Support the bill to end child labor
North Carolina child labor law permits children as young as 12 years old and in some cases as young as 10 to labor in the fields, while in every other industry the minimum age is 14 or above....
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End Child Labor. Make the Call.
A young blueberry picker in North Carolina in 2009. Source: Association of Farmworker Opportunity ProgramsWorking on the family farm has long been an important tradition in North Carolina, but the...
View ArticleMEDIA RELEASE: Time running out to protect NC kids from child labor
Today’s committee meeting was the last scheduled chance for a bill protecting child farmworkers from dangerous work to be heard. Why won’t the NC Farm Bureau and Department of Labor support an...
View ArticleNC Dept. of Labor Neglects to Enforce Laws that Protect Farmworker Health and...
Farmworker advocates report that NC Labor Commissioner Cherie Berry has repeatedly ignored concerns raised by them over the years about substandard migrant farmworker housing and working conditions....
View ArticleDía de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Celebrations
Tuesday, November 16:00pm - 9:00pm Dos Taquitos Centro106 S. Wilmington StreetRaleigh, NC 27601 Please join us to honor and celebrate the lives of farmworkers and farmworker children who have died...
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All I Want for Christmas
This holiday season, send your wish for farmworker justice to North Carolina's Commissioner of Labor. North Carolina Christmas trees generate $100 million for our state each year. But the people who do...
View ArticleFarmworker advocates “disappointed” labor commissioner is unwilling to take a...
After a recent meeting, Farmworker Advocacy Network sends a strongly-worded letter to NC Labor Commissioner Cherie Berry RALEIGH (April 5, 2012) – For the first time, North Carolina’s labor...
View ArticleSupport Senate Bill 662: Labor/Farmworkers’ Health & Safety Amendments
Bill Sponsors Sen. Floyd B. McKissick, Jr. (D-Durham, Granville) Sen. Eleanor Kinnaird (D-Orange, Chatham) Background Farmwork is some of the most difficult, most dangerous and most important work in...
View ArticleSupport Senate Bill 707: Family Farms/Child Labor Amendment
Bill Sponsors Sen. Floyd B. McKissick, Jr. (D-Durham, Granville) Sen. Eleanor Kinnaird (D-Orange, Chatham) Background Agriculture is one of the most dangerous industries in the United States. Working...
View ArticleEnd Child Labor in NC: A Public Service Announcement
Get involved: Learn more about legislation to end child labor Video produced by: www.hawriverfilms.com Agriculture is very dangerous for children. Children working on farms are more likely to die from...
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