In Our Fields

Washington Berry Farms Fined for Hiring Kids 6 and Up

August 5th, 2011: The U.S. Labor Department has fined three Washington state strawberry farms a

Fri Aug 5 2011

Woodland Berry Farm Fined for using Child Labor

August 4th, 2011:Owners of a Woodland berry farm were fined $16,000 for employing two children

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.

July 23rd, 2011: The CARE Act has been endorsed by the following 107

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;

July 21st, 2011: The vast majority of American consumers do not believe 12- and 13-year-olds should

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 17th, 2011: A girl in Oscar Ramos’s third-grade class has trouble doing homework because

Thu Mar 17 2011

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

January 24th, 2011: The U.S. Department of Labor has fined Haasbach LLC in Mount Carroll and

Mon Jan 24 2011

US Labor Department cites Nickerson Farms for child labor violations

November 12th, 2010: The U.S. Department of Labor has fined Robert Nickerson Farms of Wellton,

Fri Nov 12 2010

Longoria and Colbert Highlight the Plight of Farmworker Adults and Children

November 9th, 2010: America’s farmworkers are mostly invisible these

Tue Nov 9 2010

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