Former Meta employee tells Senate company failed to protect teens' safety
By Katie Paul NEW YORK A former Meta employee is testifying before a U.S. Senate subcommittee on Tuesday,
2023-11-08 02:26
Instagram linked to depression, anxiety, insomnia in kids - US states' lawsuit
Dozens of U.S. states are suing Meta Platforms and its Instagram unit, accusing them of contributing to a
2023-10-25 00:58
Tyson and Perdue under investigation by Department of Labor
The Department of Labor is investigating meat and chicken processors Perdue and Tyson Foods following a New York Times magazine report of minors working at their facilities. Earlier this year, the federal government committed to ratcheting up efforts to root out child labor law violations.
2023-09-28 18:45
Tyson and Perdue face child labor investigations - New York Times
The U.S. Department of Labor has opened investigations into meat companies Tyson Foods and Perdue Farms to determine
2023-09-24 00:58
Poverty rate jumps in 2022 after end of enhanced child tax credit
The share of Americans, particularly children, in poverty rose significantly last year, in part because Congress did not renew a Covid-19 pandemic enhancement to the child tax credit, according to Census Bureau data released Tuesday.
2023-09-12 22:59
Four million children in Pakistan have no safe water, a year after deadly floods
One year after catastrophic floods devastated swathes of Pakistan, some 4 million children in the South Asian nation remain without access to safe water, the United Nations children's agency has warned.
2023-08-25 17:28
Illegal child labor is on the rise in a tight job market
There's been a serious increase in child labor law violations in the US over the past few years. Well known companies, consumer-facing name brands, have been caught employing children for grueling work in dangerous conditions.
2023-07-30 21:23
More states want to let kids work as bartenders
More states are letting teenagers serve alcohol at bars and restaurants, part of a growing rollback of child labor protection laws across the United States.
2023-07-21 22:50
Rothschild family buys 8.2 million shares of Paris-listed investment bank
Concordia said on Thursday it had acquired all the shares it was permitted to acquire of Rothschild &
2023-07-07 06:47
Slaughterhouse cleaning crews unionize at US firm fined for hiring kids
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO More than 200 workers who clean meat plants have unionized after their employer paid
2023-06-23 03:59
Microsoft to pay $20 million to settle charges it collected children's information
WASHINGTON Microsoft will pay $20 million to settle U.S. Federal Trade Commission charges that the tech company illegally
2023-06-06 07:22
Japan unveils policy blueprint featuring childcare, no mention of funding
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan on Friday announced its mid-term economic policy framework, featuring Prime Minister
2023-05-26 20:54