Child Labor Laws and Work Environment

By valdeze

  • Child Labour In India: A Health And Human Rights Perspective.

    "Child Labour in India: a Health and Human Rights Perspective." Lancet 362 (2003): 32-37. Academic Premier Search. Web. 7 Sept. 2014.
    Child labor in India is common at plantations and farms where young children, ages ranging from 5 - 17 years old, work long hours, receive little pay, and are provided no protective equipment.

  • US Child Labor Violations In The Retail And Service Industries: Findings From A National Survey Of Working Adolescents

    Rauscher, Kimberly J., et al. "US Child Labor Violations in the Retail and Service Industries: Findings from a National Survey of Working Adolescents." American Journal of Public Health 98.9 (2008): 1693-99. Academic Premier Search. Web. 7 Sept. 2014.
    Common Child Labor Violations in the United States are working longer hours than are allowed, working after the permitted time of day, operating dangerous equipment, and being exposed to hazardous chemicals.

  • Not Kosher

    Mokhiber, Russell. "Not Kosher." Multinational Monitor 29.3 (2008): 57. Academic Premier Search. Web. 14 Sept. 2014.
    Attorney General Tim Miller filed a criminal complaint in September 2008, alleging 9311 child labor violations involving working children over 40 hours a week without overtime pay, working before 7am and after 7pm, and working with poisonous chemicals.

  • Effects Of Work Permits On Illegal Employment Among Youth Workers: Findings Of A School- Based Survey On Child Labor Violations.

    Santo, Janet Abboud Dal, J. Michael Bowling, and Thomas A. Harris. "Effects of Work Permits on Illegal Employment Among Youth Workers: Findings of a School- Based Survey on Child Labor Violations." American Journal of Public Health 100.4 (2010): 635-37. Academic Premier Search. Web. 7 Sept. 2014.
    Investigations are focusing on industries that employ the most children and have the most violations, which will lead to higher fines.

  • Samsung Partner In China Accused Of Child Labor Violations.

    Maisto, Michelle. "Samsung Partner in China Accused of Child Labor Violations." Editorial. Eweek 9 Aug. 2012: 10. Academic Premier Search. Web. 7 Sept. 2
    The China Labor Watch group, based in New York, investigated the working conditions of HEG Electronics, one of Samsung's China Business Partners. Samsung requires their business partners to upheld the same working conditions as it does in its own company. HEG was found to have children working in bad conditions and completing dangerous tasks.

  • Almost A Miracle

    Goswami, Samir, and Mark P. Lagon. "Almost a Miracle." World Affairs 176.1 (2013): 51-56. Academic Premier Search. Web. 7 Sept. 2014.
    India law prohibits children under the age of 14 to work, but it is found that many are working in factories, farms, and as house servants for the middle class to pay off family debt.