Children for hire : the perils of child labor in the United States / Marvin J. Levine.

By:

Levine, Marvin J, 1930-

Publication details: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2003.Description: x, 233 p. ; 24 cmISBN:

1567204333 (alk. paper)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

331.3/1/0973 21

LOC classification:

HD6250.U6 L48 2003

Contents:

The Scope of the Problem -- The Historical Context -- The Legal Context -- Occupational Safety and Health in Nonfarm Employment -- Risks for Child Labor in Agriculture -- Sweatshops and Corporate Codes of Conduct -- The Impact of Child Labor Upon Education and Development -- Remedies and Reflections.

Summary: Publisher description: Despite popular belief, the problem of illegal child labor has not been remedied. The practice persists in the United States and even appears to be increasing. Levine, an acknowledged expert in the field, reveals the nature and magnitude of this "old" problem in today's economy. Levine explains that since 1981, there has been a relaxation in enforcement of federal child labor law provisions. He presents the complicated elements and troubling implications of a problem that has come to be ignored or overlooked in American society, focusing especially on matters of occupational health and safety. This book is important reading for the general public, as well as for scholars and policymakers involved with children's and labor issues in the United States. The United States has more of its children in the workforce than any other developed country. They are found in textile, jewelry, and machine shops in New York and New Jersey, in Southeast supermarkets operating meat-cutting machines and paper-box bailers, in Washington state selling candy door-to-door, and in farming operations throughout the country.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-226) and index.

Publisher description: Despite popular belief, the problem of illegal child labor has not been remedied. The practice persists in the United States and even appears to be increasing. Levine, an acknowledged expert in the field, reveals the nature and magnitude of this "old" problem in today's economy. Levine explains that since 1981, there has been a relaxation in enforcement of federal child labor law provisions. He presents the complicated elements and troubling implications of a problem that has come to be ignored or overlooked in American society, focusing especially on matters of occupational health and safety. This book is important reading for the general public, as well as for scholars and policymakers involved with children's and labor issues in the United States. The United States has more of its children in the workforce than any other developed country. They are found in textile, jewelry, and machine shops in New York and New Jersey, in Southeast supermarkets operating meat-cutting machines and paper-box bailers, in Washington state selling candy door-to-door, and in farming operations throughout the country.