June 23rd, 2023: The Washington Post reports on McDonalds’ child labor issues.
June 22nd, 2023: Read this article from Crains Detroit to learn more about Michigan’s child labor laws.
June 20th, 2023: June 20th is World Refugee Day. To highlight the challenges refugees face worldwide, especially issues that affect children, we have compiled a quick fact sheet to inform people on this worldwide day of recognition.
June 18th, 2023: A new law may set the clock back on child labor in Iowa.
June 16th, 2023: Reid Maki and CLC intern Jacqueline Aguilar quoted in Vox story
June 16th, 2023: “The Biden administration has limited tools to fight child labor violations in Iowa, where a Republican state legislature just enacted a statute that would allow kids to work in conditions that are illegal under federal law.”
June 13, 2023: The CLC quoted in the Saturday Evening Post
June 13th, 2023: “Jose Velasquez Castellano said he first worked on a farm when he was 8 years old. At age 13, he began working shifts as long as 12 hours each summer in a tobacco field.”
June 12th, 2023: “Lawmakers in several states are embracing legislation to let children work in more hazardous occupations, for more hours on school nights and in expanded roles, including serving alcohol in bars and restaurants as young as 14.”
May 25th, 2023: “Lawmakers in several states are embracing legislation to let children work in more hazardous occupations, for more hours on school nights and in expanded roles, including serving alcohol in bars and restaurants as young as 14.”
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