child labor
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of child labor
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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Local human-rights groups have tied excessive microfinance debt to suicides, migration, child labor and decreased food consumption.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 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
His goal, Donaldson has said, is to eventually get 100% of his cocoa from fair-labor cocoa farms and eliminate child labor in the cocoa industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 3, 2026
The primary agency in California for regulating child labor and workplace safety laws is the state Department of Industrial Relations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025
They wanted to stop child labor in Africa.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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