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Child labor — is the employment of children at regular and sustained labour. This practice is considered exploitative by many countries and international organizations. Child labour was utilized to varying extents through most of history, but entered public… … Wikipedia
child labor — n. the regular, full time employment of children under a legally defined age in factories, stores, offices, etc.: in the U.S., the minimum legal age under federal law is 16 (in hazardous occupations, 18) … English World dictionary
Child labor laws in the United States — include numerous statutes and rules regulating the employment of minors. According to the United States Department of Labor, child labor laws affect those under the age of 18 in a variety of occupations.[1][further explanation needed] Contents … Wikipedia
child labor laws — n. Laws regulating the hours, conditions, and nature of work that may be performed by children. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. child labor laws … Law dictionary
child labor law — n: a law regulating or prohibiting the employment of a person who is below a specified age Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. child labor law … Law dictionary
Child Labor Amendment — United States of America This article is part of the series: United States Constitution Original text of the Constitution Preamble Articles of the Constitution I · … Wikipedia
Child Labor Deterrence Act — The Child Labor Deterrence Act was created by United States Senator of the Democratic Party Tom Harkin of Iowa, and was first proposed in the United States Congress in 1992, with subsequent propositions in 1993, 1995, 1997 and 1999. According to… … Wikipedia
Child Labor Tax Case — SCOTUSCase Litigants=Bailey v. Drexel Furniture Co. ArgueDateA=March 7 ArgueDateB=8 ArgueYear=1922 DecideDate=May 15 DecideYear=1922 FullName=J. W. Bailey and J. W. Bailey, Collector of Internal Revenue for the District of North Carolina v.… … Wikipedia
child labor — The employment of children, the legal significance of which is the prohibition of such employment in dangerous occupations, in places where they may be corrupted by the surroundings, at work which is of such nature as to tax the strength of the… … Ballentine's law dictionary
child labor — noun : the employment of a child in a business or industry especially in violation of state or federal statutes prohibiting the employment of children under a specified age … Useful english dictionary
Child Labor Amendment — A proposed amendment to the United States Constitution, granting to Congress the power to limit, regulate, and prohibit the labor of persons under 18 years of age; submitted to the states for ratification by Congress in 1924, but failing of… … Ballentine's law dictionary
