USA: Comment period extended for comments on child farm labor rule - Arkansas News - International Initiative to End Child Labor

USA: Comment period extended for comments on child farm labor rule – Arkansas News

By Umbrellus LLC

Posted October 28, 2011

In Agriculture, child labor in agriculture, Child Labor News, Children in the Fields, U.S. News, US Legislation

Missouri Ruralist

Comment period extended for farm labor rule
Arkansas News
At the same hearing, the coordinator of the Child Labor Coalition pointed to death and injury statistics that show children working in agriculture are at risk. In 2006, an estimated 5800 children and adolescents were injured while performing farm work. …
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