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Fields of Peril Child Labor in US Agriculture

Author: Human Rights Watch
Date Published: 2010


This research goes through some important points of child labor; the research consists or interviewing children farmworkers and some parents in a few states, such as Florida, Michigan, North Carolina and Texas. Children begin working at the age of 11 or 12 and girls are more prone to sexual assult/abuse. This research ends with detailed reccomendations towards the Department of Labor, the U.S. Congress and towards other agencies/organizations.

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Number of Pages: 102