Working in railways, mines, and mills caused thousands of deaths in the early 20th century and before. Photos show the ...

This gave all children access to free education and also helped to end child labour in factories ... By the end of the 1800s it had become quite common for people to have a telephone in their ...

Child labour was rampant, and workplace safety was non-existent. Robert Owen, a Welsh textile mill owner turned social reformer, pioneered humane working conditions in the early 1800s at his New ...

We’re led by 59-year-old Arthur Boyle, a father of 13, who first came here on Labor Day ... her miracle factory, with more than 7,000 miraculous cures claimed since the mid-1800s.

A new report from the University of Nottingham's Rights Lab and GoodWeave International highlights the risk of modern slavery ...

Self-made African-American business tycoon Madame C.J. Walker stepped out of the past Monday to speak to students at High School West about how they can overcome hardship and be successful. “I am a ...

The deals, announced this week, are part of a flurry of child labor settlements that have ... will go to children who worked at Hearthside factories when they were younger than 16.

Brazilian meat major JBS’s US arm has signed an agreement with the American government to address child labour issues. JBS will provide $4m to assist individuals and communities “affected by ...

All three of these announcements come just days before President elect Donald Trump takes office, but they follow a number of other child labor investigations in the meatpacking industry in the ...