In Our Fields

Washington Berry Farms Fined for Hiring Kids 6 and Up

By Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. Labor Department has fined three Washington

Fri Aug 5 2011

Woodland Berry Farm Fined for using Child Labor

By Marqise Allen / The Daily News Owners of a Woodland berry farm were fined $16,000 for

Thu Aug 4 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

New York Times: Itinerant Life Weighs on Farmworkers’ Children

March 12, 2011 By PATRICIA LEIGH BROWN SALINAS, Calif. — A girl in Oscar Ramos’s third-grade

Thu Mar 17 2011

U.S. DOL Fines Two Grain Operators $1.4 million in Death of Two Teens

News Release OSHA News Release: [01/24/2011] MOUNT CARROLL, Ill. — The U.S. Department of Labor

Mon Jan 24 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

Longoria and Colbert Highlight the Plight of Farmworker Adults and Children

America’s farmworkers are mostly invisible these days. The men, women, and children who pick our

Tue Nov 9 2010

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