 /CNW/ - Nearly 138 million children were engaged in child labour in 2024, including around 54 million in hazardous work likely to jeopardize their health, ...

Peter lives near Monrovia, Liberia’s capital, with his mother and three younger sisters. He attended school through ninth grade, but after his father died his mother could no longer pay his ...

Child Labour: Global estimates 2024, trends and the road forward Child Labour: Global estimates 2024, trends and the road forward ILO-UNICEF joint report provides an overview of child labour patterns ...

In crude mines across Central and Sub-Saharan Africa, hands that should hold pencils and schoolbooks hammer rocks and search for the minerals that power electric vehicle batteries, solar cells, and ...

The owner of more than 100 Burger King franchises in Wisconsin has been ordered to pay more than $1 million in fines after officials found over 1,500 violations of child labor laws. Cave Enterprises, ...