Center for American Progress analysis based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Employment Statistics Survey, "All employees, thousands, child care services, seasonally adjusted," available ...

The U.S. government found child ... labor investigations underway, and officials are concerned about the exploitation of children, particularly migrants who may not even have a parent in the ...

In the United States, child agricultural workers receive fewer legal protections than other working children. U.S. labor law allows children in agriculture to work at younger ages, for longer ...

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 ...

On Thursday, the Department said investigators found that another slaughterhouse cleaning company called QSI had employed 54 children at 13 meatpacking plants in eight states on overnight shifts ...

Child labor is on the uptick in the United States, according to the Labor Department, which has ramped up its enforcement of violations in recent years. In fiscal year 2024, the agency said it ...

Child trafficking ... can differ by country. The United States is one of the most active sex trafficking countries in the world, where exploitation of trafficking victims occurs in cities, suburban ...

On Thursday, the Department said investigators found that another slaughterhouse cleaning company called QSI had employed 54 children at 13 meatpacking plants in eight states on overnight shifts ...

Whilst these cases and statistics are reminiscent ... The situation in the United States is not unique. Progress in tackling child labor globally has been stagnating since 2016.

These conditions violate the Fair Labor Standards Act’s child labor hazardous orders ... including unaccompanied children seeking safety in the United States. We are pleased that our monthslong ...