Children in Agriculture

U.S. DOL Fines Two Grain Operators $1.4 million in Death of Two Teens

January 24th, 2011: The U.S. Department of Labor has fined Haasbach LLC in Mount Carroll and

Mon Jan 24 2011

US Labor Department cites Nickerson Farms for child labor violations

November 12th, 2010: The U.S. Department of Labor has fined Robert Nickerson Farms of Wellton,

Fri Nov 12 2010

Longoria and Colbert Highlight the Plight of Farmworker Adults and Children

November 9th, 2010: America’s farmworkers are mostly invisible these

Tue Nov 9 2010

For migrant students, a cycle of dwindling opportunities

November 8th, 2010: In her purple school binder, 13-year-old Ellifina Jean counted down the last

Mon Nov 8 2010

Despite problems, egg farmer embraced by local governments Central figure in recall has history of run-ins with regulators

October 21st, 2010: Long before Austin "Jack" DeCoster became a central figure in one of the

Thu Oct 21 2010

NCL Report: The Dangers of Youth Work in Agriculture

October 18th, 2010: Farms look safe but they are actually very dangerous

Mon Oct 18 2010

ILRF: U.S. Is Out of Compliance of Convention 182 Because of Child Labor in U.S. Agriculture

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Thu Oct 14 2010

“Fields of Peril” Human Rights Watch Investigates Child Labor in U.S. Agriculture, May 2010

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Thu Oct 14 2010

2 Teen Workers Trapped Inside Grain Bin Die in Illinois

MOUNT CARROLL, Ill., July 29, 2010 [This brings to 4 the number of young workers who died in grain

Thu Jul 29 2010

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