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Nation Jan 01

How child migrants are put to work in unsafe and illegal conditions

By Laura Barrón-López, Shoshana Dubnow

Nation Jun 03

FILE PHOTO: The United States Department of Labor is seen in Washington, D.C., U.S.
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Why several states are pushing to loosen child labor restrictions

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 Center for the Human Rights of Children…

By Ali Rogin, Kaisha Young

Politics May 25

Republican Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, running for re-election as the Governor of Iowa in the 2022 U.S. midterm elections, talks about student debt during the 5th Annual Harvest Festival at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., October 1, 2022. Photo by Lee Navin/For the Des Moines Register/USA TODAY NETWORK via REUTERS
Some lawmakers propose loosening child labor laws to fill worker shortage

In at least 10 states, legislators have proposed letting children work longer hours and in more hazardous occupations as a fix for labor shortages. They also say parents have the right to let their kids work, and without too much…

By Harm Venhuizen, Associated Press

Nation May 03

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McDonald’s franchises fined for child labor violations in Labor Department crackdown

Federal officials say two 10-year-olds are among the 300 children who worked at a McDonald's restaurants in Kentucky with no or little pay.

By Associated Press

Politics Apr 18

The Iowa state capitol building is pictured in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., February 4, 2020. Photo by Carlo Allegri/REUTERS
Iowa’s Senate advances controversial bill to loosen child labor laws

The Labor Department says it has more than 600 child labor investigations underway, and officials are concerned about the exploitation of children, particularly migrants who may not even have a parent in the United States.

By Associated Press

Feb 27

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Biden administration vows to crack down on companies exploiting child labor

By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas

The Biden administration announced new steps to crack down on child labor violations, including tougher investigations of the companies who may benefit from the work. It comes days after a New York Times investigation into the explosive growth of migrant…

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Feb 27

WATCH: White House announces task force to crack down on migrant child labor

By Associated Press

The Biden administration said Monday that it is creating a new task force to crack down on an explosion of the illegal exploitation of migrant children for labor in the U.S.

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Jul 11

Watch 11:43
A Dutch chocolate company’s fight to end illegal child labor

By Megan Thompson, Joan Martelli

The chocolate industry has a dark side: almost 1.6 million children work -- illegally -- in the cocoa growing regions of Ghana and Ivory Coast. Tony’s Chocoloneley, a quirky but popular chocolate brand in The Netherlands, is on a mission…

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Dec 01

Supreme Court hears Nestle, Cargill alleged human rights abuses case

By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press

If the court were to accept Nestle and Cargill's arguments, that could further limit the ability of victims of human rights abuses abroad to use U.S. courts to sue.

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Aug 04

U.N. agency hails ‘historic first’ with child labor convention

By Associated Press

The International Labor Organization has welcomed a global agreement to combat the worst forms of child labor as the first time all of its member states have ratified a convention — in a process that lasted 21 years.

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