Children in the Fields Campaign

The Children’s Act for Responsible Employment (CARE Act) would help protect child farmworkers

Grecia Balli began working in farm fields when she was 10 years old. At age 14, she decided to drop

Thu Jul 11 2013

Human Rights Watch’s Zama Coursen-Neff on The Hidden Victims of Tobacco

The smoking habits of the presidential candidates keep coming up: Barack Obama’s efforts to

Thu Oct 4 2012

Agriculture: Harvesting Crops and Using Machinery — One of the Most Dangerous Teen Jobs 2012

According to the CDC, in 2009 more than one million youth younger than 20 years old lived on farms

Thu Jun 7 2012

Press Release: Saving Lives on America’s Farms–DOL Child Safety Rules Must Be Implemented

Washington, DC—Today, the Child Labor Coalition (CLC) held a press conference to dispel some of

Thu Apr 19 2012

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

Child Labor Coalition Press Release More progress needed to reduce child labor; Urgent action

Thu Nov 3 2011

107 Groups Endorse the Children’s Act for Responsible Employment (CARE), which would extend child labor protections to many children working in U.S. agriculture.

The Children’s Act for Responsible Employment [CARE has been reintroduced as H.R. 2234 in the

Sat Jul 23 2011

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

Most Parents Would Restrict their Teens More than Current Laws Washington, DC – The vast majority

Thu Jul 21 2011

60 Minutes Piece on Child Farmworkers Misses the Mark

The Missing Piece Posted on May 27, 2011 by Ayrianne Parks, Communications Director, AFOP; and

Fri May 27 2011

US Labor Department cites Nickerson Farms for child labor violations

More than $48,000 in penalties assessed after investigators find 7 children working in fields Wage

Fri Nov 12 2010

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