In Our Fields

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

Children Working in Terrifying Conditions in US Agriculture — New Research Shows Child Farmworkers Unprepared for Workplace Dangers

November 22nd, 2019: New research published in the American Journal of Industrial

Fri Nov 22 2019

Why Won’t New York’s Governor Cuomo Ban the Nasty Pesticide Chlorpyrifos which Harms Children?

November 4th, 2019: Something really curious is happening in New York

Mon Nov 4 2019

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

Press Release: Rep. Roybal-Allard, 24 Cosponsors Reintroduce CARE Act to Strengthen Protections for Child Farmworkers

June 24th, 2019: Today, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) led the reintroduction of her

Mon Jun 24 2019

CARE Act’s 24 Co-sponsors in the 116th Congress

June 22nd, 2019: The Children’s Act for Responsible Employment and Farm Safety was introduced by

Sat Jun 22 2019

The $64,000 Question: How Can Consumers Avoid Supporting Companies that Exploit Farmworkers

April 26th, 2019: “Which companies are good? Which companies can I safely buy from without risk

Fri Apr 26 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

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