Dec. 11, 2024 22:18 PM EST
NASARAWA, Nigeria (AP) — Growing demand for the lithium used in batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage has created a new frontier for mining in Nigeria.
But it’s led to exploitation of children who are often poor and take work in small, illegal mines to support...
Nov. 14, 2024 14:42 PM EST
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Smithfield Foods, one of the nation’s largest meat processors, has agreed to pay $2 million to resolve allegations of child labor violations at a plant in Minnesota, officials announced Thursday.
An investigation by the Minnesota Department of Labor and...