Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, the employment of workers under the age of 16 in any occupation, or the employment of those 16 to 18 years old in particularly hazardous occupations. 29 USCA § 203(l); 29 CFR § 570.1(b). The Secretary of Labor may assess civil penalties of up to $10,000 per violation. 29 […]
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child labor 童工 在僱佣童工的问题上，其法律意义在于禁止令其从事危险职业，或在有腐蚀性的环境中工作，或从事会损害儿童的体力或健康的工作，或令其工作时间过长而达到了使儿童精疲力尽并生病的程度。
Child Labor Amendment 〈美〉《童工修正案》 于1924年由国会向各州提交的一项宪法修正案建议，其目的在于授权国会限制、管理并禁止僱佣18岁以下的劳工，但该修正案仅在28个州被通过，因而未被批准。
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The employment of workers under the age of majority. • This term typically focuses on abusive practices such as exploitative factory work; slavery, sale, and trafficking in children; forced or compulsory labor such as debt bondage and serfdom; and the use of children in prostitution, pornography, drug-trafficking, or anything else that might jeopardize their health,
child labor law 〈美〉童工法 指美国联邦及州的一系列有关童工工作条件的法律，规定了工作时间及可以从事的工作性质等方面内容。这些对于童工的工作条件方面的规定旨在保护儿童，包括十几岁的学龄儿童在一学年中总的工作时间限制，以及在一天中特定时间方面的限制等。
child-labor law. A state or federal statute that protects children by prescribing the necessary working conditions for children in a workplace. See FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT. [Cases: Infants 14. C.J.S. Infants § 99.]
child labor. The employment of workers under the age of majority. • This term typically focuses on abusive practices such as exploitative factory work; slavery, sale, and trafficking in children; forced or compulsory labor such as debt bondage and serfdom; and the use of children in prostitution, pornography, drug-trafficking, or anything else that might jeopardize
labor, n. 1. Work of any type, including mental exertion (the fruits of one’s labor). • The term usu. refers to work for wages as opposed to profits. child labor. See CHILD LABOR. spousal labor. See SPOUSAL LABOR. 2. Workers considered as an economic unit or a political element (a dispute between management and labor
Bureau of International Labor Affairs. A unit in the U.S. Department of Labor responsible for helping formulate policy on international matters that affect American workers. • For example, the Bureau compiles and publishes worldwide data on child-labor practices and on foreign labor markets and programs. It also studies the labor consequences of immigration proposals and
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hours of labor 〈美〉劳动时间；工时 即僱员每天或每周为僱主工作的时间。由联邦和州的授权立法规定，主要适用于劳动强度较大的特定行业，旨在保障劳动者的健康和公共安全。 (→Adamson Act; day’s work; Hours of Service Act; child labor law; Fair Labor Standards Act)