noun
child labor
Refers to the employment of children in work, often in contexts of exploitation or legal prohibition.
多くの国で少年労働は法律で禁止されている。
Child labor is prohibited by law in many countries.
彼は少年労働の実態を調査している。
He is investigating the reality of child labor.
児童労働 is a more formal and legally precise term for child labor, often used in international conventions and official documents, while 少年労働 is a general term.
Compound of 少年 (shōnen, 'boy, juvenile') and 労働 (rōdō, 'labor').