Child Labor Coalition
@ChildLaborCLC
Coalition of nearly 40 groups fighting to end exploitative child labor in the U.S. and abroad. Reporters, contact us at: [email protected]
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Shareholders want McDonald's and Wendy’s to take tougher steps to end #ChildLabor -- via the Washington Post. #EndUSChildLabor Kailash Satyarthi Children's Foundation US National Employment Law Project UFCW
washingtonpost.com/business/2024/…
On this day in 1965, Frances Perkins passed away. She was the first female Secretary Labor and served 12 years as DOL secretary. She helped end many egregious forms of #ChildLabor in the 1930s--that battle continues today.
.U.S. Department of Labor fines company $650,000 for hiring children to clean slaughterhouses: Fayette Janitorial Service will pay for illegally hiring at least two dozen children to clean dangerous slaughterhouses in Iowa & Virginia. One child seriously injured. The Guardian
What kind of grinch would deny teen workers a 20-minute lunch break if they work 5 hours or longer? That's what some legislators in #Louisiana are trying to do, weakening current #ChildLabor protections. National Employment Law Project AFL-CIO ✊ New Orleans Workers' Center for Racial Justice UFCW
newrepublic.com/article/181052…
Honored to get this award for our 2023 reporting on #childlabor . Thank you National Press Foundation for this recognition.
Also seeing the Natl Meat Institute Meat Institute released new guidance to prevent child labor. A clear sign the issue is industry-wide.
Didi Martinez Julia E. Ainsley
Did you know that in many U.S. states, it's still legal for minors to be forced into marriage? It was an honor to have Fraidy Reiss, the founder & executive director of Unchained At Last, join us for #GlobalCitizenNOW to shed light on the issue: youtube.com/watch?v=J8Ly_H…
Access to education is key if we hope to reduce growing global #ChildLabor numbers. Around the world, 160 million children are trapped in child labor.
The Connecticut House of Representatives voted to move the ratification of 100-year-old Constitutional Amendment on #ChildLabor to the state Senate. The amendment would guarantee the authority of the US Congress to legislate child labor law.
ctnewsjunkie.com/2024/05/01/hou….
You can't make this up. Another assault on teen worker protections. This one is in Louisiana where legislators think teens who work 5 hours or more don't need lunch breaks/rest breaks. #Madness #EndUSChildLabor Steven Greenhouse Economic Policy Institute
lailluminator.com/briefs/child-l…
On #InternationalWorkersDay we celebrate domestic US farmworkers like Euluterio and hundreds of thousands of child farmworkers who do back-breaking labor to feed us.
Doesn't every worker deserve a living wage? The lack of one for adult workers is a major cause of #Childlabor ...
📢Today on #InternationalWorkersDay and everyday, we are honored to play a role in supporting workers worldwide who are fighting to form unions and organizing together to make their workplaces and communities better.
#MayDay #WorkersRights #LaborMovement #WorkerPower
On International Workers Day, we're supporting an action by CLC-member Green America which is trying to help garment workers cheated out of wages by Specialized Bicycles -- the bicycle equipment and clothing company. #DontSpecializeinWageTheft
Increasingly, state #childLabor laws that are weakened are coming into conflict with federal child labor protections. What Happens then?
USDOL: 'Where a state child labor law is less restrictive than the federal law, the federal law applies.' dol.gov/agencies/whd/y…