Youth Employment

10 questions for parents to ask their child or their child’s new employer

A parent concerned about their teen’s safety at work should ask these questions: 1)

Mon Oct 18 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

NCL Report on Dangerous Jobs for Teens: Driver/Operator, Forklifts, Tractors, and All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs)

[from NCL’s 2010 Five Worst Jobs for Teens] Forklifts, tractors, and all-terrain vehicles

Sun Oct 17 2010

2 Teen Workers Trapped Inside Grain Bin Die in Illinois

MOUNT CARROLL, Ill., July 29, 2010 [This brings to 4 the number of young workers who died in grain

Thu Jul 29 2010

Dangers of Working Alone–Sexual Assualt (article)

Wed Jul 28 2010

North Carolina Law Increases Protections for Underage Workers

New law protects underage workers Fines will double under bill aimed at shoring up N.C.’s

Wed Jul 21 2010

Families remember two teens who died in silo accident

[The Department of Labor is currently reviewing the agricultural hazardous orders. In 2002, NIOSH

Tue Jul 13 2010

When a Family Business Violates Child Labor Laws

[From the Hartford Advocate]: By John Stoehr Where do parental rights end and children’s rights

Tue Jun 29 2010

Agriprocessors Trial: Underage Workers Describe BRUTAL Working Conditions At Iowa Plant

MICHAEL J. CRUMB | 05/10/10 06:59 PM | WATERLOO, Iowa — A former underage worker cried Monday

Mon May 10 2010

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