In Our Fields

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

For migrant students, a cycle of dwindling opportunities

To read this article at the Washington Post, please click here. By Kevin Sieff Washington Post
Mon Nov 8 2010

Despite problems, egg farmer embraced by local governments Central figure in recall has history of run-ins with regulators

By Andrew Zajac, Chicago Tribune Washington Bureau 8:23 PM EDT, August 27, 2010/WASHINGTON Long
Thu Oct 21 2010

NCL Report: The Dangers of Youth Work in Agriculture

[from NCL’s 2010 Five Worst Jobs for Teens] Farms look safe but they are actually very
Mon Oct 18 2010

AFL-CIO Asks Congressional Leaders to Protect Farmworker Kids, May 2010

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Thu Oct 14 2010

ILRF: U.S. Is Out of Compliance of Convention 182 Because of Child Labor in U.S. Agriculture

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Thu Oct 14 2010

CARE Act Summary by First Focus Campaign for Children, May 2010

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Thu Oct 14 2010

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