Department of Labor

As the challenge of child labor exploitation — particularly of migrant children — increases nationwide, the Departments of Labor and Health and Human Services are announcing the following actions to increase their efforts to thoroughly vet sponsors of migrant children, investigate child labor violations, and hold the companies accountable: A DOL-led ...

This webpage shares the recording of the 2023 Youth Employment Works Summit, where U.S. Departments of Labor, Commerce, Education, and Transportation and other partners discussed what is needed to ensure the Youth Employment Works strategy centers young people at the heart of the workforce development conversation. Learn more.  ...

This video features voices of young people who are participating in workforce programs to help them achieve their dreams. Learn more.  

The mission of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships is to serve people in need by collaborating with interested faith-based and community organizations. The Partnerships Office works with agency Centers for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships (“agency Centers”) at the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Education, Health and Human ...

DOL announced an initiative to expand its pre-apprenticeship opportunities for Job Corps students and connect them to Registered Apprenticeship programs. The effort will allow Job Corps centers throughout the nation to emphasize pre-apprenticeship programs in green energy, healthcare, information technology, and other high-growth industry sectors. Learn more.  ...

This list contains products and their source countries which the Department of Labor has a reasonable basis to believe are produced by forced or indentured child labor. The list is intended to ensure that U.S. federal agencies do not procure goods made by forced or indentured child labor. Federal contractors ...

This report (PDF, 116 pages) outlines a list of goods and their source countries which the Department of Labor has reason to believe are produced by child labor or forced labor. The list comprises 158 goods from 77 countries, as of September 28, 2022.  The list is maintained to raise public ...

This report (PDF, 1332 pages) focuses on the efforts of certain U.S. trade beneficiary countries and territories to eliminate the worst forms of child labor through legislation, enforcement mechanisms, policies and social programs.    The report presents:  Findings on the prevalence and sectoral distribution of the worst forms of child labor in each ...

This article highlights five student programs to help college students succeed. Programs discussed include:  Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)  Student Career Experience Program  Federal Work-Study Program  Fulbright Programs  Federal Pell Grants  Learn more.  ...