International Child Labor

The U.S. Department of Labor and other federal government agencies sponsor many efforts to end abusive child labor abroad. The Department's Bureau of International Labor Affairs program created in to investigate and report on abusive child labor around the world.

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Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking - The Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking’s efforts and activities include research and publication of major reports on international child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking; funding and oversight of projects to eliminate exploitive child labor and forced labor around the world; and assistance in the development and implementation of U.S. government policy on international child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking issues.