Enforcement–US – Stop Child Labor – The Child Labor Coalition

U.S. DOL obtains order to force Los Angeles-area meat processor, staffing agency to give up $327,000 in profits from oppressive child labor

USDOL News Release June 25, 2024 Investigation revealed children working dangerous jobs, unlawful

Wed Jun 26 2024

USDOL Press Release: DOL Fines Children Employed Illegally in Dangerous Jobs, Obtains $4.8M in Wages, Damages for Poultry Industry Workers in California

[May 2, 2024] Investigation finds 14-year-old children using razor-sharp deboning knives

Wed May 8 2024

USDOL Press Release: Tennessee Cleaning Firm Fined $649,000 in Child Labor Penalties; Kids, as Young as 13, Cleaned Killing Floor and Machinery

Investigations found 24 children, some just 13 years old, doing dangerous work in Iowa, Virginia

Wed May 8 2024

Seven Child Labor Best Practices for Employers from U.S. DOL

From the U.S. Department of Labor…. Train Management Train supervisors and managers on child

Fri Apr 26 2024

Child Labor Coalition lauds Wage and Hour’s child labor enforcement strategies that include creating a fund for victims and use of “hot goods” provisions

March 27, 2024 Media contact: National Consumers League/Child Labor Coalition – Reid Maki,

Thu Apr 4 2024

“Oakland Popeyes operator to pay huge sum to feds after allegedly hiring kids as young as 13”

To view “Oakland Popeyes operator to pay huge sum to feds after allegedly hiring kids as

Thu Feb 8 2024

NY Times: “Children Risk Their Lives Building America’s Roofs

"In New Orleans, Juan Nasario said he had been replacing roofs during 12-hour shifts nearly every

Fri Dec 15 2023

Congressman Morgan McGarvey Introduces Bill to Help USDOL Build Its Labor Inspectorate

[The following is a press release from Rep. McGarvey’s office dated December 06, 2023]

Fri Dec 15 2023

The Guardian: “‘It Should Never Have Happened’: death of boy, 16, at sawmill highlights rise of child labour in US”

Please read the Nov. 28th, 2023 Guardian piece, which quotes the Child Labor Coalition, here:

Tue Dec 12 2023

Enforcement--US

U.S. DOL obtains order to force Los Angeles-area meat processor, staffing agency to give up $327,000 in profits from oppressive child labor

USDOL Press Release: DOL Fines Children Employed Illegally in Dangerous Jobs, Obtains $4.8M in Wages, Damages for Poultry Industry Workers in California

USDOL Press Release: Tennessee Cleaning Firm Fined $649,000 in Child Labor Penalties; Kids, as Young as 13, Cleaned Killing Floor and Machinery

Seven Child Labor Best Practices for Employers from U.S. DOL

Child Labor Coalition lauds Wage and Hour’s child labor enforcement strategies that include creating a fund for victims and use of “hot goods” provisions

“Oakland Popeyes operator to pay huge sum to feds after allegedly hiring kids as young as 13”

NY Times: “Children Risk Their Lives Building America’s Roofs

Congressman Morgan McGarvey Introduces Bill to Help USDOL Build Its Labor Inspectorate

The Guardian: “‘It Should Never Have Happened’: death of boy, 16, at sawmill highlights rise of child labour in US”

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