Campaign to End US Child Labor

The Campaign to #EndUSChildLabor brings together non-profits, academia, & trade unions, working to stop the rise in #ChildLabor exploitation across the US.

[Campaign to End US Child Labor @EndUSChildLabor]

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

[Campaign to End US Child Labor @EndUSChildLabor]

@WMTWTV: FORMER STUDENT SUES MAINE BOARDING SCHOOL, ALLEGING FORCED CHILD LABOR

To read the full article: https://t.co/Ss8dwTPMlX

#EndUSChildLabor

[Campaign to End US Child Labor @EndUSChildLabor]

@nytimes: Dear Ohio State Senators: I’m a Student, Not a Substitute

To read the full article: https://t.co/WibFuTmh7A

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[Campaign to End US Child Labor @EndUSChildLabor]

@RestaurantDive: PANERA OPERATOR IN FLORIDA SUED BY DOL OVER CHILD LABOR

To read the full article: https://t.co/25LufDFS6z

[Campaign to End US Child Labor @EndUSChildLabor]

@KMVTNews: SWENSEN’S MARKET REACHES AGREEMENT WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

To read the full article: https://t.co/kKzWWCkuIf

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@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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[Campaign to End US Child Labor @EndUSChildLabor]

@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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[Campaign to End US Child Labor @EndUSChildLabor]

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

[Campaign to End US Child Labor @EndUSChildLabor]

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

[Campaign to End US Child Labor @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

[Campaign to End US Child Labor @EndUSChildLabor]

@Newsweek: REPUBLICAN WANTS TO LOOSEN CHILD LABOR LAWS

To read the full article: https://t.co/J7zeNTXxIE

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[Campaign to End US Child Labor @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

[Campaign to End US Child Labor @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

[Campaign to End US Child Labor @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

[Campaign to End US Child Labor @EndUSChildLabor]

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

[Campaign to End US Child Labor @EndUSChildLabor]

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

[Campaign to End US Child Labor @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.

[Campaign to End US Child Labor @EndUSChildLabor]

Thank you for your leadership in protecting children. We agree- children should not be working in #tobacco. #EndUSChildLabor #WorldNoTobaccoDay

[Rosa DeLauro @rosadelauro]

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.

[Campaign to End US Child Labor @EndUSChildLabor]

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

https://t.co/jSMRbhEglI

[Child Labor Coalition @ChildLaborCLC]

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

[Campaign to End US Child Labor @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

[ActionSmoking&Health @AshOrg]

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