child labour

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English[edit]

Child labour in Canada, c. 1905

Alternative forms[edit]

(US) child labor

Noun[edit]

child labour (uncountable)

(British spelling, Canadian) Work performed by a minor that is prohibited by statute law, particularly under terms and conditions considered inhumane.

Related terms[edit]

labour law

Translations[edit]

work performed by children

Chinese:
Mandarin: 童工 (zh) (tónggōng)
Danish: børnearbejde n
Finnish: lapsityövoima
German: Kinderarbeit (de) f

Norwegian:
Bokmål: barnearbeid n

Nynorsk: barnearbeid n
Thai: แรงงานเด็ก
Turkish: çocuk işçiliği

See also[edit]

child labour on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
child labour on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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