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child labour

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noun

  1. the full-time employment of children below a minimum age laid down by statute

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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There is no unified definition of a child or child labour in Pakistan, although a federal law prohibits children under the age of 14 from working in unsafe and hazardous environments, such as factories.

From Barron's Oct. 13, 2025

The teenage pair tease each other about child labour and who started working at the shop first.

From BBC Oct. 25, 2024

Under the new rules, any child labour or forced labour violations have become grounds for immediate termination of contracts.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2024

Givaudan, the fragrance house which makes Lancôme Idôle L'Intense, described our investigation as "deeply alarming", adding "it's incumbent upon us all to continue taking action to remove the risk of child labour entirely".

From BBC May 27, 2024

The act of 1904 introduced restrictions on the employment of children which lie on the border land between cruelty and the regulation of child labour.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" by Various

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