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US: Oregon Enforcers Change Hours To Find Violators Of Child Labor Laws – KUOW NPR

By Umbrellus LLC

Posted August 5, 2011

In Agriculture, Child labor enforcement, Child Labor News, Children in the Fields

Enforcers Change Hours To Find Violators Of Child Labor Laws
KUOW NPR
Jeff Genkos is a director for the US Department of Labor in Portland. He says when the Labor Department shows up at a farm to enforce child labor laws, sometimes the owners act surprised. They say — Genkos: ” — that they didn’t know the individuals …
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