 Senior Congress members are pressing the Labor Department for data on child labor violations in federally subsidized youth work programs. This comes after alarming reports of serious abuses nationwide. At least eight states have passed legislation to roll back child labor protections this year, including Alabama, Iowa, and West Virginia. The U.S. Department of Labor has reported an increase of 88% in child labor violations between 2019 and 2023, many cases involving migrant children.