child labor
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of child labor
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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“Go deep deep into your supply chains to ensure that no slave or child labor is being used anywhere in the world to create your products.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
It was a reaction to corporate abuses and corrupt governance and horrific things like child labor and environmental destruction.
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026
Just 27 citations were issued for child labor violations to the thousands of agricultural employers across California, the records show.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025
Congress prohibited child labor under age 14 in 1916.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025
Among its provisions are establishing a forty-hour work week and a national minimum wage as well as prohibiting oppressive child labor and most employment of minors.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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