Focus on child labor laws during Farmworkers Awareness Week
Farmworkers Awareness Week is March 24 through March 29. To shed light on child laborers in the agriculture industry, a recent documentary called Harvest by U Roberto Romano revealed that nearly 25 percent of our crops are harvested by roughly 500,000 children as young as six, reports Helene York for The Atlantic.
The Department of Labor (DOL) established federal child labor provisions in 1938 through the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). These measures ensure that work environments are safe, do not jeopardize children's health, well-being or prevent them from participating in educational opportunities.
According to the DOL, youth above the age of 16 can work any farm job at any time, while 14 and 15-year-olds are allowed to work on farms, but only during hours that don't interfere with school hours and performing tasks that are not declared hazardous by the Secretary of Labor. Youth between 12 and 13 years of age can perform non-hazardous jobs outside of school hours if they have parental consent and on farms that are not subject to employee minimum wage provisions for time attendance.
Children between the ages of 10 and 11 are allowed to work on local farms outside of school hours for no more than eight weeks between June 1 and October 15 to hand harvest short-season crops. They must also secure special waivers from the Secretary of Labor.
The Department of Labor (DOL) established federal child labor provisions in 1938 through the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). These measures ensure that work environments are safe, do not jeopardize children's health, well-being or prevent them from participating in educational opportunities.
According to the DOL, youth above the age of 16 can work any farm job at any time, while 14 and 15-year-olds are allowed to work on farms, but only during hours that don't interfere with school hours and performing tasks that are not declared hazardous by the Secretary of Labor. Youth between 12 and 13 years of age can perform non-hazardous jobs outside of school hours if they have parental consent and on farms that are not subject to employee minimum wage provisions for time attendance.
Children between the ages of 10 and 11 are allowed to work on local farms outside of school hours for no more than eight weeks between June 1 and October 15 to hand harvest short-season crops. They must also secure special waivers from the Secretary of Labor.
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