Child Labor and Exploitation
We will conclude this chapter with a facet of occupational health that is rarely addressed
by I /O psychologists. It pertains to the health of children who are compelled to work.
Our awareness of child labor, a disturbing and deplorable aspect of worklife, comes from
increased interest in global business practices (Piotrkowski&Carrubha, 1999). Although child labor is relatively rare (and illegal in most circumstances) in the United States, it is
not in many other countries, and some U.S. companies rely on child labor in developing
countries to make their products