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DES MOINES — The U.S. Department of Labor has levied a $9,300 civil penalty against Dubuque-based Peninsula Gaming LLC after investigation by the department's Wage and Hour Division. According to [...]

The bill seeks to broaden the definition of child soldiers. In late May 2011, the House of Representatives passed House Bill 4480 declaring as a criminal act the use of children by government [...]

Abidjan — Child-trafficking and prostitution involving Nigerians has triggered a controversy in Abidjan following the arrest of 16 victims with consular cards issued by the Nigerian embassy in [...]

But forget trying to independently confirm there is no forced child labor in Uzbekistan. The government continues to refuse to allow observers from the International Labor Organization, a branch [...]