Children in Agriculture

More than 150 Groups Urged U.S. to Implement Child Safety Rules for Agriculture But U.S. DOL Succumbs to Political Pressure from Farm Lobby and Withdraws Proposed Protections

February 3rd, 2012: The Child Labor Coalition represents millions of Americans, including teachers,

Fri Feb 3 2012

CLC/NCL letter to USA Today on Hazardous Occupations Orders for U.S. Agriculture Published

January 31st, 2012: USA TODAY's article "Updated federal regulations target kids' work on farms"

Tue Jan 31 2012

DOL on its Proposed Child-Safety Rules for U.S. Agriculture

January 6th, 2012: In September 2011, the Department of Labor proposed a rule to increase

Fri Jan 6 2012

CARE Act Reintroduced–Would Equalize Protections for Children Who Work in U.S. Agriculture

November 3rd, 2011: As World Day Against Child Labor on June 12 approaches, the Child Labor

Thu Nov 3 2011

Meet the Child Workers Who Pick Your Food

—By Tom Philpott [Mother Jones] Agriculture tends to cling to certain practices long after the

Thu Oct 6 2011

Washington Berry Farms Fined for Hiring Kids 6 and Up

August 5th, 2011: The U.S. Labor Department has fined three Washington state strawberry farms a

Fri Aug 5 2011

Woodland Berry Farm Fined for using Child Labor

August 4th, 2011:Owners of a Woodland berry farm were fined $16,000 for employing two children

Thu Aug 4 2011

American Public: Young Farmworkers Deserve Equal Protection of Child Labor Laws– Consumer Survey Finds Americans Concerned about Youth Working in Ag;

July 21st, 2011: The vast majority of American consumers do not believe 12- and 13-year-olds should

Thu Jul 21 2011

New York Times: Itinerant Life Weighs on Farmworkers’ Children

March 17th, 2011: A girl in Oscar Ramos’s third-grade class has trouble doing homework because

Thu Mar 17 2011

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