In Our Fields

A Very Disturbing Phenomenon: The Rapid Increase of Unaccompanied Minors Entering the US

January 17th, 2014: Imagine you are a

Fri Jan 17 2014

CLC Press Release: Ban Child Labor in US Tobacco Fields

November 22nd, 2013: In the wake of child labor exposés by The Nation magazine last week, the

Fri Nov 22 2013

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

July 11th, 2013: Grecia Balli began working in farm fields when she was 10 years

Thu Jul 11 2013

Child Labor Coalition Press Release: The CLC Welcomes the Reintroduction of the Children’s Act for Responsible Employment (CARE Act)

June 17th, 2013: The Child Labor Coalition (CLC) applauds Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) for

Mon Jun 17 2013

Tragic Story of Deaths in a Grain Bin Highlights the Need for Increased Safeguards and Larger Fines

March 29th, 2013: Twenty-five to 30 kids a year die at

Fri Mar 29 2013

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

October 4th, 2012: The smoking habits of the presidential candidates keep coming up: Barack Obama's

Thu Oct 4 2012

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

June 7th, 2012: According to the CDC, in 2009 more than one million youth younger than 20 years old

Thu Jun 7 2012

Child Labor Coalition: Withdrawal of Occupational Child Safety Rules Will Risk Children’s Lives on Farms

May 10th, 2012: The 28 members of the Child Labor Coalition (CLC) and the millions of Americans

Thu May 10 2012

USDOL Press Release: Withdrawal of Proposed Occupational Child Safety Rules for Farms

April 26th, 2012: The U.S. Department of Labor today issued the following statement regarding the

Thu Apr 26 2012

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