Children in Agriculture

Why Won’t New York’s Governor Cuomo Ban the Nasty Pesticide Chlorpyrifos which Harms Children?

November 4th, 2019: Something really curious is happening in New York

Mon Nov 4 2019

Migrant Farmworker Children Struggle to Hold On

August 20th, 2019: Children from Latino migrant farmworker families are some of the most

Tue Aug 20 2019

More US Child Workers Die in Agriculture Than in Any Other Industry

December 14th, 2018: More than half of work-related deaths among children in the US occur in

Fri Dec 14 2018

New GAO Report Raises Concern over the Health and Safety of Child Farmworkers in the United States

December 7th, 2018: In the wake of a new child labor report by the Government Accountability Office

Fri Dec 7 2018

American 12-Year-Olds Can’t Buy Cigarettes. Why Can They Work in Tobacco Fields?

July 11th, 2018: It’s no surprise that working in tobacco fields is

Wed Jul 11 2018

127 Groups Ask EPA Not to Reverse Ban on Pesticide Application by Children

April 3rd, 2018: The undersigned organizations write to oppose any changes by the Environmental

Tue Apr 3 2018

A Toxic Decision — How Protecting Child Farmworkers May Be Pushed Aside by the EPA

February 28th, 2018: America's fields, orchards and farms are toxic places for children; and things

Wed Feb 28 2018

CLC News Release: Legislation to Protect Child Farmworkers in the US is Re-Introduced

July 17th, 2017: The Child Labor Coalition (CLC) and its 35 members applaud the re-introduction

Mon Jul 17 2017

International Labour Organizaton (ILO) Experts Comment on U.S. Government Efforts to Implement Convention 182 on the Worst Forms of Child Labor

April 7th, 2017: Articles 4(1), 5 and 7(1) of the Convention. Determination of types of hazardous

Fri Apr 7 2017

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