Child Labor in the US


History, Causes, and Results of Child Labor Child Labor Laws and Enforcement Reports Youth Employment Agriculture Youth Peddling Crews Impact on Education
		News Fields of Peril Efforts to protect child farmworkers by passing the Children’s Act for Responsible Employment, HR 3564, are heating up. The CARE Act has been endorsed by more than 90 organizations and 90 members of the House of Representatives have agreed to cosponsor the bill. Recently, Human Rights Watch released their report, Fields of Peril—Child Labor in U.S. Agriculture”. Click here. Department of Labor Secretary Hilda Solis has responded by sending letters to House Education and Labor Committee Chair George Miller and Senator Tom Harkin, the Chair of the Health, Education, and Labor Committee. Click here. The bills sponsor, Representative Lucille Roybal-Allard also released a statement about the Human Rights Watch Report. Click here. *Children in the Fields: An American* Problem. Read about an event this summer on Capitol Hill, where child labor advocates called on Congress to act in recognition of the ILO World Day Against Child Labor to help child farmworkers improve their lives. Child Labor Advocates Offer Strong Criticism of DOL’s Proposed Rulemaking on Youth Protections CARE Act Would Protect 500,000 Child Farmworkers; Child Labor Advocates Call for Long Overdue Updates to Young Worker Protections CLC Statement: Twenty Years of Congressional Inaction: Magazine Sales Crews Protecting Working Youth Should be a Priority New CLC Report on U.S. Decline in Child Labor Enforcement Children in the Fields A new section devoted to the equalizing the rights of child farmer workers on commercial farms. Activists: Stop Child Labor at Wal-Mart Now Child Labor Advocates Call Wal-Mart Settlement Disastrous Bush Department of Labor Not Protecting America’s Young Workers** Miami Trafficking Incident Brings National Problem to Light, Says Consumer Group Learn more about the "The Unrestricted Highway: A Report on State Efforts to Identify and Combat Human Trafficking in the United States." History, Causes, and Results of Child Labor History of Child Labor in the United States Back to the Top Child Labor Laws and Enforcement Children's Act for Responsible Employment (CARE Act of 2007) Children’s Act for Responsible Employment (CARE Act of 2007). On June 12, 2007, Representative Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) introduced the CARE Act (H.R. 2674). The CARE Act addresses the inequities and harsh conditions faced by the estimated 500,000 children currently employed in agriculture in the U.S. The bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) by bringing the age and work hours standards for children working in agriculture up to the standards set under FLSA for all other forms of child labor. Back to the Top Reports NCL's Annual Worst Jobs for Teens 2007 Five Worst Jobs for Teens Parents’ Primer: When Your Teen Works CLC Report: Protecting Working Children in the United States: The Government's Striking Decline in Child Labor Enforcement Activities (2006) CLC Report to the ILO: Protecting Working Children in the United States Is the Government’s Indifference to the Safety and Health of Working Children Violating an International Treaty? (2005) Child Labor State Surveys 2004 Child Labor State Survey Results [.pdf version] State Survey Chart on Child Labor, 1996-2004 2003 Child Labor State Survey Results State Child Labor Survey Reveals Lackluster Enforcement Efforts 2002 Child Labor State Survey Results (Adobe Acrobat flies require Acrobat Reader software. Click here to download a free copy.) 2001 Child Labor State Survey Results 2000 State Child Labor Survey Overview of federal child labor laws Driving on the job: new law State vs. federal child labor laws: which apply? Weak and inadequate state and federal child labor laws Overview on enforcement Back to the Top Youth Employment Statistics American Working Teens: A Fact Sheet Industries and Occupations Where Youth Are Employed Occupational Illnesses, Injuries, and Fatalities to Working Youth Back to the Top Agriculture Children in the Fields Children in the Fields Facts Human Rights Watch provides background information and a "What you can do" section Back to the Top Youth Peddling Crews Sweatshops of the Streets CLC Statement: Twenty Years of Congressional Inaction: Magazine Sales Crews Click here to learn more about youth peddling crews Click here to read the CLC's letter to The Washington Post Back to the Top Impact on Education Child employment impact on education Back to the Top