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The $64,000 Question: How Can Consumers Avoid Supporting Companies that Exploit Farmworkers

“Which companies are good? Which companies can I safely buy from without risk that their products

Fri Apr 26 2019

More US Child Workers Die in Agriculture Than in Any Other Industry

New US Government Report Highlights Dangers Caused by Weak Child Labor Laws By Margaret Wurth

Fri Dec 14 2018

New GAO Report Raises Concern over the Health and Safety of Child Farmworkers in the United States

For immediate release: December 6, 2018 Contact: Reid Maki, Child Labor

Fri Dec 7 2018

Child labor, Forced Labor, and Cotton and How They All Converged at the UN October 1st

Consumers love cotton. It’s soft, comfortable and natural. But cotton has a dark

Thu Nov 8 2018

Report Traces Goods Made with Child Labor to 76 Countries

Of the products we use, wear, or consume every day, how many are made with child labor? Perhaps

Wed Sep 26 2018

Advocate Len Morris: Children’s Rights are Human Rights

Tue Sep 18 2018

In the context of U.S. child labor, what would fairness look like?

For me fairness would be treating working children the same under US law. Since 1938 and the

Fri Sep 7 2018

American 12-Year-Olds Can’t Buy Cigarettes. Why Can They Work in Tobacco Fields?

[This op-ed appeared in The Guardian on June 28, 2018. You may view it there by clicking here.]

Wed Jul 11 2018

How Climate Change Can Make More Children Vulnerable to Human Trafficking

By Colleen O’Day Hurricane Maria, the worst natural disaster ever to hit Puerto Rico, wipes

Tue May 22 2018

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