Young Worker Deaths & Injuries

New research suggests the impact of pesticides on the developing brains of child farmworkers in South Africa

December 3rd, 2025: Children living in South Africa’s farming regions may be experiencing reduced

Wed Dec 3 2025

Child Labor Injuries and Deaths in the U.S. 2023–2024

July 21, 2025: Child labor laws exist, in part, to protect children from work

Mon Jul 21 2025

Durbin, Delauro Introduce Bill To Ban Child Labor On Tobacco Farms

May 13th, 2025: .S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro

Wed May 14 2025

Federal cuts at NIOSH threaten Wisconsin farm safety center for children, rural communities

May 13th, 2025: National Farm Medicine Center is US leader on farm safety for kids, but loss of

Wed May 14 2025

Press Statement: NCL strongly opposes the ‘Nullify Occupational Safety and Health Administration Act’

February 12th, 2025: Today, the National Consumers League (NCL) voices its strong opposition to the

Wed Feb 12 2025

U.S. DOL obtains order to force Los Angeles-area meat processor, staffing agency to give up $327,000 in profits from oppressive child labor

June 25th, 2024: The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment in a federal court

Wed Jun 26 2024

NY Times: “Children Risk Their Lives Building America’s Roofs

December 15th, 2023: More explosive reporting on hazardous child labor from Hannah Dreier and a

Fri Dec 15 2023

The New York Times Magazine tells the riveting story of 14-year-old poultry worker Marcos and the traumatic injury he suffered

October 10th, 2023: Marcos was maimed while working the overnight cleaning shift at a Perdue

Tue Oct 10 2023

U.S. DOL News Release: Three McDonald’s Franchises in Kentucky Pay $212,000 in Fines after Federal Investigations Find 305 Minors — Including 10-year-olds — Working Illegally

May 2nd, 2023: Investigators from the department’s Wage and Hour Division found two 10-year-old

Tue May 2 2023

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