Labor, Health Agencies Launch Taskforce Tackling Child Labor (1)

The Biden administration wants to reverse an alarming uptick in child labor violations involving migrant children at US companies.

Leaders of the US departments of Labor and Health and Human Services announced Monday they are taking new steps to address exploitative child labor practices, including forming an inter-agency taskforce on “Child Labor Exploitation” and launching a national strategic enforcement initiative from the Wage and Hour Division.

As part of that effort, senior administration officials said during a press call that the DOL would be “applying further scrutiny to companies who conduct business with employers and staffing agencies that use illegal ...