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The Guardian: “‘It Should Never Have Happened’: death of boy, 16, at sawmill highlights rise of child labour in US”

November 28th, 2023: One of the problems with this whole debate is that legislators extol the value

Tue Dec 12 2023

Press Release: Schatz, Young Introduce New Legislation to Help Stop Child Labor

October 20th, 2023: Bipartisan Bill Establishes New Criminal Penalties, Imposes New Steep Fines For

Thu Nov 9 2023

The CLC’s Reid Maki on the “Chad and Cheese” Podcast talks about the domestic child labor crisis

November 1st, 2023: Please listen to the October 2023 Chad and Cheese podcast

Wed Nov 1 2023

“Last Week Tonight” with HBO’s John Oliver takes aim at rampant child labor in the production of chocolate

November 1st, 2023: Chocolate: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Wed Nov 1 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: Court orders operators of 14 Bay Area Subway locations to pay employees nearly $1M in wages, damages; sell or shut down their businesses

October 10th, 2023: Labor Department finds employers endangered children, bounced paychecks, stole

Tue Oct 10 2023

The CLC’s Reid Maki joins America’s Workforce Union Podcast in a segment called “Child Labor in America on the Rise as States Weaken Labor Protections:”

August 21st, 2023: Hear Reid's discussion of alarming child labor trends in the U.S.

Mon Aug 21 2023

Opinion: Revisiting American Exceptionalism in Light of Child Labor Scandals

August 18th, 2023: In the collective American mind, stories of labor rights abuses normally take

Fri Aug 18 2023

Child Labor Personal Experience: Growing Up in the Fields

July 18th, 2023: I grew up in a small rural area named Center, Colorado which has a population of

Tue Jul 18 2023

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