Coming back soon? Children working as miners in Pennsylvania. (AP Photo) EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To stay on top of important articles like these, sign up to ...
Despite decades of progress, child labor remains deeply embedded in global supply chains, with millions of children engaged in hazardous and exploitative work to produce everyday goods. The scope of ...
Private auditors have failed to detect migrant children working for U.S. suppliers of Oreos, Gerber baby snacks, McDonald’s milk and many other products. Miguel Sanchez, 17, came alone to the United ...
John Dempsey, said to be 12 years old, working in a Rhode Island textile mill in 1909. Lewis Wickes Hine Library of Congress image Over 100 years ago, the National Child Labor Committee used photos of ...
A version of this story first published on Sept. 3, 2018, with the headline “The searing photos that helped end child labor in America.” He arrived at the coal mines, textile mills and industrial ...
You may think that child labor was abolished a century ago, at least in the United States. That was never quite true. The Fair Labor Standards Act, passed during the New Deal, outlawed “oppressive ...
The US Department of Labor is investigating the exploitation of children in the poultry industry. The news follows a New York Times report about migrant kids being hired by contractors. Perdue Farms ...
The Iowa legislature has passed a Republican-led bill that would roll back child labor protections, including the hours teens are allowed to work and the establishments where they can be employed. If ...
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