Child Labor - US

Working More Than 20 Hours a Week in High School Found Harmful

February 18th, 2011: Many teens work part-time during the school year, and in the current economic

US Department of Labor presents Iqbal Masih Award to Liberian workers’ group for efforts to combat exploitive child labor

February 16th, 2011: Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today announced that the U.S. Department of

Apple Report Reveals Child Labor Increase

February 15th, 2011: Apple's annual report says 91 children worked at its suppliers in 2010, and

Organizer of child sex ring in Thailand sentenced to 25 years

February 1st, 2011: A Canadian man who admitted to running a sex ring involving young boys at his

U.S. DOL Fines Two Grain Operators $1.4 million in Death of Two Teens

January 24th, 2011: The U.S. Department of Labor has fined Haasbach LLC in Mount Carroll and

Proposed changes to child labor law spark concern in Maine

January 10th, 2011: Groups representing restaurants and hotels sparred with worker advocates on

World Bank Responds to Criticism on Uzbek Report

January 9th, 2011: An Uzbek human rights group concerned about the World Bank's failure to concede

Teen Dies in Ohio Farm Accident

January 3rd, 2011: A 16-year-old who was killed in a farm machinery accident on Wednesday has been

US Department of Labor awards nearly $20 million to combat exploitive child labor in Bolivia, Egypt and Jordan

January 3rd, 2011: The U.S. Department of Labor today announced nearly $20 million in grants