News & Resources

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

New Legislation Introduced to Protect US Children Working in Tobacco Fields –Please Call Your Member of Congress and Ask them to Support

May 11th, 2015: The Children Don’t Belong on Tobacco Farms Act (S.974/H.R.1848) would end the

Hazardous Labor

In 2012, more than half of child laborers—85 million—are in hazardous work (down from 171

Latin America and the Middle East

There are 13 million (8.8%) of children in child labor in Latin America and the Caribbean  

Child labor among girls is falling…

Child labor among girls fell by 40% between 2000 and 2012, compared to 25% for boys.   Source:

CLC-Member Human Rights Watch: No Virginia, Tobacco Fields are Not a Place for Children

February 6th, 2015: "Are you saying my parents were

CLC-Member the National Consumers League Condemns the Defeat of a Child Labor Bill in Virginia

February 4th, 2015: The National Consumers League (NCL) is deeply disappointed in the defeat of a

NATIONAL CONSUMERS LEAGUE PRESS RELEASE : Move to ban youth work in Virginia tobacco fields welcome by advocates

January 21st, 2015: Last week’s introduction of a bill in the Virginia state legislature to