The severity of child labor in the United States and around the world

 

The Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued its yearly Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor report, examining 131 countries’ efforts to abolish child labor in 2022 and the obstacles those efforts face. The report highlights, in part, the vulnerability of migrant children in the United States working for little pay in industries that are especially unsafe for children and notes an alarming 69% increase in unlawful work by children since 2018.

The International Labour Organization (ILO), a United Nations Agency, defines child labor as “work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential and their dignity, and that is harmful to physical and mental development.” The “worst forms of child labor” are those that harm children’s well-being and/or expose them to danger. This includes slavery, sexual exploitation, the use of children in armed combat, and exposure to dangerous machinery or toxic chemicals.

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