CHILD LABOR Definition & Meaning

child labor

noun

the gainful employment of children below an age determined by law or custom.

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Origin of child labor¹

First recorded in 1875–80

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We would never do that; we used child labor — hey, they’re still people.”

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This year’s Oscar-nominated live-action shorts place viewers in the shoes of people on the front lines of thorny sociopolitical issues, including immigration and child labor.

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“Child labor is not an Indian problem alone,” says filmmaker Adam Graves.

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This year’s Oscar-nominated live-action shorts place viewers in the shoes of people on the front lines of thorny sociopolitical issues, including immigration and child labor.

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Tung cited a resolution the local party passed some years ago opposing the use of child labor in Africa’s chocolate trade.

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