by Zach Dawes Jr | Oct 7, 2022 | News
There were 233 million working children in 2021, with 160 million in conditions of child labor, according to a report published on Sept. 28 by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of International Labor Affairs. Of the 160 million in child labor, 79 million were...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Nov 2, 2021 | News
Child labor increased in 2020 despite decades of efforts to reduce unsafe, exploitative labor practices, according to a U.S. Department of Labor report published Sept. 29. Of the 233 million working children in the world in 2020, 160 million were in conditions of...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Oct 14, 2020 | News
There are 152 million children in conditions of child labor worldwide, according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s annual report published Sept. 30. Of this total, 73 million are working in hazardous conditions and 25 million in situations of forced labor. These...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Oct 17, 2019 | News
Around 152 million children ages 5-17 were involved in child labor during 2018, according to a report published in late September by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of International Labor Affairs. Around half of these children (73 million) were working in...
by Pam Strickland | Jun 11, 2019 | Opinion
“Child labor in the U.S.? That doesn’t happen here.” “I don’t contribute to that.” “I can’t do anything to stop it.” These are common statements I hear because child labor trafficking isn’t discussed much in the United States. Most of us think it happens in...
