Children in the Fields Campaign

US Should Protect Young Farmworkers–Lawmakers, Labor Department Need to Act

June 30th, 2022: As the world marks another World Day Against Child Labor, US leaders should

Thu Jun 30 2022

201 Organizations Endorse Legislation (CARE Act) to Close Child Labor Loopholes that Endanger the Health, Safety and Educational Development of Farmworker Children

April 1st, 2022: 201 great national, regional, and state-based groups have endorsed this

Fri Apr 1 2022

CLC and Several Members Join 100 Organizations in Asking EPA to Immediately Ban the Pesticide Clorpyrifos which Damages Children’s Neurological Systems

March 9th, 2021: The undersigned 101 farmworker, public health, environmental, labor, and faith

Tue Mar 9 2021

It’s Time for U.S. Tobacco Companies to Protect All Child Tobacco Workers with a Complete Ban on Children in Tobacco Fields

August 3rd, 2020: In 2014, under pressure from advocacy groups like the Child Labor Coalition and

Mon Aug 3 2020

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

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