The Campaign to #EndUSChildLabor brings together non-profits, academia, & trade unions, working to stop the rise in #ChildLabor exploitation across the US.
Children in the U.S. are still working dangerous jobs, including on tobacco fields. On this #WorldNoTobaccoDay, visit https://t.co/jSMRbhEglI to write to your legislators to let them know that children do not belong on tobacco farms. #EndUSChildLabor
@USDOL: IDAHO GROCER TO PAY $250K IN PENALTIES FOR EMPLOYING 6 MINORS TO CLEAN MEAT SLICERS, GRINDERS, OTHER HAZARDOUS DUTIES
To read the full article: https://t.co/37PyNTizRZ
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@Fla_Pol: FEDS SAY ORLANDO PANERA BREAD FRANCHISE OPERATOR FACES FINE FOR ILLEGALLY EMPLOYING MINORS
To read the full article: https://t.co/Tq2hpBcW4L
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Today is #WorldDayAgainstChildLabor. Between 2015 and 2023, child labor violations in the US have risen nearly 300%. Let your Member of Congress know that you want to #EndUSChildLabor. https://t.co/dhNb4nFE4G
Child labor is not just an "over there" issue—it’s a U.S. issue too. Millions of children are still working in dangerous jobs around the world, including right here in the United States. #WorldDayAgainstChildLabor#EndUSChildLabor
This #WorldDayAgainstChildLabor, take action. Write to your members of Congress to put a stop to child labor in the United States: https://t.co/dhNb4nFE4G #EndUSChildLabor
Children in the U.S. are still working dangerous jobs, including on tobacco fields. On this #WorldNoTobaccoDay, visit https://t.co/ezZFND2CrM to write to your legislators to let them know that children do not belong on tobacco farms. #EndUSChildLabor
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, children as young as 12 can legally work in U.S. agriculture—including on toxic tobacco farms. On #WorldNoTobaccoDay, we must say clearly: no child should be exposed to life-threatening toxins on the job. #EndUSChildLabor
DYK: The U.S. is one of the world’s top tobacco producers—and child labor is still legal in the fields where it’s grown. North Carolina & Kentucky produce 77% of U.S. tobacco, and both allow children to work in tobacco fields at 12 years old. #EndUSChildLabor#WorldNoTobaccoDay
Children working on tobacco farms had higher levels of nicotine in their saliva than active smokers in the general population. In the US, children as young as 12 are legally allowed to work in tobacco fields. #EndUSChildLabor#WorldNoTobaccoDay
In 2019, lawmakers raised the age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21. If 18 is too young to smoke tobacco, why is 12 old enough to harvest it? #WorldNoTobaccoDay#EndUSChildLabor
Take action in the fight to #EndUSChildLabor in honor of #WorldNoTobaccoDay (May 31). Write to your legislators to tell them that children do not belong on tobacco farms: https://t.co/ezZFND24Ce.
Big Tobacco spent decades targeting kids as customers and exploiting their labor. Children as young as 12 are working in tobacco fields, exposed to toxic levels of nicotine that cause lasting harm. I'm proud to join @SenatorDurbin in banning child labor in tobacco. Our kids’ health comes before corporate profit.
DYK: #US law lets 12yr-olds toil in #tobacco fields? Nicotine is a neurotoxin - harvesting it is harmful to kids.
Write to #Congress to stop kids working in tobacco! @EndUSChildLabor#WorldNoTobaccoDay
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Tomorrow is #WorldNoTobaccoDay and we are marking the day by asking everyone to write to their member of Congress and demand an end to dangerous child labor on U.S. farms. 23 House members and 3 Senate members say "enough is enough."
https://t.co/sKNwQxh1Ln
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, children as young as 12 can legally work in U.S. agriculture—including on toxic tobacco farms. On #WorldNoTobaccoDay, we must say clearly: no child should be exposed to life-threatening toxins on the job. #EndUSChildLabor
Farming tobacco can cause breathing difficulties, nausea, headaches, dizziness, rashes, & irritation to mouth & eyes.
But in the US, a 12yr-old can do this hazardous work.
Write to legislators to stop #ChildLabor in tobacco!
@EndUSChildLabor@ChildLaborCLC#WNTD#TobaccoExposed