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U.S. Department of Labor | Wageand Hour Division 11 This presentation is intended as general information only and does not carry the force of legal opinion. The Department of Labor is providing this information as a public service. This information and related materials are presented to give the public access to information on Department of ...
The main law regulating child labor in the United States is the Fair Labor Standards Act. For non-agricultural jobs, children under 14 may not be employed, children between 14 and 16 may be employed in allowed occupations during limited hours, and children between 16 and 17 may be employed for unlimited hours in non-hazardous occupations. [ 2 ...
Now the series draws attention to the important efforts underway in our nation’s education community to address sex and labor trafficking, and exploitation.On behalf of the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Office of Safe and Supportive Schools and the Department of Labor (DOL), the National Center ...
Child labor in the United States. Child labor in the United States was a common phenomenon across the economy in the 19th century. Outside agriculture, it gradually declined in the early 20th century, except in the South which added children in textile and other industries. Child labor remained common in the agricultural sector until compulsory ...
According to federal law, human trafficking is the exploitation of a person through force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of forced labor, commercial sex, or both. Victims of human trafficking include adults and children, both U.S. citizens and foreign nationals. Of 22,326 trafficking victims and survivors identified through contacts with ...
Child Labor Trafficking. Child labor trafficking is using force, fraud, or coercion to compel a child under 18 to provide involuntary labor or services. Child labor trafficking most often occurs in agricultural settings, factories, domestic workplaces, health and beauty services, restaurants, and small businesses, and is more common in informal ...
The growth of the U.S. economy and the decline in child labor led Edmonds (2005) to postulate that child labor declines as a country’s economy expands. From 1993 to 1997, gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in Vietnam grew 7% annually, and child labor declined by 28% over this same period.
The National Child Labor Committee ( NCLC) was a private, non-profit organization in the United States that served as a leading proponent for the national child labor reform movement. Its mission was to promote "the rights, awareness, dignity, well-being and education of children and youth as they relate to work and working."