Viewpoints

Boy Jockeys in Indonesia Risk Injury and Death

March 2nd, 2020: I didn’t quite believe my eyes when I saw the New York Times headline: “For

Mon Mar 2 2020

Child Labor in U.S. Tobacco: Why Can’t We Make it Stop?

December 17th, 2019: Children in the Fields Campaign (CIFC) is an active member of the Child Labor

Tue Dec 17 2019

Children Working in Terrifying Conditions in US Agriculture — New Research Shows Child Farmworkers Unprepared for Workplace Dangers

November 22nd, 2019: New research published in the American Journal of Industrial

Fri Nov 22 2019

Why Won’t New York’s Governor Cuomo Ban the Nasty Pesticide Chlorpyrifos which Harms Children?

November 4th, 2019: Something really curious is happening in New York

Mon Nov 4 2019

Migrant Farmworker Children Struggle to Hold On

August 20th, 2019: Children from Latino migrant farmworker families are some of the most

Tue Aug 20 2019

What has happened to nurturing and protecting children?

June 24th, 2019: The Child Labor Coalition is a non-partisan group that is concerned with the

Mon Jun 24 2019

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

April 26th, 2019: “Which companies are good? Which companies can I safely buy from without risk

Fri Apr 26 2019

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

December 14th, 2018: More than half of work-related deaths among children in the US occur in

Fri Dec 14 2018

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

December 7th, 2018: In the wake of a new child labor report by the Government Accountability Office

Fri Dec 7 2018

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