The Child Labor Coalition (CLC) says the withdrawal of safety regulations for children hired to work on farms will risk children’s lives on farms. The Coalition says there were “common sense” protections in the proposed rules that “fell victim to misinformation and exaggeration from the farm lobby.”
The coalition says one of the nation’s most vulnerable populations – migrant farmworker children – will continue to be exposed to dangers on the farm and predicts the loss of 50 to 100 lives over the next decade. They say close to 100 children are killed on farms every year.
The coalition is urging Congress to overrule the Labor Department’s decision “by demanding legislation that increases protections for children working on farms.” The Child Labor Coalition is co-chaired by the National Consumers League and the American Federation of Teachers.
U.S. ag groups say the rules were overreaching and would have wrongly restricted the activities young people are engaged in on their own farms and their relatives’ farms.
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How many of these bureaucrats are more than remotely familiar with farming.Any time you deal with animals and machinery, there is a risk. LIFE IS A RISK. The most accidents happen around or within a short distance from the home. So what’s the answer? NOT MORE GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS! Education, education, education = the answer to most problems, NOT more government interference.
YEP – it will have life-altering moments:
1 – learn the truth about animals – so they WON’T listen to H$U$!
2 – learn the value and rewards of hard work – so they won’t be “on the system”!
3 – learn useful skills – that won’t mean we have to outsource everything in this country to another.
4 – learn where babies come from – and won’t be as likely to get into “trouble!”
5 – have a healthy respect for for the land, the animals, AND their ancestors.
YEP – this is really dangerous – and will put kids at risk!!!!!!!