What is child labor in your eyes?

I define “child labor” as the employment of children less than 15 years old in full time jobs that preclude education and childhood experiences. Child labor perpetuates the status quo. read more

The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, which for the first time set national minimum wage and maximum hour standards for workers in interstate commerce, also placed limitations on child labor. In effect, the employment of children under sixteen years of age was prohibited in manufacturing and mining. read more

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) targets to reduce cases of child labor in the country by 630,000 by the year 2022, an official of the department said. read more