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Lee notes Brazil's Lula for sharing experiences as child laborers ahead of summit talks

Yonhap News 23 Feb 2026
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Monday noted that he and B ....
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Lee, Lula share experiences as child laborers ahead of summit talks

Korea Times 23 Feb 2026
President Lee Jae Myung on Monday noted that he and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva shared experiences as former child laborers, as the leaders were set to hold summit talks later in the day.
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2 Texas women indicted for kidnapping, abuse and forced child labor (ICE - US Immigration and Customs Enforcement)

Public Technologies 17 Feb 2026
). WASHINGTON - Two women from Conroe, Texas, were charged with kidnapping, abuse and forced labor of a child Feb. 9 ... "Harming children is unconscionable," said ICE Deputy Director Charles Wall ... Read more on Justice.gov ... Disclaimer. ICE - U.S.
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“Illegal child labor”: MrBeast says child labor crisis in cocoa farms inspired him to launch Feastables

The Times of India 17 Feb 2026
The YouTube megastar says the chocolate industry’s long-standing child labor problem pushed him to build a different kind of snack company ... “Over 1 million children work in child labor on cocoa farms so you can have cheap chocolate.
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Lawmakers could scrap child labor reporting in Indiana

IndyStar 16 Feb 2026
... Indiana's child labor reporting system.Employers would no longer be required to register and track minors on their payroll.It's the latest effort to roll back child labor protections in Indiana.
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Wisconsin demands $1M from Burger King franchisee over alleged child labor, wage violations

New York Post 09 Feb 2026
Wisconsin officials are seeking more than $1 million from a Burger King franchise operator after determining the company committed more than 1,600 child labor and wage violations affecting hundreds of minors across the state.
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Burger King franchiser with Winona store committed more than 1,600 child labor law violations, Wisconsin alleges

Winona Daily News 06 Feb 2026
The allegations against Cave Enterprises in Wisconsin involve more than 600 children ages 14 and 15 over two years ... .
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Gov. Evers Demands Accountability for Sweeping Child Labor Violations Affecting Over 600 Kids (The Office of the Governor of the State of Wisconsin)

Public Technologies 06 Feb 2026
Tony Evers today demanded accountability for sweeping child labor violations affecting over 600 Wisconsin kids after the Evers Administration's Department of Workforce Development (DWD) uncovered more ...
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Lawmakers seek child labor protections in WA for family vlog content

The Seattle Times 22 Jan 2026
A Washington bill could give young adults control over content posted of them as kids and ensure that earnings from social media are protected for children ... .
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Is child labor legal in Kentucky? Here's what the law says

Courier Journal 29 Dec 2025
Additionally, states may have different laws regarding child labor ... If a state has child labor laws that are less restrictive than the federal law, the federal law applies. If a state has child labor ...
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FLSA & Child Labor: Non-Agricultural Child Labor (WHD - Wage and Hour Division)

Public Technologies 16 Dec 2025
). Non-Agricultural Child Labor. FLSA & Child Labor Non-Agricultural Child Labor FLSA Standards. Child Labor Protections by Age. Hours 14- and 15-year-olds can work ... 3 ... 18. no longer subject to Federal Child Labor Laws. 4. Child Labor Protections by Age.
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DeWine’s veto of child-labor bill applauded

The Vindicator 08 Dec 2025
Tim Schaffer, R-Lancaster, had introduced both Senate Bill 50 to alter allowable work hours for minors and Senate Concurrent Resolution 3, which asked Congress to change the Fair Labor Standards Act ...
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Community of Jesus fights back against child labor-related lawsuit

Cape Cod Times 08 Dec 2025
broke child labor and trafficking laws ... 2 email, a spokeswoman from the Attorney General’s office said there is no mechanism for a parent to exempt their child or the employer from Massachusetts' child labor laws.
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