What is the U.S. government doing to combat the worst forms of child labor in this country?
• DOL is committed to ensuring that U.S. child labor laws, including those regarding hazardous work, are strictly enforced. Every on-site investigation conducted by WHD has a child labor component. Child labor complaints, although not numerous, are given the highest priority within the agency. Each year, WHD regional and local offices plan and undertake child labor compliance initiatives in a variety of industries, such as grocery stores, shopping malls, theaters, and restaurants. These industries are among those in which large numbers of young workers are traditionally employed, and in which the agency has historically found high levels of non-compliance with the child labor Hazardous Orders, which prohibit certain work activities by children below 16 and 18 years of age. In 2008, WHD assessed over $4.2 million in civil penalties against employers for child labor law violations. In 2009, WHD cited five agricultural employers for employing minors under the legal age of employment in th
• DOL is committed to ensuring that U.S. child labor laws, including those regarding hazardous work, are strictly enforced. Every on-site investigation conducted by WHD has a child labor component. Child labor complaints, although not numerous, are given the highest priority within the agency. Each year, WHD regional and local offices plan and undertake child labor compliance initiatives in a variety of industries, such as grocery stores, shopping malls, theaters, and restaurants. These industries are among those in which large numbers of young workers are traditionally employed, and in which the agency has historically found high levels of non-compliance with the child labor Hazardous Orders, which prohibit certain work activities by children below 16 and 18 years of age. In 2008, WHD assessed over $4.2 million in civil penalties against employers for child labor law violations. In 2009, WHD cited five agricultural employers for employing minors under the legal age of employment in th
