End Child Labor in U.S. Agriculture: Support the CARE Act
End Child Labor in U.S. Agriculture: Support the CARE Act
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May 10, 2010
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Started by Brittany Shoot
Hundreds of thousands of children are employed as farmworkers in the United States today. Though child labor laws are in place for many sectors, agriculture has a major labor law loophole that exploits children.
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), children often work 10 or more hours a day with sharp tools, heavy machinery, and dangerous pesticides, and die at four times the rate of other working youth. They are often unable to keep up with their peers and drop out of school in alarming numbers.
By passing the newly updated Children’s Act for Responsible Employment, or CARE Act (HR 3564), our Senators and Representatives can take a stand against child labor in U.S. agriculture.
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