child labor

“For too long this industry has been given carte blanche to disregard laws,” an advocate told Truthout.

“They see children as expendable and exploitable cheap labor for capital,” one activist said.

One in 5 child care centers will soon have to decrease the number of children they serve if Congress fails to act.

Proposals like allowing children to work in meat coolers violate federal child labor safeguards, officials say.

Thousands of low-income youths are working in violation of federal law and are struggling to complete school.

“This session will go down in history as one of the most divisive and cruel ever seen in Iowa.”

One of the children was found to have been working the deep fryer, which is illegal under federal law.

This May Day, in a moment of resurgent child labor, let’s take time to remember and be inspired by Mother Jones.

The Foundation for Government Accountability has backed bills to expand child labor in at least three states.

“People were punished for bringing this to the attention of their supervisors,” says reporter Hannah Dreier.