Youth Employment

NCL’s 2015 Five Most Dangerous Jobs For Teens:

Tips for Teen Workers, Parents, and Employers to Help Working Teens Stay Safe in the Work Place

Sun May 17 2015

The National Consumers League’s Five Most Dangerous Jobs for Teens 2014: An Annual Guide to Help Teenagers Select Safe Employment and Protect Themselves on the Job

October 6th, 2014: Jobs for teens are an important part of youth development, providing both needed

Mon Oct 6 2014

Teen Safety: Preventing Workplace Violence

By Julie Duffy, Child Labor Coalition Intern No one expected 18 year-old Christina LoBrutto’s

Thu Jul 10 2014

CLC-NGO Sign-on Letter to Big Tobacco: 54 Groups Urge Companies to Act Now to Protect Children Who Work in US Tobacco Fields

June 26th, 2014: We write to you as organizations representing millions of Americans, including

Thu Jun 26 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

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

NCL: Grain Silos are Death Traps on Farms—Efforts to Protect Workers, Especially Teens, Must be Stepped Up

November 5th, 2012: The Oct. 28th New York Times story “Silos Loom As Death Traps on Farms”

Mon Nov 5 2012

Poultry processor House of Raeford to pay fine for child labor violations at Teachey, NC, plant following US Department of Labor investigation

October 29th, 2012: The U.S. Department of Labor has assessed a total of $12,400 in civil money

Mon Oct 29 2012

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

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