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R|U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) listens while Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the second day of her Supreme Court confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on October 13, 2020 in Washington, DC. Barrett was nominated by President Donald Trump to fill the vacancy left by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg who passed away in September. (Anna Moneymaker-Pool/Getty Images) L| Democratic presidential hopeful US Senator from New Jersey Cory Booker speaks with the press in the spin room after participating in the first Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season hosted by NBC News at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami, Florida, June 26, 2019. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Senators Hawley And Booker Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill To Combat Child Labor: ‘Cracking Down On Violations’

Senators Josh Hawley and Cory Booker have reintroduced a bill that aims to prevent child labor exploitation.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 01: A Mars bar is seen on July 1, 2005 in Sydney, Australia. Snickers and Mars Bars were withdrawn from sale in the Australian state of New South Wales after a contamination threat, food manufacturer MasterFoods said. (Photo Illustration by John Pryke/Getty Images)

Mars Inc. Accused of Using Cocoa Harvested by 5-Year-Old Children

Children as young as 5-years-old in Ghana have been discovered using machetes almost as large as they are in order to harvest the cocoa beans needed for some of America’s most popular chocolate bars and candy.

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 09: Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) speaks during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on June 9, 2021 at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. The committee is hearing testimony about the Fiscal Year 2022 budget request for the Department of Health and Human Services. (Photo by Al Drago-Pool/Getty Images)

Bipartisan Bill Aims To Strengthen Penalties For Child Labor Violations

A new Senate bill that aims to strengthen child labor laws in the United States, amid a recent surge in child labor violations, has been formally introduced.