In Our Fields

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

New US Government Report Highlights Dangers Caused by Weak Child Labor Laws By Margaret Wurth

Fri Dec 14 2018

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

For immediate release: December 6, 2018 Contact: Reid Maki, Child Labor

Fri Dec 7 2018

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

[This op-ed appeared in The Guardian on June 28, 2018. You may view it there by clicking here.]

Wed Jul 11 2018

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

Dear Administrator Pruitt: The undersigned organizations write to oppose any changes by the

Tue Apr 3 2018

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

By Len Morris America’s fields, orchards and farms are toxic places for children; and things

Wed Feb 28 2018

We must not leave farmworker women out of the harassment discussion

By Norma Flores López Today’s headlines and top hashtags are showing that a powerful movement is

Tue Dec 26 2017

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

CHILD LABOR COALITION PRESS RELEASE Child Labor Coalition applauds the introduction of two

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

[Adopted in 2016 and published in 2017] Articles 4(1), 5 and 7(1) of the Convention.

Fri Apr 7 2017

CLC Press Release: 47 Members of Congress Ask President Obama to Ban Child Labor in US Tobacco before He Leaves Office

For immediate release: October 18, 2016 Contact: Reid Maki, Child Labor Coalition, (202)

Tue Oct 18 2016

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