child labour

English

Child labour in Canada, c. 1905

Alternative forms

• (US) child labor

Noun

child labour (uncountable)

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

Related terms

• labour law

Translations

work performed by children

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 童工 (zh) (tónggōng)

• Danish: børnearbejde n
• Finnish: lapsityövoima
• German: Kinderarbeit (de) f
• Icelandic: barnaþrælkun f
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• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: barnearbeid n

  Nynorsk: barnearbeid n

• Persian: کودکان کار (kudakân-e kâr)
• Thai: แรงงานเด็ก
• Turkish: çocuk işçiliği