Child labor widespread problem in US: USA Today

There are children working under what amounts to indentured and slave labor conditions in every single U.S. state, which means that the country's child labor laws designed to prevent children from working at all are being broken, most egregiously by those who are exploiting the most vulnerable workers of all: underage migrant workers, reported USA Today on Sunday.

Children's Day in Afghanistan: They work for a piece of bread, hoping for a better future

 

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China urges US to ‘reflect on its labor rights’

China urged the US on Monday to stop practicing double standards on labor issues, reflect “on its own serious violations of labor rights" and “take up responsibility accordingly,” local media reported.

Lavoro minorile, una piaga per 160 milioni di bambini nel mondo

 

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Child labour rises globally for the first time in decades

 

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Les enfants bûcherons des montagnes chinoises

 

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 En Chine, ces enfants produisent et vendent du charbon au péril de leur vie

152mn children in forced labor, 40mn people in slavery : study

At least 40 million people across the globe live in modern slavery, while 152 million children from 5 to 17 years old are currently involved in child labor, a new report reveals.

India Saves Almost 200 Children in Biggest Child Labor Bust

Indian police on Tuesday rescued nearly 200 children working in brick kilns in the southern state of Telangana, in one of the biggest operations contained within the government’s ongoing efforts to tackle child labor and trafficking.

More than 1,000 fake life jackets found in raid on Turkish workshop staffed with Syrian children

 Turkey’s black market economy is benefiting from the mass influx of Syrian refugees, with a raid on a life jacket manufacturing facility revealing the use of child labor along with hundreds of dangerous poor-quality vests.

ILO plans to eradicate child labor in Myanmar

International Labor Organization is planning to eradicate child labor in Myanmar by running a pilot project next year, according to military-run daily on Saturday.

Report condemns child labour in Philippines gold mines

In September 2014, 17-year old Nel Pernecita entered a dry underground pit in the northeastern Philippine province of Camarines Norte, to mine ore containing gold.

Syria refugee child labor a 'growing, dangerous problem'

A growing number of Syrian refugee children are being pushed into the labor market to support their families and exploited, often in dangerous conditions, said a report released Thursday.