The Dramatic Rise of Farm Labor Contractors Has Led to Rampant Abuses. Here’s Why Regulators Have Failed to Stop Them.

Experts say there aren’t enough state and federal inspectors to adequately vet whether labor contractors who oversee ...
NetIndia123

Karnataka Employers' Association (KEA) and International Labour Organization (ILO) support Karnataka Manufacturers Strengthen Responsible Business Practices

Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal's maiden six-wicket for India as the hosts beat England by 75 runs in the third and final Twenty20 International ...

Over 300 groups ask Trump administration to reverse course on ending Haitian TPS

Hundreds of organizations, including civil rights groups, labor unions, immigrant rights advocates and faith leaders ...
The Daily Cardinal

Child labor or financial efficiency? Pizza joints debate bill allowing minors to operate pizza-dough rollers

Republican lawmakers introduced legislation on Jan. 23 which would allow minors 16 years of age and older to operate ...

She was a key voice of the 1990s labor movement in Nike’s Indonesia factories. Today she relies on donations from abroad

Cicih Sukaesih helped bring the world’s attention to the lives of the young women in poor countries who made sneakers in the ...
Washington Examiner

Big Labor’s child care racket

In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to ...
The Courier-Journal

Is child labor legal in Kentucky? Here's what the law says

Federal law sets the minimum age for most non-agricultural work at 16, but some jobs are available to 14- and 15-year-olds. Children under 14 can perform specific jobs like delivering newspapers, ...
WAVY-TV

Federal indictment alleges contractor employed child laborers, false IDs at Eastern Shore poultry plant

ACCOMACK COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) — An unsealed grand jury indictment alleges that multiple people harbored and employed undocumented immigrants, including children, while working for a poultry-processing ...
Los Angeles Times

To protect underage farmworkers, California expands oversight of field conditions

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. California officials say they are enhancing coordination among state agencies to better protect underage ...
Cleveland.com

DeWine vetoes bill that would let employers expand use of child labor

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed legislation that would have allowed employers to expand use of child workers, who can be paid less than Ohio’s full minimum wage. DeWine, late Wednesday ...
Ventura County Star

California’s child farmworkers: underpaid and toiling in toxic fields

Read another story in the series of Capital & Main’s investigation: Child farmworkers exposed to toxic pesticides amid lax enforcement. The summer sun burned through the clouds in California’s Salinas ...
World Socialist Web Site

Death of 15-year-old in Turkey underscores widespread child labor exploitation

Muhammed Kendirci, a 15-year-old student who was working at a carpentry workshop in the Bozova district of Şanlıurfa within the scope of Vocational Training Centers (MESEM), was seriously injured on ...