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The Deadly Cost Of Unregulated Labor: How The United States Fair Labor Standards Act Violates The International Labour Organization’S Ilo Convention No. 182 In Failing To Provide Protections For Children Working In Agriculture, Sara Salinas Jan 2021

The Deadly Cost Of Unregulated Labor: How The United States Fair Labor Standards Act Violates The International Labour Organization’S Ilo Convention No. 182 In Failing To Provide Protections For Children Working In Agriculture, Sara Salinas

Upper Level Writing Requirement Research Papers

The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) was the first successful comprehensive legislation addressing child labor laws in the United States. While important, the FLSA left a lot to be desired for agricultural child workers as it provides less protections for them than for non-agricultural child workers. This disparity has left child agricultural workers legally allowed to work in hazardous conditions at a young age, and work nearly unlimited hours. For the most part, child labor laws were at a stalemate until 1999 when the United States ratified the International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention No. 182, also known as …


Food Speculation: Between Virtual . . . And Reality, Alexandra Esmel Jan 2016

Food Speculation: Between Virtual . . . And Reality, Alexandra Esmel

American University International Law Review

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Harvest Of Danger: The Child Farmworker In The United States , Teresa Young Reeves Jan 2001

Harvest Of Danger: The Child Farmworker In The United States , Teresa Young Reeves

Human Rights Brief

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