Child Labor In The United States

In 2012 there were more than 1,800 nonfatal injuries to children under 18 working on US farms, and two thirds of children who died from work injuries were agricultural workers. These children's are not protected by US labor law because of laws in United States. The law says that with parental permission, children as young as twelve can be hired for an unlimited number of hours (outside of school hours) on a farm of any size. There is no minimum age for children to work on small farms. Although child labor laws have been well enforced in the US, thousands of children, especially Hispanics, work in arduous agricultural environments. They work 14 hours a day during the harvest season, and usually end up abandoning their studies. They
Tougher laws, and tougher enforcement of existing laws, are needed. All the people and federal government should also take necessary steps on our personal, professional and social level to stop this problem “Child Labor” by not allowing children under 16 in our household activities and by complaining if we find under age children working in nearby areas. The government should make a law that children under 16 years should not allow to work in agriculture work. By making this law children will be protected from working with heavy machinery and will be protected from getting injured by the sharp tools and machines. Children who are suffering from the symptoms like nausea, vomiting, headaches, dizziness, difficulty breathing, or other serious symptoms while working in tobacco farms will be protected and their growth will be healthier. The death of the children affected by the tobacco and other agricultural activities will also be
If the children have less working hours then they would be able to concentrate in studies and they get more time in the education. The government should also look about the minimum wages. The government should increase the minimum wages for the children who works under the age sixteen and they should also increase the minimum wages of adults. By increasing the minimum wages of adults children don't have to work more. By increasing the wages the children, they are not overworked and underpaid. Due to this children of the poor families can be able to pay fees for the education and also they can fulfill the basic needs of their life. There should be the great support from the parents side to not allow their children under 16 to work. Firstly we need to explain the harmful effects of child labor to the parents who forces their children to work due to the financial crisis in the family. At initial stage their parent will be happy to see their child helping to fulfill their financial need but we need to make them understand that child labor destroys the future of the