child labor
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of child labor
First recorded in 1875–80
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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
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
Researchers who study child labor say there are no solid numbers on how many minors work in California agriculture, in part because of the transient nature of the work and limited tracking by government agencies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025
“Anyway, I don’t really have a choice since my parents own the place. Free child labor and all, you know?”
From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez
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