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States can act to stop child labor March 16, 2023 More than 2 years ago Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) recently signed a bill rolling back child labor protections in Arkansas.
Child labor, and deaths from child labor, are surging in this country as a direct result of the catch-and-release policies implemented by President Joe Biden at the southern border.
Perdue Farms' $4 million in restitution will be distributed to impacted children, along with organizations advocating for child labor victims and to support work to prevent future exploitation ...
If we really want to stop child labor abuses, responsibility must begin at the top of the supply chain. Brand-name corporations have increasingly outsourced work to subcontractors and temporary ...
A holistic, top-down approach is needed to address underage worker issues.
Tyson Foods workers and activists rallied outside the U.S. meat company's headquarters in Arkansas on Monday to protest child labor and push for improved working conditions in processing plants.
A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order on Monday to block a poultry processing plant in the city of Irwindale from using “oppressive” child labor. The order came after ...
By Peter Valdes-Dapena and Ramishah Maruf, CNN (CNN) — The United States Department of Labor alleged on Thursday that Hyundai and two of its supplier companies illegally employed a 13-year-old ...
KINSHASA, (June 12, 2024) – Children working in some of the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) cobalt mines are getting support to trade their tools for textbooks to escape from dangerous and even ...