Of nearly 250 million children engaged in child labor around the world, the vast majority- 70 percent, or some 170 million-are working in agriculture. Child agricultural workers frequently work ...

Child labor ranges from four-year-olds tied to rug looms to keep them from running away, to seventeen-year-olds helping out on the family farm. In some cases, a child's work can be helpful to him ...

Throughout my career as a diplomat, advocate, and fundraiser, I have been fortunate to meet with farming families all over the world. One thing is universal: whether they are growing coffee or cocoa, ...

The U.S. Department of Labor has entered into an agreement with Perdue Farms Inc. to address child labor violations at its Accomac, Virginia plant.

Agriculture is an industry where the risks ... Along with those in the industry pushing for less child labor protections, ...

The Global Media Foundation (GloMeF) has secured a 60,000-dollar grant from the Canadian Unifor Social Justice Fund to ...

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and its Global Accelerator Lab (GALAB) Project have organised a review meeting to incorporate child and forced labour indicators into the LEAP Management ...

"We have zero tolerance for any form of child labor, and we have taken action ... migrant children in the U.S. are not only employed in agriculture and food supply jobs, but also in dangerous ...

The deals, announced this week, are part of a flurry of child labor settlements that have come in the last days of the Biden administration, which has been cracking down on the practice.