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DOL on its Proposed Child-Safety Rules for U.S. Agriculture
In September 2011, the Department of Labor proposed a rule to increase protections for workers age 15 and younger who are employed in agriculture. There are many misconceptions about how the rule would affect young agricultural workers. Deputy Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division Nancy Leppink answers three pressing questions about it. Why was [...]
New Attention Given to Child Cocoa Workers in Ivory Coast and Ghana
25 October 2010 Children living in a cocoa-producing village near the town of Oume, Ivory Coast Photo: AP Children living in a cocoa-producing village near the town of Oume, Ivory Coast Or download MP3 (Right-click or option-click and save link) This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Chocolate comes from cocoa beans, and more [...]
Governments Look to End Child Labor in West African Cocoa Farming
Malian children demonstrate against child labor in Sikasso, Mali. Sikasso is the point of departure for children going to work in the Ivorian cocoa, …See all stories on this topic »
