Child labour
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Child labour is any work children engage in that interferes with their ability to attend regular school, or is mentally, physically, socially and morally harmful. Such work is prohibited by legislatio
A Palestinian child labourer at the Kalya Junction, Lido beach, Delek petrol station, road 90 near the Dead Sea
A child labourer in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Child coal miners in Prussia, late 19th century
A Chinese child repairing shoes, late 19th century
Child labour law
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Child labour laws are statutes placing restrictions and regulations on the work of minors.
Child labour
…and services such as news boys—some worked night shifts lasting 12 hours. With the rise of household income, availability of schools and passage of child labour laws, the incidence rates of child labour fell. As of 2023, in the world's poorest countries, around one in five children are engaged in child labour, the…
Political cartoon celebrating the newly signed National Child Labor Law in 1916.