Below you will find example sentences with "child labor". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Child Labor in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: labor
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 13
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 25.6 words

Words in this phrase

child labor

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • child can mean: A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority). Common word
  • labor can mean: Alternative spelling of labour. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 2 start, 9 middle, 9 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

and reporting child labor to curb 1× been violating child labor laws 1× child abuse child labor sexual exploitation 1× child labor was ended 1× concerns about child labor 1× confirm that child labor and child 1× expert on child labor exploitation particularly 1× filming with child labor laws 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after investigating urban 1× biden and exploited 1× california public employees 1× child labor was 1× children provide a 1× consumers in the 1×

Common sentence endings:

child labor laws 5× 4 6 percent 1× about child labor 1× america and asia 1× and child labor 1× and working environments 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

laws 6× department 5× workers 3× violations 3× children 3× potential 2× government 2× curb 2× biden 2× investigation 2× illegal 2× scandal 2×

Related phrases

child abuse child welfare labor day child poverty labor force child care child pornography labor laws labor market child protection

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around labor:

labor day 17× labor force 14× labor laws 13× labor market 13× labor party 12× labor relations 11×

Just before it in the phrase index:

child care child abuse chiefs tight chief technology chief superintendent chief secretary

Just after it in the phrase index:

child pornography child poverty child protection child protective child trafficking child welfare

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

child abuse child welfare child poverty child care child pornography child protection

Same ending:

forced labor

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "child labor" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 25.6 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as and reporting child labor to curb, been violating child labor laws, laws, department and workers stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with child abuse, child welfare, labor day, labor day, labor force and labor laws, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with child labor

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Child labor was ended in Indiana by Marshall's child labor laws. (12 words)

The U.S. Labor Department cut the program in 1988, citing concerns about child labor. (15 words)

There is also rampant child abuse, child labor, sexual exploitation of children and slavery in Gaza. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

Consumers in the United States are willing to suspend the importation of textiles made with child labor in other countries but do not expect their exports to be suspended by other countries, even when produced using forced labor. (38 words)

Silvia Pedraza is a professor of sociology and American culture at the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts and an expert on child labor exploitation, particularly regarding child migrants from Latin America and Asia. (35 words)

Democrats have responded to this alarming rise in demand for child workers, including the increase in child labor violations by introducing counter measures that would modernize our labor laws to better protect young workers. (34 words)

Example sentences (20)

Democrats have responded to this alarming rise in demand for child workers, including the increase in child labor violations by introducing counter measures that would modernize our labor laws to better protect young workers.

The House, recognizing the devastating impact of child labor on children’s childhood, dignity, and potential, called on the government to establish accessible mechanisms for monitoring and reporting child labor to curb this menace.

The latest government statistics confirm that child labor and child labor violations have increased in recent years.

Child labor was ended in Indiana by Marshall's child labor laws.

Biden and exploited migrant minors: Joe Biden’s Department of Labor is under investigation by the department’s Office of Inspector General over reports of a potential illegal child labor scandal.

The fines come as some states are looking to ease child labor protections to help companies with a labor crunch find more workers, with bills introduced in Iowa and Minnesota.

The letter is part of an effort by several agencies, led by the Department of Labor, to curb the use of illegal child labor across sectors.

Transparentem, the nonprofit investigative group that I founded, has exposed numerous abuses in the supply chains of dozens of companies — including forced labor, child labor and working environments.

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The U.S. Labor Department cut the program in 1988, citing concerns about child labor.

A U.S. Department of Labor investigation has found that a North Carolina company that runs a dozen McDonald’s locations has been violating child labor laws.

The federal Ministries of Labor and Social Affairs and of Women and Human Rights Development, as well as the Somali National Police, are responsible for enforcing child labor laws.

It reported that “no record of any violations were received,” though it reported that a 2014 labor force survey found the prevalence of child labor across sectors is around 4.6 percent.

Children provide a source of cheap labor, and child labor is prevalent in Pakistan, India, and Nepal.

Consumers in the United States are willing to suspend the importation of textiles made with child labor in other countries but do not expect their exports to be suspended by other countries, even when produced using forced labor.

Silvia Pedraza is a professor of sociology and American culture at the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts and an expert on child labor exploitation, particularly regarding child migrants from Latin America and Asia.

The decision to remove Larry's kids was due to difficulties in casting child actors and filming with child labor laws.

There is also rampant child abuse, child labor, sexual exploitation of children and slavery in Gaza.

The formally dressed pupils following standard parliamentary procedures discussed the causes, effects and possible solutions to child marriage and child labor.

After investigating Urban Air Trussville, an indoor adventure park, the business was found to be in violation of child labor laws.

California Public Employees’ Retirement System ratcheted up its scrutiny of private-equity manager Blackstone in the wake of a child labor scandal at a company the firm owns.

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